dialogue. A: Er.. Excuse me, could you tell me if this is the right way to Petrovka Street? B: Hmm, let me see... Oh, no this is quite wrong. A: Umm, then could you please tell me how to get there? B: Yeah, that's not a problem. You're an American aren't you? A: Err.. Actually not. I'm British. B: Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah, now when you told me this, your accent indeed sounds more British to me. A: Could we please resume our talk? B: Oh, yeah, yeah.. sorry. A: So how can I get to Petrovka Street? B: Well, that's not a problem to get anywhere you could think of within the bounds of city of Moscow. You just.. A: *interrupts* Could you be more brief please? I'm in a hurry actually. B: Sure... So as I told before... You go there by metro. The station you need is...*falls into a deep thought* A: The station is..? B: Oh, actually let me accompany you. (7/7) the two got to the metro station. B: *looking at the map* Oh right, the station you need is Ploshchad Revolyutsii. A: Right... Let's get going then? B: Yeah, let's go. the two got to the escalator A: Oh god, it's so overcrowded. B: Yeah, it's always like this at this time of day. A: Oh, yes. Considering that Moscow is a big city that should be a quite usual state I suppose. B: Well there're not so many people around at about 10 o'clock in the morning or in the late evening, since at this time most of the Moscovites are at work or at home, speaking about the late evening. A: Right. (4/4) in the train. B: Why would you go to Petrovka by the way? You aren't having any troubles with the police, are you? A: Of course not! I'm going to Bolshoi Theatre. B: But it was closed on reconstruction in 2005. A: Of course I know about such a thing. You're a Moscovite aren't you? You should know that the reconstruction was finished on the 2nd of October 2011. B: That's right, but it will officially open only on the 28th of October. A: I know about it as well.. I'm meeting with an important person there. B: Oh.. (4/3) On the station. B: Here we are. Ploshchad Revolyutsii station. A: Oh, thank you very much, where should I go now? B: Up the escalator to the otside. A: Oh right... B: Actually there's a closer station to Bolshoi Theatre - Teatralnaya. If you'd tell me you were going to Bolshoi Thatre.. A: Never mind, thank you. B: Oh, by the way. You see that bronze sculpture with a dog that accompanies a frontier guard? It is believed to bring good luck if you rub its nose. A: That's very interesting, I'll be sure to rub it on my way back. Thank you very much. B: Okay, no problem. Goodluck. A: Thank you, goodbye. (5/5)