This is the way people from different countries see Russia and its people, 1) Report their ideas. Use the verbs from the box in the correct form. You can use the verbs more than once.

1)    Russians are said/considered/thought/believed to like mysterious things.
2)    Russians are said/considered/thought/believed to be surprisingly frank and also
very secretive.
3)    Russia is known to be a land of big geographical contrasts.
4)    Russians are said/considered/thought/believed to be highly emotional people.
5)    Optimism and belief in a happy future is said/considered/thought/believed/
known/supposed to be a national feature of the Russian people.
6)    They are said /considered/thought/believed /known to be very hospitable and
sociable people.
7)    Russians are said/considered/thought/believed/known to be very kind and helpful.