- •Содержание
- •Введение
- •1 Section1
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Text 1 The Russian Federation
- •1.3 Answer the questions
- •1.4 Find the endings to the following sentences
- •1.5 State if the following sentences correspond to the text. Correct them if necessary
- •1.6 Complete the sentences and speak about Russian economy
- •1.7 Make up different situations using «Topical vocabulary». Speak on geography, borders, rivers, mountains of our country.
- •1.8 Translate the dialogue into English and reproduce it
- •1.9 Text 2. Read the text and write down the information not mentioned in Text 1 The Russian Federation
- •1.10 Listen to the text and be ready to answer the questions on it (see 7.1; 7.2; 7.3)
- •1.11 Speak on the topic Russia: geography and economy
- •2 Section 2
- •2.1 Topical vocabulary
- •2.2 Text 1 State System of the Russian Federation
- •2.3 Answer the questions
- •2.4 Find the endings to the following sentences
- •2.5 State if the following sentences correspond to the text. Correct them if necessary
- •2.6 Complete the sentences and speak about the state symbols of Russia
- •2.7 Using the following verbs, speak on the scheme:
- •2.8 Translate the dialogue into English and reproduce it
- •2.9 Text2. Read the text using a dictionary Russian foreign policy
- •2.10 Listen to the text (see 7.4; 7.5; 7.6)
- •2.11 Speak on the topics “State system of the Russian Federation”, “The state symbols of Russia”, “Russian foreign policy”
- •3 Section 3
- •3.1 Topical vocabulary
- •3.2 Text 1 Towns and cities of Russia Moscow
- •St. Petersburg
- •Novosibirsk
- •Volgograd
- •3.3 Answer the questions
- •3.4 Find the endings to the sentences
- •3.5 State if the following sentences correspond to the text. Correct them if necessary
- •3.6 Complete the sentences and speak about St. Petersburg
- •3.7 Translate the dialogue into English and reproduce it
- •3.8 Text 2. Read the text without using the dictionary and answer the questions:
- •Magnitogorsk
- •3.9 Listen to the text (see 7.7; 7.8; 7.9)
- •3.10 Speak on Russian cities and towns
- •4 Section 4
- •4.1 Topical vocabulary
- •4.2 Text 1 Newspapers of Russia
- •4.3 Answer the questions
- •4.4 Find the endings to the sentences
- •4.5 Fill in the scheme and speak on the Orenburg newspapers. Use the Topical vocabulary
- •Juzhnyi Ural
- •4.6 Translate into English
- •4.7 Using the Topical Vocabulary make up your own dialogues.
- •4.8 Text 2. Read the text and write down the information not mentioned in the Text 1 Russian press
- •4.9 Listen to the text (see 7.10; 7.11; 7.12)
- •4.10 Speak on the Russian press according to the plan:
- •5 Section 5
- •5.1 Topical vocabulary
- •5.2 Text 1 Education in the Russian Federation
- •5.3 Answer the questions
- •5.4 Find the endings to the sentences
- •5.5 State which sentences don’t correspond to the text. Correct them
- •5.6 Fill in the scheme and speak about the education in Russia. Use the topical vocabulary Education in Russia
- •Inter-midiate school
- •Vocati-onal school
- •Full-time
- •5.7 Translate into English and reproduce the dialogue
- •5.8 Text 2. Read the text and answer the questions
- •6 Section 6
- •6.1 Topical vocabulary
- •6.2 Text 1 Russian scientists Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
- •Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev
- •Kliment Arkadyevich Timiryazev
- •6.3 Answer the questions
- •6.4 Find the endings to the sentences and pay attention to new information about Lomonosov not mentioned in the text. Speak on Lomonosov
- •6.5 Describe the Mendeleyev’s life way stages after having composed sentences from the following words and expressions
- •6.6 Translate into English and speak about k. A. Timiryazev
- •6.7 Text 2. Read and retell the text Sakharov
- •6.8 Listen to the text (see 7.16; 7.17; 7.18)
- •6.9 Make a report on some Russian greatest scientist not mentioned in Section 6
- •7 Section 7
- •7.1 Text 1 The Russian Federation
- •7.2 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.3 Write down the contents of the text read in Russian
- •7.4 Text 2. Title the text being read by the teacher.
- •7.5 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.6 Write down the contents of the text read above (Russian or English).
- •7.7 Text 3. Title the text being read by the teacher.
- •7.8 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.9 Write down the contents of the text read above (Russian or English)
- •7.10 Text 4. Title the text being read by the teacher.
- •7.11 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.12 After having listened to the text for the second time name advantages and disadvantages of television (English or Russian).
- •7.13 Title the text being read by the teacher.
- •7.14 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.15 After having listened to the text for the second time write down its main ideas in English or in Russian
- •7.16 Title the text being read by the teacher
- •7.17 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
- •7.18 After having listened to the text for the second time write down the information about Tsiolkovsky, Korolev, Gagarin, mentioned in the text (English or Russian)
1.4 Find the endings to the following sentences
1) Russia occupies …
2) The federation comprises …
3) Russia borders on …
4) There are many …
5) Our country is bordered by …
6) The main Siberian rivers are …
7) There are …
8) The climate in the central part of the country is …
9) The climate in the south is …
10) The people in the north live …
1)… thick forests and barren deserts
2)… Mongolia and China in the south
3)… Georgia and Azerbaijan in the south-west
4)… continental
5)… two million rivers in Russia
6)… 17 million square kilometres
7)… 21 republics
8)… the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena
9)… subtropical
10)… under the Arctic climate
1.5 State if the following sentences correspond to the text. Correct them if necessary
1) Our country, the Russian Federation is the largest in the world.
2) Russia stretches from the Baltic Sea in North to the Pacific Ocean in the West, from the Arctic Ocean in the South to the Black Sea in the North.
3) Russia is not rich in mineral resources.
4) It is an agrarian republic.
5) 10 million people work in agriculture.
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7) Russia is a constitutional monarchy, the head of the state is the Federal Assembly.
1.6 Complete the sentences and speak about Russian economy
1) Russia is a country with a highly-developed …
2) There are vast mineral resources including …
3) The mineral wealth of the country is concentrated in …, including
4) The population engaged in agriculture produce …
5) The largest granaries are …
1.7 Make up different situations using «Topical vocabulary». Speak on geography, borders, rivers, mountains of our country.
1.8 Translate the dialogue into English and reproduce it
A: Не хотели бы Вы посетить Урал?
B: Мне кажется, это очень далеко от центра России.
A: Урал находится на границе Европы и Азии, но если лететь самолетом, то это не так уж и далеко.
B: А Уральские горы высокие?
A: Нет, это довольно старые горы, но на Урале много полезных ископаемых и поэтому много промышленных городов.
В: Какие же промышленные центры мы могли бы посетить?
А: Мне кажется, что стоит посмотреть (it’s worth seeing) такие промышленные гиганты, как Екатеринбург, Челябинск, Магнитогорск, а на юге – сельскохозяйственную житницу – Оренбургский регион.
В: Ну, что же! (Oh, well) Довольно-таки интересно. Я согласен. Когда отправляемся?
1.9 Text 2. Read the text and write down the information not mentioned in Text 1 The Russian Federation
The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies about one-seventh of the earth’s surface. It covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometres. The country is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the west it borders on Norway, Finland. The Baltic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine. It also has a sea-border with the USA.
There is hardly a country in the world where such a variety of scenery and vegetation can be found. We have steppes in the south, plains and forests in the midland, tundra and
taiga in the north, highlands and deserts in the east.
There are over two million rivers in Russia. Europe’s biggest river, the Volga, flows into the Caspian Sea. The main Siberian rivers – the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena – flow, from the south to the north. The Amur in the Far East flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Russia is rich in beautiful lakes. The world’s deepest lake (1,600 metres) is Lake Baikal. It is much smaller than the Baltic Sea, but there is much more water in it than in the Baltic Sea. The water in the lake is so clear that if you look down you can count the stones on the bottom.
Russia has one-sixth of the world’s forests. They are concentrated in the European north of the country, in Siberia and in the Far East.
On the vast territory of the country there are various types of climate, from arctic in the north to subtropical in the south. In the middle of the country the climate is temperate and continental.
Russia is very rich in oil, coal, iron ore, natural gas, copper, nickel and other mineral resources.
Russia is a parliamentary republic. The Head of State is the President. The legislative powers are exercised by the Duma.
The capital of Russia is Moscow. It is its largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial centre. It is one of the oldest Russian cities.
At present, the political and economic situation in the country is rather complicated. There are a lot of problems in the national economy of the Russian Federation. The industrial production is decreasing. The prices are constantly rising, the rate of inflation is very high. People are losing their Jobs because many factories and plants are going bankrupt.