Проминская.Английский

Stalin – Breznyev – Lenin – Putin

Lenin – Breznyev – Khrutchev – Gorbachov

Stalin – Khrutchev – Gorbachov – Putin

2) Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain of Europe, lies in …

Czech Republic Russia

Georgia

France

3) Russia is the biggest country in the world, _____ the size of the USA (approximately) …

slightly bigger than

2times

3times

4times

4)Russia's 3 biggest cities are:

Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk Moscow, Irkutsk, Volgograd Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk Moscow, Rostov, Murmansk

5)The colors of the Russian flag are:

White and blue

Red with yellow

White, blue and red

Yellow, red and dark-red

6)Russia has around _____ million inhabitants.

144

190

264

332

7)What is the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan?

Kirov

Kazan

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Perm

Ufa

8)Which are former Soviet Union Republics?

Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Estonia, Uzbekistan Latvia, Turkmenistan, Kirgistan, Armenia Tadzjikistan, Latvia, Kaliningrad, Ukraine Ukraine, Belarussia, Mongolia, Lithuania

9)Russia's largest peninsula is called:

Krimea (Krim)

Nova Zemlya

Kamchatka

Baikal

10) In Russia, the first language is _____, which is a _____ language and uses the _____ alphabet.

Soviet, Siberian, Cyrillic

Russian, German, Cyrillic

Ukrainian, German, Latin

Russian, Slavic, Cyrillic Russian, Baltic, Latin

11) Which mountain range does NOT lie in Russia?

Altai

Urals Karpats Caucasians

12) Vodka is one of the biggest Russian stereotypes. Although Russia is the biggest producer of vodka, it is not the biggest consumer, this place is taken by _____. Famous Russian vodka brands are: _____, _____ and _____

Poland, Dubrovka-Smirnoff-Moskovskaya- Ukraine, Absolut-Smirnoff-Dubrovka Finland, Finlandia-Moskovskaya-Absolut Finland, Stolichnaya-Absolut-Flagman Poland, Stolichnaya-Smirnoff-Moskovskaya

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13)What is NOT a typical ingredient for Russian dishes?

Cauliflower Cabbage Potato Beetroot Red meat

14)Which rivers can all be found in Russia?

Volga, Kama, Yenissey

Dnjepr, Lena, Ob

Volga, Ob, Aral

Amur, Baikal, Donau

15)Many cities in Russia used to have a different name during certain periods in Soviet-era then they have now. Which old-new name combination is NOT correct?

Leningrad – St. Petersburg Molotov – Perm

Vyatka – Kirov Stalingrad – Rostov Gorki – Nizhny Novgorod

16)Which cars are Russian?

Tchaika, Volga, Lada

Zhiguli, Audi, Volga

Lada, Skoda, Moskvitch

Tatra, Moskvitch, Volga

17)The natural border between Europe and Asia is formed by: the Kama river

the Volga river

the Ural mountain range

the Caucasian mountain range

18)Which of following films is originally NOT Russian?

The Idiot

Amphibian Man

From Russia with love

October

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19) What is the name of the Russian Tsar who (as the rest of his family) was murdered in the Ural region?

Ivanov Romanov

Peter 1st Peter 2nd

20)Which Russian aircraft should not be part of below list?

MiG Tupolev Antonov Ilyushin Yakovlev

21)What is Russia's most adored sport?

Football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Athletics

22)Which sea does Russia NOT border?

Aegean Sea White Sea

Sea of Okhotsk Black Sea Barents Sea Caspian Sea

23)Which is NOT a Russian export product?

Caviar

Oil

Steel

Fish

Wine

24) In which city does the world famous Trans Siberian Express NOT stop?

Moscow

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St. Petersburg

Perm

Omsk

25)In which century was Christianity officially adopted in

Russia?

8th century

10th century

12th century

26)Which prince of Moscow defeated the Mongols in 1380?

Ivan Kalita Yuri Dolgoruky

Dmitry Donskoy

27)The six official languages of the United Nations are:

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish Chinese, English, Italian, French, Russian, and Spanish Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese and Spanish

28)Russian girls used to tell fortunes: by tulip

by camomile by rose

29)Kazimir Malevich's most famous picture is:

Blue Triangle Pink Circle Black Squire

30)Who wrote the music on Pushkin's poem «Ruslan and Ludmila»?

Tchaikovsky

Glinka

Musorgsky

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Grammar:

PAST SIMPLE (Прошедшее простое)

Форма Past Simple для правильных глаголов

Показатели времени: yesterday – вчера, last week – на прошлой неделе, last month – в прошлом месяце, last year – в прошлом году, years ago – ..лет назад

Форма Past Simple для неправильных глаголов:

to see – saw – seen, to be – was- been, to make – made – made

I. Translate the Past Simple forms of the verbs and make up sentences:

a)we ate, they knew, it cost, she broke, I drank, he fed, he fell, we forgot, I got, she met, they went.

b)he drew, she sang, he listened, it opened, she found, they answered, he brought, they understood, he left, we learned, they said, we answered, he cut.

c)Make negative: Mary sat on the bench; the bird flew away; boys came with flowers; Richard was a businessman; Romeo fell in love with Juliette at first sight; their family lived in Madrid; it was rainy and cloudy; he wished her good luck.

II. Say it in Past Simple:

1) On Tuesday I get up at half past seven. 2) I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. 3) Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast. 4) Usually I cook eggs with bacon, toasts and make orange juice. 5) At half past eight my son gets up and has breakfast with me. 6) He eats cornflakes with milk. 7) I don't drink tea, I choose coffee. 8) After breakfast my son leaves home for school. 9) I stay at home, because I don't work in the morning. 10) I work in the afternoon and in the evening I'm already at home. 11) At that time my husband and my son are at home too. 12) We rest in the evening — my son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers, I read magazines. 13) At about eleven we go to bed.

III. Put words in the brackets in Past Simple:

―There (to be) no flag for Russia until the 17th century. The earliest mention of the flag (to occur) during the reign of Tsar Alexis I, in 1668. It was related to the construction of the first Russian ship. According to one of the versions the choice of the colours was affected by the Dutch flag.

Some scientist (to trace) the origin of the Russian flag to Tsar Peter the Great's visits to Archangel in 1693. Peter (to be) interested in shipbuilding in the European style. In 1693 Peter (to order) a frigate from Amsterdam. In 1694 when it (to arrive), the Dutch red-white-and- blue banner (to fly) from its stern. Peter (to decide) to model Russia's naval flag and (to change) the sequence of colours. It (to become) the flag of the Russian empire. The flag was used as naval and military sign

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since then. On 7 May 1883 it was authorized to be used on land. However, it (not to become) an official national flag until the coronation of

Tsar Nicholas II in 1896‖.

IV. Put words in the brackets in Present or Past Simple.

1. I (to go) to the fitness center at seven o'clock. – I (to go) to the fitness center at seven o'clock yesterday. 2. John (to have) shower every morning at 7.30 o‘clock. Yesterday John (to have) shower at a half past nine in the morning. 3. Usually Jane (to make up) every day. Jane (not to make up) yesterday. 4. His brother (to drink) coffee with milk every day. His brother (to drink) coffee with milk yesterday. 5. Her husband (to like) his job. He usually (to go) to his office by bus. He (to go) to the office at 9 am every day. Yesterday he (to be) late. He (to come) to the office at 10.30 am. 6. I (to take) vitamins every day. 7. You (to visit) grandparents yesterday? 8. He (to live) in Dubai. 9. How long it (to take) you to get to the City Mall? 10. What you (to do) every Friday? 11. We (to have) pyjamas party with my friends yesterday. 12. He (to be) off line yesterday. 13. My friend (to like) running in the park every morning. 14. Last weekends their family (to invite) everybody to the countryside. 15. Jesse always (to come) to work early.

Парные союзы для выражения сравнения

as… as – так же… как; такой же …как → Mary is as tall as Jane.

not so…as – не так… как, не такой …как → Nick is not so tall as

Bred.

V. Translate the sentences:

1.Эта вечеринка не была такой же веселой, как вчерашняя.

2.Этот урок не такой сложный, как тот. 3. Вчера мы ходили в кино. Вторая часть такая же интересная, как первая. 4. Peter and Mary are twins, but they are as different as chalk and cheese. 5. This exercise is as easy as ABC. 6. This pie was not as good as gold. 7. This guy as mad as a hatter. 8. His sword was as sharp as a needle.

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UNIT VI. BARNAUL

Language focus:

I. Study the vocabulary, memorize the words:

1)region – регион, область;

2)ore – руда;

3)to keep – держать;

4)district – район;

5)output – объем продукции;

6)opportunity – возможность;

7)to train – обучать;

8)to offer – предлагать;

9)diverse – различный;

10)gifted – одаренный;

11)fine arts – изобразительное искусство;

12)annual – ежегодный;

13)to participate – участвовать;

14)to frequent – часто посещать.

Vocabulary work:

I. Find words from above which have similar meanings to these definitions:

1)having or showing natural talent;

2)a combination of circumstances, a chance;

3)art produced for its aesthetic value, (opposed to applied art);

4)an administrative division of a country;

5)once a year or every year.

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II. Complete the following sentences choosing the suitable

3. This festival of wooden sculptures takes place … 4. You want to fly in October, so I can … you Greece or Spain. 5. His father works on mines. He develops deposits of silver … 6. This art school is open for

… children from the age of 5 till 18. 7. Prepare to write your final test. You will not have … to rewrite it. 8. I want to … in this competition, what documents should I have? 9. The … of grain is very high this year. 10. The new exposition of … will open today in the Art Gallery.

III. Give Russian for the following word-combinations:

diverse questions, diverse aspects, diverse countries; physically gifted, a gifted conductor; an iron ore, ore basin, to develop ores; a big opportunities, at first opportunity; mountainous region, unpopulated region, Moscow Region; annual output, daily output; to increase output; to keep a secret, to keep in touch, to keep a shop.

Reading:

I. Read and translate the text:

TEXT I. ALTAI TERRITORY

The Altai territory is situated in the south-east of Western Siberia. It borders on Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions and the republic of Altai. People have been living on this territory for many ages. Ancient Mongols named this land ―altyn‖ which means ―golden‖.

Altai is famous for the beauty of its nature, unique flora and fauna. Among mineral resources there are rich deposits of ores, soda and coal. Altai is famous for the unique vases made by Kolyvan stone-masters. The most famous piece of art is ―Queen of Vases‖, kept in the State

Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

The main rivers of Altai are the Ob, the Katun and the Biya. The capital of the Altai territory, Barnaul, stands on the Ob. The population of the Altai territory is over 2 mln, there are 12 towns, 7 urban and 60 rural districts. Barnaul is the administrative center. Byisk, Rubtsovsk

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