6. Answer the questions.

1. Where is the Russian Federation situated?

2. What is the total area of the country?

3. What countries does Russia border on?

4. What mountain chain separates Europe from Asia?

5. How many rivers are there in Russia?

6. Which is the longer river in Europe?

7. What do you know about Lake Baikal?

8. What mineral resources is the Russian Federation rich in?

9. What is the climate like in Russia?

10. What political system does the Russian Federation represent according to the Constitution?

11. Who is the head of state in the Russian Federation?

12. Which institutions exercise the legislative, executive, judicial power?

13. What is each branch of power responsible for?

7. Complete the sentences and use them as a plan for your future talk on the Russian Federation.

1. The Russian Federation is ………………………………………… in the world.

2. It covers ………………………………………………..

3. The country is washed by …………………………

4. In the south Russia borders on ………………….

5. In the west it borders on …………………………..

6. There's hardly a country in the world where such a variety of scenery and vegetation can be found. We have ………………………………………………...

7. There are several mountain chains on the territory of the country: ………….

8. There are over two million rivers in Russia: ……………………………...

9. Russia is rich in beautiful lakes…………………..

10. On the vast territory of the country there are various types of climate………….

11. Russia is very rich in …………………………………..and other mineral resources.

12. The population of Russia is …………………………………….

13. Russia is famous for its specific crafts:………………………….

14. Traditional Russian cooking includes ……………………………….

15. Russia is a ………………………….. republic.

16. The Head of State is ……………………………………………………...

17. The legislative powers are exercised by……………………………….It is made up of………………………….

18. ……………………represents the executive branch of power.

19. The Supreme Court represents ……………………………… branch of power.

20. The ……………………. has the right to declare actions of the President, The Federal Assembly and the Federal Government………………………….

21. The national symbols of Russia are…………………………………

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