- •The russian federation
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words:
- •II. Find the sentences in the text proving that:
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •IV. Pronounce the following words in English and make up sentences with them:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences:
- •VI. Make up questions to the underlined words:
- •VII. Fill in the crossword:
- •VIII. Answer the questions:
- •IX. Read the text about the climate in Russia and answer the questions after it:
- •X. Tell what you learned about the Russian Federation. Moscow
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words:
- •II. Define whether the sentences below are true or false. Begin your answers with the following expressions:
- •III. Complete the sentences:
- •IV. Find English equivalents of the following words and make up sentences with them:
- •V. Use the Passive Voice constructions in the following sentences:
- •VI. Put questions to the underlined words:
- •VII. Answer the questions:
- •VIII. Read the following texts:
- •Notes to the text:
- •Notes to the text
- •IX. Answer the questions. Use exercise VIII.
- •X. Tell everything you learned from the text about the capital of Russia.
- •XI. Read the text about one of the largest and most beautiful Russian cities and answer the questions after the text. St. Petersburg
- •Vocabulary
- •Reviewing the material on the topics: "English-speaking countries” "Cities" (London, Washington, Moscow) "The Russian Federation"
- •I. Answer the following question:
- •II. Fill in the missing words:
VIII. Answer the questions:
Where is the Russian Federation situated?
What oceans is our country washed by?
3) Can you name any seas, which Russia is washed by?
4) What is the total area of the country?
5) What countries does the Russian Federation border on in the west (in the east)?
6) What countries does our region border on?
7) What can you say about the relief in Russia?
8) How many great plains are there in Russia? What are they?
9) What plain is our region situated on?
10) What mountain chains are there on the territory of our country?
11) What sea does the Europe's biggest river flow into?
12) What is the world's deepest lake famous for?
13) What types of climate are there in Russia?
14) What climate is in your region?
15) What mineral resources is Russia rich in?
16) What minerals are there in your region?
17) What branches does the federal government comprise?
18) What do these branches consist of?
19) Why is it said that the political and economic situation in our country is rather complicated?
20) Do you personally believe that there are a lot of opportunities for Russia to become one of the leading countries in the world?
IX. Read the text about the climate in Russia and answer the questions after it:
About 80 per cent of Russia are in the temperate zone, 18 per cent in the Arctic and 2 per cent in subtropical.
The greater part of the country is not influenced by the warm winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are no mountains in the north to protect the country from the cold north winds. Vast masses of cold air from the Arctic flow over the land and lower the temperature in the northern and central regions of the European and Asian parts of the country. In most regions the climate is continental with hot, short summers and cold, long winters.
The tundra is a cold bare region; it occupies the extreme north of the country. The lowest average winter temperature in the tundra is around 30˚C below zero (around 30˚C – thirty degrees centigrade).
In the European part of the country the coldest months are January and February and the hottest months are July and August. There is often a lot of rain in autumn.
In St. Petersburg the climate is less continental, summers are colder and winters are warmer than in the central regions of the European part of the country.
Siberia has a more continental climate than the European part of Russia, winters are colder and longer, and summers are hotter and shorter.
The Black Sea coast has a subtropical climate. Winters are mild and summers are hot there.
1) What climatic zones are there in Russia?
2) Why do northern winds that blow from the Arctic Ocean influence the climate of Russia?
3) What is the climate like in most regions?
4) What part of the country does the tundra occupy?
5) What is the lowest average winter temperature in the tundra?
6) What are the coldest and the hottest months in the European part of the country?
7) Are summers in the European part of the country as hot as they are in Siberia?
8) What part of Russia has a subtropical climate?