Exercise 3. Answer the following comprehension questions. 1. What is the role of Moscow in Russia?
1. What is the role of Moscow in Russia?
2. When was Moscow founded?
3. When did it become the capital?
4. What is the history of Moscow?
5. What is Moscow known for?
6. Does the Tretyakov Gallery house a unique collection of Russian paintings?
7. What industries are there in Moscow?
8. What museums do you know in Moscow?
9. Why is Moscow called a city of science and learning?
10.Why is the Spasskaya Tower the symbol of Russia and Moscow?
Exercise 4. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Москва – административный, экономический, политический центр России и один из крупнейших городов страны.
2. Население Москвы – около 10 млн. человек, общая площадь – 1000 кв.км.
3. Москва была основана Юрием Долгоруким в 1147 году.
4. Из пограничного поселка Москва превратилась в процветающий город, столицу Московии.
5. Москва осталась центром России.
6. Москва – крупный промышленный город, город науки и образования.
7. 25 башен Кремлевской Стены были построены в 17 веке.
8. Москва знаменита своими художественными музеями, в которых размещаются уникальные коллекции произведений русских и зарубежных художников.
9. Кремль привлекает миллионы туристов каждый год.
10. Москва становится краше с каждым днем.
Exercise 5. Compare:
1. Moscow and any other city of our country.
2. Moscow and any foreign city you know.
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Крымский федеральный университет имени В.И. Вернадского»
ТАВРИЧЕСКАЯ АКАДЕМИЯ
Институт иностранной филологии
Кафедра иностранных языков № 2
Разговорная тема
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(2 семестр)
Exercise 1. Study the following words and word combinations.
1. current population- население в настоящий момент
2. census of the population - перепись населения
3. a desert – пустыня
4. a valley – долина
5. a mountain chain - горная цепь
6. severe – суровый (о климате)
7. a deposit of smth. - месторождение чего-либо
8. iron – железо
9. lead - свинец
10. oil – нефть
11. non-ferrous metals - цветные металлы
12. diamonds – алмазы
13. mineral wealth - запасы полезных ископаемых
14. a branch - ветвь (власть, как часть правительства)
15. legislative – законодательный
16. executive – исполнительный
17. judicial - судебный
18. to be exercised by - осуществлять (-ся) кем-либо
19 Federal Assembly - Федеральное Собрание
20. Council of Federation - Совет Федераций
21. State Duma - Государственная Дума
22. to be elected by the people - избираться народом
23. power - власть, держава
24. double-headed eagle - двуглавый орел
25. to be headed by smb.- возглавляться кем-либо
26. national anthem - национальный гимн
Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.
The Russian Federation.
The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. The current population is about 150 million people according to the last census of the population.
Russia covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Russia is washed by 12 seas and 3 oceans. The oceans are: the Arctic, the Pacific and the Atlantic. The seas are: the White sea, the Okhotsk sea, the Black sea, the Baltic sea and others.
Russia borders on many countries such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China in the South-east, Finland and Norway in the north-west, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine in the west, Georgia and Azerbaijan in the south–east.
The land of Russia varies very much from forests to deserts, from high mountains to deep valleys. The main mountain chains are the Urals, the Caucasus and the Altai. There are a
lot of great rivers and deep lakes on the territory of Russia. The Volga is the longest river in Europe. The main Siberian rivers are the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena. The largest lakes are Ladoga and Baikal. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world (1600 meters) and its water is the purest on the earth.
The climate in Russia is very diverse: it is cold in the north, severe and continental in the east, subtropical in the south and mild in the west.
Russia is rich in natural and mineral resourses. It has deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminium, other non-ferrous metals, gold and diamonds. Three quarters of all the mineral wealth are concentrated in Siberia and the Far East.
There are many beautiful cities and small villages in Russia.
The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow.
Russia is a highly industrialized agrarian country. Agriculture is a major branch of our economy. About 10 million people are engaged in agriculture. They produce grain, meat, milk and other dairy products. The farmers raise cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and poultry. They also grow wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, potatoes, fruit and vegetables.
The Russian Federation is multinational parliamentary state. The head of the state is the President. The government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The president controls each of them.
The legislative power is exercised by the Federal Assembly. It consists of two chambers: the Council of Federation and the State Duma. The President and the members of the Federal Assembly are elected by the peoplе for four years.
The executive power belongs to the Government - the Cabinet of Ministers. The government is headed by the Prime Minister.
Today the state symbol of the Russian Federation is a three-coloured banner. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky and the red one symbolizes liberty. A new national emblem is a double – headed eagle. The national anthem of Russia is “the Patriotic song” by A.B Alexandrov and S.V Mikhalkov.