III. Read the beginning of the sentence and find its end in the text.

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

I. Words to learn

to be situated mountain population

to occupy plain state language

territory river capital

to be washed by (to wash) lake banner

to be bounded by (to border) forest the Head оf State

to have a sea-border to be rich in to symbolize

climate(artic, subtropical, mineral resources two-headed eagle

temperate, continental) earth

north/south/east/west

II. Read and translate the text.

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. Russia is situated on two continents: Europe and Asia. It occupies about one-seventh of the earth's surface. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometres. The country is washed by 12 seas of the Pacific, the Artic and the Atlantic Oceans. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is bounded by Norway, Finland, the Bal­tic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine in the west. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

There are different types of climate in different regions of the country. The climate is arctic in the north of the country. The climate is subtropical in the south of Russia. In the middle of the coun­try the climate is temperate and continental.

There are two great plains in Russia: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. There are several mountain chains on the terri­tory of the country: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest mountain chain is the Urals. It separates Europe from Asia.

There are over two million rivers in Russia. The longest river is the Volga. The main rivers are the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena, the Amur. Russia is rich in beautiful lakes. Lake Baikal (1600 metres) is the deepest lake in the world. The largest lake of Europe, Ladoga, is situated in Russia.

Russia has one-sixth of the world's forests. Russia is very rich in oil, coal, iron ore, natural gas, copper, nickel and other mineral resources.

The population of Russia is about 150 million people. More than 100 languages are spoken all over the country, but Russian is the state language. The capital of Russia is Moscow. Moscow is the largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial centre.

Russia is a parliamentary republic. The Head оf State is the President. The national symbol of Russia is a white-blue and- red banner. The white stripe symbolized the earth, the blue stands for the sky and the red one symbolized liberty. The hymn of Russia is written by Mickalkov. The national emblem is a two-headed eagle.

III. Read the beginning of the sentence and find its end in the text.

1. The country is washed by ... .

2. The largest mountain chain is ... .

3. Russia is a parliamentary ... .

6. Russia also has a sea-border with ....

7. The Urals separate ....

8. The main rivers are …

9. The longest river of Russia is ....

IV. Choose the correct item.

1. There ... over two million rivers in Russia.

is, are, were

2. Russia... by the Black Sea in the south and the Baltic Sea in the West.

is situated, separates, is washed

3. Russia … on China, Mongolia and many other countries.

is situated, borders ,is bounded by

4. The Pacific Ocean ... Russia in the east.

is, washes, is facing

V. Agree or disagree.

1. Russia occupies about one-ninth of the earth's surface.

2. The largest mountain chain is the Caucasus.

3. There are two million rivers in Russia.

4. The Head of State is the Duma.

5. The Arctic Ocean washes Russia in the south.

6. The total area of Russia is about 17 million square kilometers.

7. Russia doesn’t have a sea border with the US.

VI. Read the first part of the sentence in A and find the second part in B.

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