Choose the proper English word given below.

1. The Russian Federation has the ... territory.

2. Russia is ... by twelve seas and three oceans.

3. Russia is located on two ....

4. ... the large territory, the climate and nature are of various types in Russia.

5. But despite the climatic ... the temperature zone with four distinct seasons prevails.

6. Russia has ... of oil, natural gas, iron ore and many other mineral resources.

7. The ... population of Russia is more than 150 million people.

8. The most people live in cities, towns and their....

9. Russia... on fourteen countries.

Plain, vast, diversity, due to, to border, current, to be washed, deposit, outskirts.

Make up a sentence out of two parts.

1. Russia is one of the

2. It occupies the northern part of

3. The land of Russia varies

4. Due to the large territory

5. The broad Volga River System is of

6. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and

7. The European part of Russia

8. Russia borders on fourteen countries,

1) its water is the purest on

2) is densely populated.

3) largest countries in the world.

4) including the former Republics of the USSR.

5) Asia and the eastern part of Europe.

6) a lot from heavy forests to barren deserts, from high peaked mountains to deep valleys.

7) great historic, economic and cultural importance to Russia.

8) the climate and nature are of various types in Russia.

Check your knowledge of the following words and word combinations.

Обширная территория, занимать территорию, неплодородная пустыня, долина, горная цепь, благодаря, климатическое разнообразие, на самом деле, чистейшая вода, месторождения железной руды, густо населенный, окраины больших городов, бывшие республики СССР, граничить с независимым государством.

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PART II

Pre-Text Exercises

1. Read the words given below:

1) federative, set up, presidential, head, legislative; executive, checked, vest in;

2) assembly, representative, elect, emblem, deputy;

3) each, decree, veto, speaker, treaty, three, eagle, peace;

4) branch, commander, regarded, army;

5) balance, action, matter, banner, valour, candidacy;

6) state, chamber, made, framing, may, ancient, play;

7) term, year, first, earth;

8) all, enforce, law, also, form, court, former;

9) sign, prime, decide, stripe, symbolize.

2. Read and learn the following words and expressions:

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