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.

A 1. It is the arctic climate ... 2. There are two great plains in Russia ... 3. In the south Russia borders on ... 4. Russia is rich in ... 5. The main Siberian rivers are ... 6.The population of Russia is ... 7.In the west Russia borders on ... 8. Russia is situated on two continents: ... 9. In the middle of the country the climate is ... 10. The Urals separate ...

В ... oil. coal, iron ore. natural gas. copper, nickel and other mineral resources. ... Europe and Asia. ... China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. ... about 150 million people. ... Europe from Asia. ... the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. ... temperate and continental. ... the Ob, the Yenisei, and the Lena. ... in the north of the country. ... Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Belorussia and the Ukraine.

VII. Read and translate the text .

There are about 8.030 cities, towns and villages in Russia. The most significant ones are Novosibirsk and Snt. Petersburg, which are considered to be the industrial and scientific centres. Murmansk, Vladivostok, Novorossisk are the main ports of Russia and ship-building centres. Coal mining areas are situated in Kemerovo, Vorcuta, Ecaterinburg. Three- quarters of Russia’s mineral wealth is concentrated and mined in cities and towns of Siberia and the Far East. Samara, Nizhni Novgorod and Volgograd are famous as producers of cars. Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk and Lipetsk are known as centres of metallurgy. Vladimir, Orekhovo-Zuevo and Ivanovo are the centres of cotton-textile industry. Oil-mining is the main industry in Surgut and Nizhnevartovsk. Chemicals are produced in Salikamsk and Perm.

VIII. Answer the questions.

1. How many towns and villages are there in Russia?

2. What towns are the main ports of Russia and ship-building centres?

3. Where is three- quarters of Russia’s mineral wealth concentrated?

4. What are Samara, Nizhni Novgorod and Volgograd famous for?

5. Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk and Lipetsk are known as centres of metallurgy, aren’t they?

6. What towns are the centres of cotton-textile industry?

IX. Read and translate the text.

Russia is a parliamentary republic. The fundamental law of the country is the Constitution. The Head оf State is the President. He is commander-in-chief of the armed forcers, he makes treaties, enforces laws, appoints ministers. The president controls 3 branches of state power: legislative, executive and judicial.

The legislative power is exercised by the Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 chambers: The Upper Chamber is the State Council and the Lower Chamber is the State Duma. Each chamber is headed by the Speaker. The President and the members of the State Duma are elected by popular vote for a four- year-period.

The executive power belongs to the Government. The Government is headed by the Prime-Minister.

The judicial power belongs to the system of courts. It consists of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Arbitration and regional courts.

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I. Words to learn.

a capital theatre famous

to be founded to enjoy great popularity economic

to be mentioned a higher education establishment political

a heart an underground industrial

a monument a railway station cultural

the seat of the Government international centre beautiful

population an exhibition great

to look like world sport events huge

museum important

out – of – doors museum wonderful