1. Which is the largest country in the world?
1. Russia is the largest country in the world
2. Where is Russia situated?
2. Russia is situated in two parts of the world at once: in Europe, and in Asia.
3. What is the longest river in Russia?
The Lena (4400km. in length) is the longest river in Russia?
4. What old Russian towns on the Volga do you know?
4 The old Russian towns on the Volga are: Nizhniy Novgorod,
Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Tver, Kazan, Samara, Kostroma, Toliatty, Astrakhan, Saratov and many others.
5. Who founded the capital of Russia? When?
5. The prince Yuri Dolgorukiy founded Moscow, the capital of Russia in the year 1147.
6. What is the heart of Moscow?
6. The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of Moscow.
7. What can you say about the birch tree?
7. The birch tree is the symbol-tree of Russia.
1. Elena can’t stand playing football; she prefers athletics.
2. I regretted doing the extra training session because I felt so tired afterwards.
3. Lucas is planning to take up skiing next year.
4. Nicole really enjoys going for long runs in the hills near her home.
5. The squash player managed to win the final game despite being exhausted.
6. Leo refused to join his local gym even though his friends were all members.
7. My mother is considering entering a golf tournament next month.
8. We knew we were unlikely to lose against a very weak and inexperienced team.