Russia is a great country and only a lazy person does not know the history of its origin, development and formation. It covers an area of about 17 million kilometers. The country is located in the Northern hemisphere and most of the continent of Eurasia belongs to it. Russia shares borders with eighteen countries, including by sea. In the sea, we border the United States and Japan.
Russia has a large number of reservoirs, rivers, and lakes. If we talk about the number, this figure will be about 2.8 million rivers. The biggest rivers flowing on the territory of Russia: Volga, Yenisei, don, Ob and Lena. And only in our country there is the cleanest lake and the deepest on earth – lake Baikal. Russia has the largest sea in the world - the Caspian sea.
The capital of Russia is the city of Moscow, where the infrastructure is developed, the city is rich in its history.
1. My father was watching an interesting programme on TV, while I was reading for the examination.
2. We were playing the chess when the telephone rang.
3. My parents were having an unpleasant conversation when I came into their room.
4. Yesterday I was trying to beat the computer at chess all evening.
5. In the zoo the lions were being fed from 8.00 till 8.30 in the morning.
6. While we were having a swim in the lake, Mary was preparing a pleasant surprise for us.
7. When we were playing football, I suddenly broke my leg.
8. My mother was sewing a dress when our plumber knocked at the door.
9. When we were hopelessly losing the match, she gave me a smile.
10. I was writing a newspaper article while my wife was having a rest in the garden.
PAST SIMPLE.
1. We graduated from the Institute in 1987.
2. My friend went to England to work for a probationary period three months ago.
3. I was on holiday in Bulgaria two weeks ago.
4. A friend of mine wrote a new operating system two months ago.
5. I was fond of swimming two years ago.
6. Tom forgot to remind me of the forthcoming lecture at Moscow State University yesterday.
7. I ate an apple, drank a glass of lemonade and went to school.
8. I wrote three novels last year.
9. I saw a lion in the zoo yesterday.
10. She was my bride in 1999.