Russia is the largest country in the world. It borders 18 other countries. Moscow is the capital of Russia. This city plays a significant role in the country’s life. Saint Petersburg is the second largest city. People of different nationalities live on the territory of Russia. Russian is the state language. However, there are a lot of people speaking various dialects.
Approximately half of the territory of the country is covered with forests. Its flora and fauna are quite diverse.
Russia is agricultural and industrial country. Russia has a developed economy with enormous natural resources, particularly natural gas and oil. Russia is one of the leading countries in the space industry.
Russia is the country with great cultural heritage. There are historic and cultural monuments nearly in every city and town.
Russia is a great country and only the lazy one 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 has common borders with eighteen countries, including by sea. At sea, we border the USA and Japan.
In Russia, a large number of reservoirs, rivers, lakes. If we talk about quantity, then this figure will be about 2.8 million rivers. The largest rivers flowing through the territory of Russia are the Volga, Yenisei, Don, Ob, and Lena. And only in our country is there the cleanest lake and the deepest on earth - Lake Baikal. In Russia, there is the largest sea in the world - the Caspian Sea.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, it has developed infrastructure, a city that is rich in its history.
The country has a large number of megacities. In them, the population exceeds one million people.
Russia is a country in which a large number of nationalities coexist peacefully. The approximate number is 160 nationalities. Each nationality professes its religion. Therefore, in Russia you can meet Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews and many more different religions.
The country includes autonomous republics (22), territories (9).
Russian is the state language of the country.
The flag of Russia - three colors: white, blue and red. The double-headed eagle, which looks to the west and east, majestically sits on the coat of arms of Russia.
In Russia there are places that are included in the heritage of UNESCO. And they are not enough. You can highlight the Red Square, the Monuments of Novgorod, wooden churches built in Kizhi, the St. Petersburg Historical Center.
1. Вставьте at/ on/ in.
1. on 6 June 2. at 8 o'clock 3. On Wednesday 4. At 12.30 a.m. 5. In 1977 6. In September 7. On 24 September 8. On Friday 9. Where were you on 28 February?
10. I got up at 8 o'clock this morning.
11. I like getting up early in the morning.
12. My sister got married in May.
13. Diana and I first met in 1978.
14. Did you go out on Friday?
15. Did you go out on Friday evening?
16. Do often out in the evening?
2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple.
1. Alice had a sister.
2. Her sister’s name was Ann.
3. Ann was to a student.
4. She got up at seven o'clock.
5. She went to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane was fond of sports.
7. She did her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she had two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she went to the institute.
10. Sometimes she took a bus.
11. It took her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She spoke English well.
13. Her friends usually called her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann took a shower before going to bed.
15. She went to bed at 11 p. m.
3. Поставьте “the” или “ – “ с географическими названиями.
1. Are you going to France or the Czech Republic?
2. The North Pole is situated in the Arctic.
3. My dream is to visit Lake Baikal in the Russian Federation.
4. The Suez Canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
5. The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is situated in the Himalayas.
6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
7. The Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States.