1) Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. 2) It occupies about one seventh part of dry land. 3) The vast territory of Russia lies in the Eastern part of Europe and in the northern part of Asia. 4) Its total area is over 17 million square kilometres.
5) Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Arctiс. 6) The northern and eastern coasts of Russia are washed by the White Sea, the Barents Sea and the Okhotsk Sea.
7) The land of Russia varies a lot from heavy forests to barren deserts, from high peaked mountains to deep valleys. 8) Russia is located on two plains: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Plain. 9) The Urals is the longest mountain chain. 10) It separates Europe from Asia.
11) There are various types of climate on the territory of Russia. 12) In the south the temperature is usually above zero all year round. 13) The climate of Siberia is continental: summers are hot and dry, winters are very cold.
14) Russia is a land of long rivers and deep lakes. 15) The Volga River is the longest river in Europe (3630 km) 16) It runs into the Caspian Sea, which is in reality, the largest lake in the world. 17) The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
18) Russia is rich in natural resources. 19) It has deposits of coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, gold, nickel, etc.
20) Russia borders on fourteen countries, including the former Republics of the USSR, which are now independent states.
21) The population of Russia is about 146 million people.
22) Now Russia (the Russian Federative Republic) is a Presidential Republic. 23) Today the state symbol of Russia is a three coloured banner. 24) It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. 25) The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one symbolizes liberty. 26) A new national emblem is a two-headed eagle. 27) It is the most ancient symbol of Russia.
28) Russia has always played an important role in the world. 29) It is one of the leading Powers.
Объяснение:
a) It is said one in 10 of some 18 million European workers are jobless. They ___ARE ENTITLED unemployment benefits, though it does not mean that all __CLAIM them.
b) Half of the jobless Europeans have been _PROVIDED with the "dole money" for more than a year.
c) Over the last four years in the United States, 12 million new jobs have become _AVAILABLE to Americans.
d) The US government __CONTRIBUTES to the construction costs of some hospitals. Today there are nearly 7000 hospitals in the United States; many of them _PROVIDE some free or lowcost care to those who cannot ___PAY.
e) Europeans seem to want _To__PAY unemployment benefits rather than _PAY low wages.
f) Many Germans belive they are __ENTITLED not just TO a job, but to the right kind of a job.
g) Some people, who are elderly, disabled or live on low incomes sometimes don't _CLAIM the benefits to which they _ARE ENTITLED.
h) Some benefits are no longer __AVAILABLE to sixteen-to eighteen-year-olds and this has caused difficulties for young people how cannot live at home, but cannot find a job.
i) Child benefit is _AVAILABLE to everybody, although many middle-class people do not actually need financial help.
j) People do not try hard to get a job, because the know that in a Welfare State the will be __PROVIDED with financial help.
V1. Put the verbs in brackets into The Present Simple or The Present Continuous.
1. I (am seeing) my niece tonight.
2. Why (ar you/tasting) the soup?
3. Are you alright? You (look) very pale!
4. It (smell) like our mum is baking cakes! Yummy!
5. I (am thinking) about moving to England. Scotland is too windy for me.
6. Не (has) a very expensive car.
7. Mary (is tasting) the porridge to see if it is warm enough.
8. I (think) she's a great girl, just a bit shy.
9. Dad (is fitting) a new window in the kitchen.
10. Svetlana (is appearing) in a new film about love.