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3. Help your partner to make up sentences using the information above and the words from the box.

4.Now work with a partner from the other group to ask and answer questions as in the example.

E.g. What is the full name of our country? - The Russian Federation.

5.Imagine, that you are talking to a foreign friend about the Russian country profile. Use the information from Иex. 2 – 4 to complete the conversation.

You: So the time has come to say goodbye,ДMike?And so on….. А

7. Use the words from ex. 6 to complete the sentences:

1)Russia is the largest … in the world.

2)The … in Russia is very rich.

3)Russia is extremely rich in … .

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4)The country impresses with its … and size.

5)The climate ranges from the Arctic north to the generally ... south.

6)The Russian Federation occupies the first place in the world for its … .

7)Most of Russia consists of vast stretches of … that are predominantly

… to the south and heavily forested to the north, with … along the northern coast.

8. Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make common expressions:

9. Now use the phrases from ex. 8 to complete the sentences:

Baikal.

10. Read the text and find the sentences from ex. 9 to check your answers.

The Russian Federation (pic. 189 - 190) is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia. Russia shares land borders with the following countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It also borders

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the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caspian Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Black Sea. Russia is close to the United States (Alaska) and Japan.

At 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than an eighth of the Earth’s land area; with 142 million people, it is the ninth largest by population. Russia has the world's greatest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and is considered an energy superpower. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.

The Russian Federation with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances. From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra, coniferous forest (taiga), mixed and broad-

lungs of Europe”. It provides a huge amount of oxygen for not just Europe, but the world. With access to three of the world's oceans — the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific — Russian fishing fleets are a major contributor to the world's fish supply. The Caspian is the source of what is considered the finest caviar in the world.

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5)What countries does the Russian Federation border on in the west (in the east)?

6)What can you say about the relief in Russia?

7)What mountain chains are there on the territory of our country?

8)What sea does the Europe's biggest river flow into?

9)What is the world's deepest lake famous for?

10)What types of climate are there in Russia?

11)What mineral resources is Russia rich in?

14. Match the expressions from ex. 13 with the following definitions:

1)competition and mutual restraint among the various branches of government;

2)submission of an issue of public importance to the direct vote of the electorate;

3)an agreement, entered into by individuals, that results in the formation of the state or of organized society, the prime motive being the desire for protection, which entails the surrender of some or all personal liberties;

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