Use English equivalents instead of Russian ones

1. (Наша Родина) is Russia.

2. Our country (омывается) by Arctic and the Pacific oceans and their seas.

3. Russia is a (многонациональное) state.

4. One part of Russia (располагается в Европе) the other in Asia.

5. There are two Great Plains in Russia (Великая Русская Равнина и Западно-6. Сибирская Равнина).

6. Lake Baikal in (Восточной Европе) is the (самое глубокое озеро) in the world.

7. In the south it (граничить с) Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.

8. The climate in our country is mainly (континентальный).

9. Russia is rich in (природным газом, алюминием, оловом, цинком, свинцом).

10. (Самые большие лесные территории) are in the Asiatic part of the country.

 

Answer the following questions.

1. What is your Motherland?

2. Where is Russia situated?

3. What is the area of our country?

4. What is the population of our country?

5. What is the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia?

6. What can you say about the surface of our country?

7. What great plains are there in Russia?

8. What are the longest rivers in European and Asiatic parts of our country?

9. What is the northern (eastern) boundary washed by?

10. What countries does Russia border on?

11. What does the climate depend on?

12. What natural resources is Russia rich in?

13. Where are the largest forest areas situated?

14. Is Russia one of the leading powers in the world?

Choose the right variant.

1) Russian occupies … of the earth’s surface.

a) one-seventh; b) two-thirds; c) one-fifth

2) Russian lies in …..

a) Eastern Europe; b) Asia; c) Europe and Asia.

3) …. Is a boundary between Europe and Asia.

a) Lake Baikal; b) Ural mountains; c) Black Sea.

4) We have tundra and taiga in the ….

a) south; b) west; c) north.

5) The northern boundary is washed by ….

a) the Pacific Ocean; b) the Arctic Ocean; c) Atlantic.

6) The climate is mainly continental depending on ….

a) weather; b) mountains and deserts; c) latitude.

7) In the …. Russia borders on Finland and the Baltic countries.

a) east; b) south; c) west.

Find the wrong statements and correct them.

1. The total area of our country is 27 mln square kilometers.

2. One part of Russia lies in Europe the other in Asia.

3. We have steppes in the north, plains and forests in the east.

4. There are over 20 mln. rivers in Russia.

5. The northern boundary of Russia is washed by the Pacific Ocean.

6. In the west Russia borders on Ukraine, the Baltic countries, Belarus.

7. The climate in our country is subtropical.

8. Russia has always played an important role in the world.

 

 

Translate from Russian into English.

1. Россия занимает 1/7 земной поверхности.

2. Площадь нашей страны 17 млн. км² , а население 142 млн. человек.

3. Люди разных национальностей живут в нашей стране.

4. Уральские горы - это традиционная граница между Европой и Азией.

5. Поверхность страны разнообразная.

6. Россия – это страна длинных рек и глубоких озёр.

7. Россия граничит со многими странами: Прибалтийскими государствами, Финляндией, Украиной, Грузией, Азербайджаном и азиатскими странами.

8. Климат нашей страны в основном континентальный, зависящий от широты.

9. Россия самый большой производитель угля, никеля, железа, природного газа.

10. Россия одна из ведущих держав в мире.

 

Speak on the topic: “Our Motherland”.