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VI. A. Read the text Russia and then discuss it

Russia is the largest country in the world. The country is situated in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia. Its total area is over 17 million square kilometres. Our land is washed by 12 seas and three oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The country borders on fourteen countries. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

The country has a great variety of flora and fauna. There are numerous forests, plains and steppes, taiga and tundra, highlands and deserts in our land. The highest mountains are the Altai, the Urals, and the Caucasus. There are over 2 million rivers in the Russian Federation. The longest of them are the Volga, the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena. Our land is also rich in various lakes. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

On the Russian territory there are 11 time zones. The climate conditions are rather different: from arc­tic and mild (moderate) — to continental and subtropical. Our country is one of the richest in natural resources coun­tries in the world: oil, natural gas, coal, different ores, ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other minerals. It is one of the highly developed industrial pow­ers in the world. The main industrial branches are machine-building, aircraft, automobile, tex­tile, chemical and others.

The Russian Federation is a multinational state. The population of the country is over 140 million people. More than 100 different nations and nationalities live in the Russian Federation. Russian is the official language of the state.

VI. B. A) Insert articles where necessary

1. Russia is … largest country in the world. 2. The Russian Federation is … multinational state. 3. … Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. 4. The highest mountains are … Altai, … Urals and others. 5. ... population of the country is over 140 million people. 6. The country has a great variety of ... flora and ... fauna.

b) Insert prepositions where necessary

1. Russian is the official language … the state. 2. Our land is washed … 12 seas and 3 oceans. 3. The country borders … fourteen countries. 4. Our land is also rich … various lakes. 5. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake … the world. 6. The climate conditions are rather different: … arc­tic and mild (moderate) — … continental and subtropical. 7. The country is situated ... Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia.

c) Choose the right variant

1. Russia is the (larger / largest) country in the world. 2. (Most / More) than 100 different nations and nationalities live in the Russian Federation. 3. There (is / are) over 2 million rivers in the Russian Federation. 4. Our country is one of the (richer / richest) in natural resources coun­tries in the world. 5. Lake Baikal is the (deeper / deepest) lake in the world. 6. The country (border / borders on fourteen countries. 7. The country (have / has) a great variety of flora and fauna.

VI. C. Answer the questions

1. Is Russia a large country? 2. Where is it situated? 3. What is the total area of the country? 4. What seas and oceans is our land washed by? 5. How many countries does it border on? 6. What can you tell about flora and fauna? 7. What are the highest mountains? 8. How many rivers are there in the Russian Federation? 9. What are the longest rivers? 10. What is the deepest lake in the world? 11. What is the population of the country? 12. What are the climate conditions of the country? 13. What natural resources is our country rich in? 14. What are the main industrial branches of the country? 15. What is the official language of the state?