1. A: “Scenery and wildlife” B: “Population” C: “Climate” D: “Cities”
1a. Look at the titles of the texts in Ex. 1B and say which text can tell you about:
A: “Scenery and wildlife”
B: “Population”
C: “Climate”
D: “Cities”
1: the people of Russia
2: the biggest cities of our country
3: Russia’s nature and animals
4: the weather in different parts of Russia
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2. 1b. Read the texts and check your answers.
A. Scenery and wildlife
The scenery of Russia is diverse and amazing. There are many large forests, high mountains, impressive rivers and beautiful lakes. Russia is also famous for its vast steppes and the tundra. The wildlife and flora are very rich.
B. Population
Russia is home to nearly 150 million people from different groups. More than a hundred ethnic groups live in Russia. 85 per cent of the population is Russian. There are also about 5.5 million Tatars, 4.4 million Ukrainians and others.
C. Climate
Russia is a very large country and lies both in Europe and Asia. It stretces across 11 time zones and includes many types of climate. It has tundra climate in the north, with cold, snowy winters and short, cool summers. Most of Russia has a temperature climate with cold winters and hot summers.
D. Cities
Moscow is the capital of Russia. It’s one of the biggest and most beautiful cities in the world. It is the biggest city of Russia.
St petersburg is the second biggest city. With its magnificient buildings and romantic atmosphere, it’s really a living museum.
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3. 2a. Read the texts again and guess the meaning of the words.
ethnic groups; own; time zone; culture;
temperature; monsoon; subtropical;
tundra
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4. Example: Example: Russia is in two Continents, Europe and Asia.
2b. Look through the texts and write the adjectives describing the country.
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Example:
Amazing.
We’ve got an
Amazing lake in our area.
2с. In the texts A-D find the things which are special about Russia.
Example:
Russia is in two
Continents, Europe and
Asia.
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5. 3. In groups discuss these texts.
articles/
tourist-attractions-
in-russia.html
1. Where are they situated?
2. What do you know about it?
3. Have you ever been there?
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6. 4. In groups, prepare to complete the diagram about Russia.
1. in which part of Russia this city/town is situated;
2. how many people live there;
3. if there are any rivers, lakes or other geographical sights in it;
4. if there any interesting places in it.
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