Read and Speak. Круглова М.В. - 72 стр.

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III. Match the English and Russian equivalents.

1. to facilitate 1. исполнительская власть

2. a deposit 2. огромный

3. a chamber of a parliament 3. крепость

4. to be rich 4. поселение

5. consciousness 5. месторождение

6. a fortress 6. законодательная власть

7. to approve 7. одобрять

8. vast 8. палата парламента

9. a dwelling district 9. быть чем-либо богатым

10. legislative power 10. сознательность

11. a settlement 11. облегчать

12. executive power 12. жилой район

TEXT 4A. OUR COUNTRY, RUSSIA

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Our country, the Russian Federation, is the largest state in the world. Its territory

is over 17 million square kilometers, the population being more than 150 million.

Russia is rich in mineral resources including vast areas of fertile lands and forests,

deep lakes and wide rivers. It’s rich in mineral deposits, such as coal, oil, iron ore,

tin, lead, copper, gold and others.

The Russian Federation is a free union of a number of regions, territories and

autonomous republics, for example, Karelia, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Mordovia and

others.

The highest legislative body of the Russian Federation is Duma, the name of the

Russian Parliament, which consists of two chambers. The executive power is held by

the President and the Cabinet of Ministers. The candidate of the Prime Minister, put

forward by the head of the state, is to be approved by Duma.

The capital of Russia is Moscow. It’s the most important political, industrial,

scientific and cultural centre of the country.