Лексическая разработка по английскому языку на тему "The Russian Federation"

The

Russian Federation

The Russian Federation

The Russian Federation is a multinational state. It comprises many national districts, several autonomous republics and regions. The population of the country is about 140 million people.

Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, is the largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial center of the country and one of the most beautiful cities on the globe. Russian is the official language of the state. The national symbols of the Russian Federation are a white-blue-red banner and a double-headed eagle.

The Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the President. The country government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The President controls only the executive branch of power – the government, but not the Supreme Court and Federal Assembly.

            The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly comprising two chambers: the Council of Federation (upper Chamber) and the State Duma (lower Chamber). Each chamber is headed by the Speaker. The executive power belongs to the government (the Cabinet of Ministers) headed by the Prime Minister. The judicial power belongs to the system of Courts comprising the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and Federal courts. Our country has a multiparty system.

            The foreign policy of the Russian Federation is that of international cooperation, peace and friendship with all nations irrespective of their political and social systems.

Active vocabulary:

1.      state	¾    Государство
2.      banner	¾    знамя, флаг
3.      legislative	¾    законодательный
4.      executive	¾    исполнительный
5.      judicial	¾    судебный
6.      Federal Assembly	¾    Федеральное Собрание
7.      the Council of Federation	¾    Совет Федерации
8.      State Duma	¾    Государственная Дума
9.      Supreme Court	¾    Верховный суд
10.  irrespective of	¾    независимо от
11.  foreign policy	¾    международная политика

1.      Ответьте на вопросы:

1)         What is the national symbol of Russia?

2)         The Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the President, isn’t it?

3)         What does the Federal Assembly consist of?

4)         Which branch of power does the President control?

5)         Who is the head of each Chamber of the Federal Assembly?

2. Составьте слово из букв, переведите:

1) teSta 2) atiNon 3) puRliceb 4) Regoni 5) puPotilaon 6) oyntCur

7)  mobSly 8) ratiFeonde 9) neraBn 10) augaLnge 11) Notainla 12) leagE

13) resdePint  14) vntGonerme 15) rhacBn 16) wePro 17) uroCt 18) Flerade

19) Crahbme 20) Skeapre 21) etMrisin 22) diJualic 23) Smyest 24) yPicol 25) premSue

3. True or False?

1)         The Russian Federation is  multinational state.

2)         The Russian Federation comprises only several regions.

3)         The population of the country is over 140 million people.

4)         St. Petersburg is the capital of Russia.

5)         Moscow is the most beautiful cities on the globe.

6)         English is the official language of the state.

7)         The national symbols of Russia are a white-blue-red banner and a double-headed eagle.

8)         The Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the Prime Minister.

9)         The country government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial.

10)       The President controls all the branches.

11)       The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly.

12)       The Federal Assembly comprises two chambers: the Council of Federation and the State Duma.

13)       Each chamber is headed by the Director.

14)       The executive power belongs to the government headed by the Prime Minister.

15)       The judicial power belongs to the system of courts: the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and federal courts.

16)       Russia is a one-party system.

17)       The foreign policy of the Russian Federation is that of international cooperation.

4.      Переведите на английский язык:

1. Россия является конституционной республикой во главе с президентом.

2. Правительство страны состоит из трех властей: законодательной, исполнительной и судебной.

3. Законодательная власть принадлежит Федеральному собранию.

4. Президент контролирует только исполнительную власть.

5. Судебная власть принадлежит системе судов, охватывающую Конституционный суд, Верховный суд и федеральные суды.

The Russian Federation

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies about 1 /7 (one-seventh) of the Earth surface. The country is situated in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia. Its total area is over 17 million square kilometers.

The Russian Federation is washed by 12 seas of three oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. In the south and in the west the country borders on fourteen countries. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

There are no countries in the world where such a great variety of flora and fauna can be found as in our land. Our country has numerous forests, plains and steppes, taiga and tundra, highlands and deserts. The highest mountains in our land are the Altai, the Urals and the Caucasus. There are over two thousand rivers in the Russian Federation. The longest of them are the Volga, the Ob’, the Yenisei, the Lena and the Amur. Our land is also rich in lakes with the deepest lake in the world, the Baikal, included.

The territory of the Russian Federation is divided into 11 time zones. The climate conditions are rather different: from arctic and 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.

Words:

1.       Eastern — восточный 2.       Northern  — северный 3.       to border on — граничить c 4.       plain — равнина 5.       steppes — степи 6.       taiga — тайга 7.       desert — пустыня 8.       highlands — горные возвышенности

9.       the Urals — Уральские горы 10.   the Caucasus — Кавказ 11.   moderate — умеренный 12.   natural resources — природные богатства 13.   coal — (каменный) уголь 14.   ore — руда 15.   ferrous and non-ferrous metals — черные и цветные металлы

Questions:

1. What is the territory of Russia?

2. What oceans wash the borders of the Russian Federation?

3. How many countries have borders with Russia?

4. Are Russian flora and fauna various?

5. What are the highest mountains in Russia?

6. What is Baikal famous for?

7. What is the climate in Russia like?

8. What natural resources are there in Russia?