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Т.Г. Галкина, А.В. Кузюкова, М.В. Цыгулева
ME AND MY WORLD: RUSSIA
Учебно-методическое пособие
Модуль 7
Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«Сибирская государственная автомобильно-дорожная академия (СибАДИ)»
Т.Г. Галкина, А.В. Кузюкова, М.В. Цыгулева
ME AND MY WORLD: RUSSIA
Учебно-методическое пособие
Модуль 7
Омск
СибАДИ
2011
УДК 44
ББК 81.432.1
М 45
Рецензенты:
доктор филологических наук, профессор Л.О. Бутакова
(ФГБОУ ВПО «Омский государственный университет им. Ф.М. Достоевского»);
кандидат филологических наук, доцент И.Н. Ефименко
(ФГБОУ ВПО «Сибирская государственная автомобильно-дорожная академия (СибАДИ)»)
Работа одобрена редакционно-издательским советом академии в качестве учебно-методического пособия для студентов 1, 2 курсов всех специальностей.
Галкина Т.Г., Кузюкова А.В., Цыгулева М.В.
М 45 Me and My World: Russia. Модуль 7: учебно-методическое пособие. Омск: СибАДИ, 2011. – 42 с.
Учебно-методическое пособие «Me and My World» направлено на обучение навыкам устной и письменной речи. Задания, предлагаемые в пособии, построены таким образом, чтобы активизировать мыслительную деятельность обучаемых, оптимизировать учебный процесс за счет экономии времени, усилий педагога и правильной организации самостоятельной работы студентов. Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для студентов 1, 2
курсов высших учебных заведений.
Ил. 21 . Библиогр.: 17 назв.
ФГБОУ ВПО «СибАДИ», 2011
The Russian Federation
Pic. 1
1.What do you know about the Russian country profile?
2.Work in two groups, A and B. Group A, match the headings (1-12) with the information (a-l). Group B, ask questions to find out the facts about Russia.
1. |
Full name |
a) Dmitry Medvedev (2008) |
2. |
Population |
b) +7 |
3. |
Capital |
c) US $4,460 (World Bank, 2006) |
4. |
Area |
d) 59 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN) |
5. |
Major language |
e) Russian Federation |
6. |
Major religions |
f) 142.5 million (UN, 2007) |
7. |
Life expectancy |
g) Moscow |
8. |
Main exports |
h) 17 million sq km (6.6 million sq miles) |
9. |
GNI per capita |
i) Christianity, Islam |
10. Internet domain |
j) .ru |
|
11. International |
k) Oil and oil products, natural gas, wood and |
|
dialling code |
wood products, metals, chemicals, weapons |
|
12. President |
and military equipment |
|
l)Russian
3.Help your partner to make up sentences using the information above and the words from the box.
to cover |
to number |
to export |
to speak |
to occupy |
to count |
surface |
territory |
economy |
resources |
E.g. The full name of our country is the Russian Federation.
4.Now workwith a partner from the other group to ask and answer questions as in the example.
E.g. What is the full name of our country? - The Russian Federation.
5.Imagine, that you are talking to a foreign friend about the Russian country profile. Use the information from Ex. 2 – 4 to complete the conversation.
You: So the time has come to say goodbye, Mike?
Friend: Yes, and I’m sorry about it. I’ve enjoyed my stay here very much. Unfortunately the time has passed very quickly.
You: What will you tell about the Russian…… to your family? Friend: …….
And so on…..
6.Work in pairs, ask your partner if he/she knows the words concerning the geographical location of some country.
E.g. Do you know what the word area mean? – Yes, I do. It means territory.
area |
climate |
plains |
economy |
resources |
nature |
desert |
executive |
opportunity |
legislative |
border |
subtropical |
diversity |
highland |
parliamentary |
cover |
count |
territory |
vegetation |
scientific |
Europe |
various |
forests |
steppes |
iron ore |
occupy |
mountain |
chamber |
variety |
temperate |
south |
arctic |
judicial |
tundra |
decrease |
surface |
territory |
council |
supreme |
continental |
7. Use the words from Ex. 6 to complete the sentences:
1)Russia is the largest … in the world.
2)The … in Russia is very rich.
3)Russia is extremely rich in … .
4)The country impresses with its … and size.
5)The climate ranges from the Arctic north to the generally ... south.
6)The Russian Federation occupies the first place in the world for its … .
7)Most of Russia consists of vast stretches of … that are predominantly … to the south and heavily forested to the north, with … along the northern coast.
8. Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make common expressions:
arable; |
country; |
energy; |
distances; |
fishing; |
fleet; |
forest; |
land; |
fresh; |
republic; |
mineral; |
reserves; |
semi-presidential; |
resources; |
transcontinental; |
superpower; |
vast; |
water; |
federal; |
subjects. |
9. Now use the phrases from Ex. 8 to complete the sentences:
1.The Russian Federation is a ... extending over much of northern Eurasia.
2.Russia has the world’s greatest reserves of mineral and …, and is considered an … .
3.Russia has the world’s largest … and its lakes contain unfrozen … .
4.Russian … are a major contributor to the world's fish supply.
5.Russia possesses 10% of the world's … .
6.The largest and most prominent of Russia's bodies of … is Lake Baikal.
10. Read the text and find the sentences from Ex. 9 to check your answers.
The Russian Federation is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia. Russia shares land borders with the following countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It also borders the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caspian Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Black Sea. Russia is close to the United States (Alaska) and Japan.
At 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the
world, covering more than an eighth of the Earth’s land area; with 142 million people, it is the ninth largest by population. Russia has the world's greatest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and is considered an energy superpower. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
The Russian Federation with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances. From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra, coniferous forest (taiga), mixed and broad-leaf forests, grassland (steppe), and semi-desert (fringing the Caspian Sea) as the changes in vegetation reflect the changes in climate.