Memorize the following words and expressions
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 468.
Read the following words and expressions and try to guess their meaning.
Pretext exercises
The Russian Federation
Text A
Unit 3. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
| Text A The Russian Federation Text B Tomsk Grammar: Present Simple Passive, Past Simple Passive |
Russian Federation, million, kilometers, Europe, Asia, the Atlantic ocean, territory, the Altai, the Urals, the Caucasus, the Volga, the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena, steppe, taiga, tundra, the Baikal, climate, arctic, continental, subtropical, mineral resources, gas, constitutional republic, the President, political system, the Federal Assembly, the Duma, the Speaker, the Prime Minister, system, constitutional, federal, Moscow, political center, national symbols, international cooperation, nation.
3.2. Read the following words and notice their pronunciation.
| surface | [`sWfis] | constitutional | [`kOnstI`tjHSqnql] |
| situate | [`sItjueIt] | legislative | [`leGIslqtIv] |
| eastern | [`Jstqn] | executive | [ig`zekjutIv] |
| northern | [`nLDqn] | government | [`gAvqnmqnt] |
| ocean | [`quSqn] | judicial | [Gu:`dISql] |
| south | [sauT] | court | [kLt] |
| mountain | [`mauntIn] | comprise | [kqm`praIz] |
| numerous | [`njHmqrqs] | supreme | [sH`prJm] |
| highland | [`haIlqnd] | assembly | [q'semblI] |
| influence | [`Influqns] | scientific | [`saIqn`tIfIk] |
| resource | [rI`zLs, rI`sLs] | official | [q`fISql] |
| ore | [L] | symbol | [`sImbql] |
| a total area | общая площадь | to head | возглавлять |
| to occupy | охватывать, занимать | a legislative power | законодательная власть |
| to border on | граничить с | the Upper House | верхняя палата |
| vast | обширный, огромный, | the Lower House | нижняя палата |
| a plain | равнина | a Federation Council | совет федерации |
| numerous | многочисленный | an executive power | исполнительная власть |
| different (from) | различный, разный, отличный (от) | a judicial power | законодательная власть |
| moderate climate | умеренный климат | the Constitutional Court | конституционный суд |
| to influence smth. | оказывать влияние, влиять | the Supreme Court | верховный суд |
| to be rich in smth. | быть богатым чем-л. | a Federal Assembly | федеральное собрание |
| mineral resources | минеральные ресурсы | an official language | официальный язык |
| especially | особенно, главным образом | a banner | знамя |
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