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9. Compose an essay on the topic “My University”. Be ready to speak on the topic “My University”.

Topic: The Russian Federation

Sport in Russia

Glossary

Geographical Outline: stretch over, a vast expanse of, cover twice the territory of, in the north/south/west/east, border on, wash, be washed by seas and oceans, conjoined, take up, rolling uplands, the relief is scattered with lakes and swamps, northern/southern/eastern/western, the river basins are cut by valleys and ravines, boundary, separate smth from smth, the highest peak, reach, range from…to…, merge, be bounded by smth, mountain chains, peninsula, island, flow in, become the cradle, extensive, lowland, highland, rank, be inhabited by, majority, be unequally distributed, the bulk of the people, be insufficiently populated, rapid, uninhabitable, climate, mild, harsh, limit smth, arable land, flora, fauna, latitudinal, tundra, moss, taiga, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, mixed forest, steppe, deposits of mineral resources, coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminium, tin, develop rapidly, be determined by smth, heavy industry, light industry, chemical industry, highly-developed.

Political Structure: be set up, the Constitution, sovereign, the head, be headed by, be elected by, a four-year term, the President, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, make treaties, enforce laws, appoint, the prime minister, override, dissolve, the parliament, the government, branch of power, consist of, legislative, executive, judicial, be vested in the Federal Assembly, the Council of Federation, the State Duma, popular vote, chamber, chairman, a bill, approve smth, sign smth, belong to smb, be represented by smb/smth, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme court, regional courts, state symbol, symbolize smth, three-colored flag, hymn, the national coat of arms, a two-headed eagle.

II. Fill in the gaps using the essential vocabulary:

Russia … for some 17,000 million square kilometers. Our country … of the USA. It … China, Korea …, Norway and Finland …. Russia … 3 oceans and numerous …. The distance between the most northern and most southern points … … 3,500 … 4,000 km. The country has about 3,000,000 …, the longest one is the Volga. The Baikal is not only the deepest … but also the world’s greatest freshwater reservoir. The Urals … the European part of Russia … the Asian part. There are several … such as the Caucasus and the Altai. The … are the … of Communism (7495 m), the … of Pobeda (7439 m) and Lenin … (7134 m). Mountains greatly influence … of Russia. Forests and plains … most of Russia’s territory. The country is rich in many …, especially in coal, natural gas, and ores. The current … of Russia is about 150 million people. Russia as a state is a … …. The … of the state is the President who controls all the three … ….

The Federal Assembly … the Council of … and the State ... exercises … The executive power … to the government which …. by the prime minister. The … is represented by the …, … and regional courts. Today the state Russian … is three colored. The national coat of arms is … It is the most ancient … of our country.