5. Fill in spaces with the necessary words from the text:

… potential several … regions population … 3.5 m people Tatarstan is … in the Middle Volga … Naberezhniye Chelny where Kamaz … located its territory is … into …-extracting region oil-… republic

old … Northeast … automobile and chemical … heavy-duty … Kama Automobile … the local … plant a … association rural … regions foreign … turnover

6. Fill in the prepositions and make up sentences:

   is equal … 67 % is divided … several economic regions developed … a production association gave birth … motor car construction situated … the Kama

   is rich … oil is well-known … its cattle-breeding belongs … European countries business contacts … Asian countries … terms … its economic potential

7. Match synonyms.

1 overall 2 is situated 3 heavy-duty trucks 4 motor car construction 5 main 6 industries 7 manufacture 8 plant

automobile industry enterprise total large capacity lorries branches major is located produce

8. Give English equivalents:

   экономически развитая республика; в отношении экономического потенциала; она была основана; на территории бывшей Казанской губернии; общая площадь; посевная площадь; общая численность населения; превышать; располагаться/находиться; делится на несколько экономических регионов; с/х регионы; главные отрасли; большегрузные автомобили; автомобилестроение; Камский автомобильный завод; производственное объединение; главный химический центр; нефтехимический завод; нефтедобывающий регион; республика богата нефтью; быть занятым в; внешнеторговый оборот; деловые контакты расширяются; оптические приборы; запасные части; зерновые культуры; кормовые культуры.

   Grammar: The Verb. Active Voice

9. Look at the text and find:

1. present simple verbs

2. past simple verbs

3. present perfect continuous verb

10. Make up different types of questions.

Example 1: Tatarstan is one of the most industrialized republics.

Could you tell me, please, if Tatarstan is one of the most industrialized republics?

Tatarstan is one of the most industrialized republics, isn’t it?

What republic is one of the most industrialized republics?

Is Tatarstan one of the most industrialized republics?

Is Tatarstan one of the most industrialized republics in terms of population or its economic potential?

Why is Tatarstan one of the most industrialized republics?

1. Its size is about equal to Switzerland and Belgium combined. 2) Major industries of the region are machine-building and instrument-making. 3) This city was the main chemical centre of the republic.

Example 2: Tatarstan has an overall area of 67.8 sq. km.

Tatarstan has an overall area of 67.8 sq. km, doesn’t it?

I wonder, if Tatarstan has an overall area of 67.8 sq. km?

What republic has an overall area of 67.8 sq. km.?

Does Tatarstan have an overall area of 67.8 sq. km?

Does Tatarstan have an overall area of 67.8 or 77.8 sq. km?

What area does Tatarstan have?

1) The total population of the Republic exceeds 3.5 m people. 2) This city exists more than 50 years. 3) Fodder crops cover 36% of the sowing area. 4) The main part of foreign trade turnover belongs to European countries.

Example 3: Seventy years later it became the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan.

Seventy years later it became the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan, didn’t it?

I wonder, when it became the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan?

Did it become the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan?

Did it become the sovereign or not sovereign Republic?

When did it become the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan?

1) The construction of Kama Automobile Works started in 1971. 2) The construction of Kama Automobile Works gave birth to motor car construction. 3) The local petrochemical plant developed into a production association.

p. 13 Grammar Backup Unit 2 (The Verb. Active Voice)