Speaking.

Ex. 1 Prove that:

1. The Russian federation is the largest country of the world.

2. Russia is connected with the Atlantic Ocean.

3. Our country is washed by three oceans.

4. There is a natural border between Europe and Asia.

5. There are various types of climate.

Ex. 2 Make a list of extraordinary, outstanding achievements of our people, which you can boast of. Compare it with your partner’s list. Whose list is longer?

Ex. 3 Find additional information in Internet and make short reports about Russia and its people.

Ex. 4 Answer the questions to make up a story about any English-speaking country (the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).

1. What other names are given to the country?

2. Where is the country situated?

3. What languages are spoken in the country?

4. How many states or territories or provinces are included into the country?

5. What seas and oceans is the country washed by?

6. What natural resources can be found in the country?

7. What industries are developed in the country?

8. What agrarian products are produced in the country?

Text 3

I. Scan the text and find the answers to the questions:

1. Great Britain is a country with the parliamentary monarchy. What is the state structure of the Russian Federation?

2. Great Britain has Parliament with two chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. What chambers does the RF Parliament consist of?

Political System and Powers of the President of Russia.

Russia is a democratic federative rule-of-law state with a republican form of government. The Russian Federation consists of 83 constituent entities.

State power in Russia is carried out by dividing power into three independent branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Executive power belongs to the central and local governments. Judicial power is provided by appropriate judicial system and by civil, administrative and criminal legislation.

The President is the head of state and determines the basic objectives of the internal and external policy of the state. He is elected for 6 years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for all eligible citizens. One and the same person cannot serve as President for more than two terms in succession.

The President is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. His duty is to appoint diplomatic representatives for approval by the Parliament. He has the right to show mercy and to decide on issues of citizenship, to introduce the state of emergency throughout the country or in a particular territory within the Russian Federation. The President has the right to dissolve the State Duma, to announce elections ahead of time and to pass the decision to conduct a referendum on federal issues

Comprehension questions:

1. What are the three independent branches of state power in Russia?

2. Who exercises the legislative power?

3. How is judicial power provided by?

4. Executive power belongs to the central and local governments, doesn’t it?

5. Is the RF President elected or appointed?

6. What are the functions of the RF President?

Ex.1 Match these English and Russian:

1. rule-of-law-state	a) гражданство
2. republican form of government	b) субъекты
3. internal and external policy	c) право помилования
4. constituent entities	d) чрезвычайное положение
5. objectives	e) внутренняя и внешняя политика
6. the right to show mercy	f) распустить Государственную Думу
7. the state of emergency	g) правовое государство
8. to pass the decision	h) выносить решение
9. citizenship	i) цели
10. to dissolve the State Duma	j) республиканская форма правления

Ex.2 Match the synonyms:

1. state a. extraordinary situation

2. serve b. to dismiss

3. suffrage c. country

4. term d. power

5. constituent entity e. to pardon

6. to show mercy f. purposes

7. to dissolve g. subject of the RF

8. objectives h. to occupy office

9. authority i. elections

10. state of emergency j. time of service

Grammar Focus. The Passive Voice. The Future Simple .

Positive	Negative	Question
10,000 cars will be produced next year.	The cars won’t be sold in the UK.	Will he be sent to a business trip?|

Ex. 1 Open the brackets. Use the Future Simple Tense.

1. They say the Russian capital ... to the East (to move).

2. The Russian language … as the national language in all the republics (to use).

3. We hope that more and more people … in agriculture of our country (to engage).

4. The time of the President's service … to two terms (to limit).

5. Governors of the regions … but not … (to elect, to appoint).

6. The diplomatic representatives … by the President (to appoint).

7. The state of emergency … by the President in case of war (to introduce).

8. The duties of the President … because of impeachment (to stop).

9. Military forces … outside the country without the approval of the President (to use).

10. The appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General and judges of the Supreme Court … by the federation Council (to consider).

Ex. 2 Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. The objectives of internal and external policy determine/are determined by the President.

2. State power exercise/is exercised by the three independent branches.

3. Its own official language use/is used in every autonomous republic, but Russian speak/is spoken and study/is studied as the second language.

4. Christianity confess/is confessed by the majority of the Russian citizens.

5. The territory of the Russian federation divides/is divided into eleven climatic zones.

6. Europe and Asia separate/is separated by the Ural mountains.

7. Deposits of oil, gas, coal include/are included in natural resources.

8. Russian uses/is used for intercommunication between the former Soviet Union republics.

9. Industry in which raw materials turns/is turned into finished products is the second sector of our economy.

10. The duties of the President to define/are defined in the Constitution.

Ex. 3 Say if it is true or false. If it is wrong, correct the sentence:

1. The RF is a federal republic.

2. The President is elected for a five-year term.

3. Electorate is the body of citizens having the right to vote in the elections.

4. The power is divided into two branches.

5. The elections in Russia are obligatory.