а) Read and state the function of the verbs be, have I. The Russian Federation is situated in Europe and in Asia. 2. Its total area is over 17 million square kilometres. 3. There are different climatic zones in our country. 4. Russia has abundant natural resources. 5. Much water has flowed under its bridges. b) Fill in the blanks with the proper auxiliary verbs 1. Moscow… founded in 1147. 2. Many historic events … left their traces on the city's face. 3. He … never been to Moscow. 4. Moscow attracting tourists from all over the world. 5. The city been ruined, and then it … restored.

i would like to spend the first summer month in the country, at my grandparents’. my friends and cousins will be waiting for me there. i miss them so much. we shall go fishing, sunbathing, swimming, horse-riding and playing football. and i’m going to help my grandparents about the garden. so i will be outdoors all the time.

i can’t wait for july because our family will travel to the seaside. we shall stay in a rented house for 2 weeks. i really enjoy the clean air and the beautiful scenery with beaches and mountains near the warm sea. i am going to swim and dive a lot. and i want to try the national cuisine, rich in fruit, vegetables and fish.

as for august, i would like to stay in the city and spend the time with my friends walking around, going to the cinema and cafes, playing computer games. my dream is to sleep as much as i like and to do what i like. i will ride my bike, go skateboarding or roller-skating in the park.

перевод:

я бы хотел провести свой первый летний месяц в деревне, у бабушки с дедушкой. мои друзья и двоюродные братья будут меня там ждать. я скучаю по ним. мы будем ходить на , загорать, купаться, кататься на лошадях и играть в футбол. и я собираюсь бабушке и дедушке работать в огороде. поэтому все время я буду находиться на открытом воздухе.

не могу дождаться и июля, потому что моя семья отправляется на отдых к морю. мы будем жить в арендованном домике в течение двух недель. мне нравится чистый воздух и красивые пейзажи с пляжами и горами возле теплого моря. я буду много плавать и нырять. и еще я хочу попробовать национальную кухню, богатую фруктами, овощами и рыбой.

что касается августа, я бы хотел остаться в городе и провести время со своими друзьями, прогуливаясь по улицам, посещая кинотеатры и кафе, играя в компьютерные игры. я мечтаю спать, сколько захочется и заниматься тем, чем захочется. я буду кататься на велосипеде, скейтборде или роликах в парке.

The current time differs from the previous one: here is ruled by technology and product is information. no wonder they say that the 21st century is the century of information technology. what only recently seemed new and unknown, it is now irrelevant. we conquer space not in the near-earth space, and sent their research mini-station on mars, is the exploration of saturn, jupiter, and titan. once this can only be read in science fiction books. for example, the ideas of the novels of jules verne, such as a submarine, became a reality in the 20th century. the time has come to realize the most daring fantasies of modernity. man explores the ocean floor with the help of sophisticated equipment and online mode it can be observed by millions of internet users. the global wide web has become a comprehensive space, which united all and all.