Упражнение 1. Прочитайте текст и выполните задание: Russia. Our Russia is the largest country on our planet. It covers between one-sixth and one-seventh of the firm land. Russia is situated in Eurasia (in Asia and in Europe The total area of our country amounts to over seventeen square kilometers. The population of Russia numbers about two hundred million people. More than eleven million Russian citizens live in the capital Moscow. The Russian Federation is washed by the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and six different seas. The deepest and largest lakes in Russia are Ladoga and Baikal. The largest and most important rivers are the Yenissei, the Volga and the Ob. Russia is situated on two large plains. This fact makes its relief generally flat. But there are also mountain chains in Russia – the Caucasus, the Urals, the Altai, etc. The Urals divide the territory of Russia into the Asiatic and the European part. Russia is rich in various natural resources and minerals. Russia borders on sixteen countries on the firm land. Our country belongs to maritime states and shares water borders with Japan and the USA. Our Country is one of the most important producers and exporters of grain in the world. Russia is also a very powerful industrial country producing great amount of steel, timber, natural gas and oil. True or False? 1. Russia isn’t the largest country on our planet. 2. Two hundred million people live in Moscow. 3. Russia has both plains and mountains. 4. Russia borders on 6 countries on the firm land. 5. Our country produces and exports grain all over the world. Упражнение 2. Вставьте артикли, где необходимо: 1. ___ Bermuda Triangle is located in ___ Atlantic Ocean. 2. During our unforgettable tour across ___ Europe we visited many countries: ___ France, ___ Belgium and Netherlands in ___ Western Europe; ___ Spain and ___ Italy in ___Southern Europe; ___ Poland and ___Belarus in ___ Eastern Europe. 3. ___Borneo is situated in the waters of South China Sea. 4. ___ Astrakhan is located on ___Caspian Sea.