Complete the texts with a(n), the or I live in (1)Atyrau. It's (2)city in (3)Kazakhstan. It isin (4) west of (5) country, near (6) Caspian Sea.Ural River, which is 2, 428 km long, runs through the city. Youcan walk along (8) river from (9) north to (10) southof (11) city, as there are (12) pavements on its sides13)impressive attraction (14) visitors can visit is (15)Makhambet Square. This is where (16) national holidays arecelebrated. There are also (17)parks, (18) museums and(19)_theatres in my city. (20)famous theatre you can visitis (20)Drama Theatre, where you can enjoy (22) culturalevents from (23)October to (24) June2011​

I think it would be interesting to compare Russia and the UK in order to see the differences and similarities between this two countries.
Firstly the educational system is extremely different in Britain compared to Russia. Children over in England spend almost the whole day in the school, so they have a wide range of activities on the school site, including sport facilities like sport fields and gyms and also things like cafeteria or a lobby, where you can stay with your friends. Whether students in Russia have lessons till about 3 or 4 pm, and prefer to socialise outside of school.
However, just as in the UK pupils in Russia have their exams at the same time. Your first important exam will take place in year 9 in Russia, which is year 11 over in England and your final exam will be at the end of year 11 for Russian students and at the end of year 13 for Englishmen.
In contrast to Britain all universities in Russia are non commercial, which means that any students have an ability to provide themselves with a free education or at least a discount.