Active Vocabulary. Ex. 1. Listen to the passage with the key ideas of the unit

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Just Russia

Ex. 1. Listen to the passage with the key ideas of the unit. Suggest the problems to be discussed in the unit.

Russia is great, boundless, beautiful, and incomparable. It is the largest country in the world. It covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia and it is washed by three oceans. There is hardly a country where such variety of scenery and people can be found. Russia stretches across 6 vegetation zones and 11 time zones with extremely various types of climate – from arctic in the north to subtropical in the south. Actually there are boundless opportunities for recreation in the country, lots of places to go and lots of sights to see. Despite the present problems the country is facing now, there are a lot of opportunities that Russia will become one of the leading countries in the world.

Ex. 2. Listen to the native speaker and speak the words after him.

1. adopt [əʹdɔpt] – принимать, перенимать

2. comparable [ʹkɔmpərəbl] – сравнимый, сопоставимый

3. complicated [ʹkɔmklɪkeɪtɪd] – сложный, запутанный

4. contain [kənʹteɪn] – содержать

5. declare [dɪʹklɛə] – объявлять, признавать

6. defeat [dɪʹfi:t] – наносить поражение, разрушать

7. destroy [dɪsʹtroɪ] – разрушать

8. distance [ʹdɪstəns] – расстояние

distant [ʹdɪstənt] – удаленный, далекий

9. embrace [imʹbreɪs] – включать, охватывать

10. encompass [ɪn'kʌmpəs] – заключать в себе, охватывать

11. enormous [ɪ'nɔ:məs] – огромный, громадный

12. feature ['fi:tʃə] – черта, особенность

13. gradually ['grædjuəlɪ] – постепенно

14. immense [ɪ'mens] – необъятный, огромный

15. impress [ɪm'pres] – поражать, производить впечатление

16 include [ɪn'klu:d] – включать

17. invasion [ɪn'veɪʒn] – нашествие, вторжение

18. lonely ['ləʊnlɪ] – одинокий

19. mansion ['mænʃn] – особняк

20. masterpiece ['ma:stə,pi:s] – шедевр

21. occupy ['ɔkjupaɪ] – занимать

22. prominent ['prɔmɪnənt] – выдающийся

23. rapidly ['ræpɪdlɪ] – быстро

24. search (for) [sə:tʃ] – искать

25. severe [sɪ'vɪə] – жесткий, суровый

26. stretch [stretʃ] = span – простираться

27. spot [spɔt] – уголок местечко

28. suburban [sə'bə:bən] – пригородный

29. variety [və'raɪətɪ] – разнообразие, множество

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