The Komi Republic

The Komi Republic is situated in the Northeast of Europe. The territory of the republic is rather large. It is more than 415 thousand square kms. And its population is more than 1 million people.

Our Republic is famous for its forests. Almost all the territory of the republic is covered with woods and only some places are fields and meadows. The country’s nature is very original and unique. The woods are rich in animals and birds. In summer they are full of berries and mushrooms.

There are some high places in our Republic. They are the Urals, stretching from the north to the south, the Timan stretching from the south-east to the north-west. There are many beautiful lakes with green, wooden and grassy shores and great powerful woods all around. The biggest rivers of the Republic are the Vychegda, the Sysola, and the Pechora. They all flow to the north of our country. Their banks attract people by considerable variety, from the picturesque fir-trees to the grassy hills and to the vast swamps.

The Komi Republic is rich in mineral resources. There are great deposits of gas, oil and coal. Main gas deposits are located near Ukhta and Vuktyl. Our gas is sent to many parts of our country and abroad. But the real treasure is oil. The rich oil fields are located in the north of our republic. The chief coal fields are in Vorkuta, Pechora, and Inta. Our Republic has a highly developed industry. In the central part of our republic and in Vorkuta limestone and brick earth are produced. They play an important role in the economy of our republic as are widely used in building. Our timber is sent to many countries of the world. It is produced in numerous timber enterprises by the forest teams. Lumber is produced in sawmills. In Syktyvkar there is the greatest in Europe Timber Industrial Complex. It produces paper, cardboard and other paper products.

Вариант № 9

I. Поставьте следующие существительные во множественное число. Переведите существительные на русский язык.

an inch, a fee, an office, an apology, an idea, a safe, a tomato, a photo,

a way, a scotswoman

II. Напишите недостающие формы следующих глаголов:

to break, to prepare, caught, went, opened, were

III. Поставьте неопределенную форму глагола в настоящее простое, прошедшее простое или будущее простое время. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I can’t meet you this evening. A friend of mine (to come) to see me.

2. Helen (to lose) her umbrella yesterday.

3. My working day (to last) 8 hours.

IV. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием –s, и какую функцию оно выполняет в предложении, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного или

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The world's first underground railway was put into operation in London in 1863.

2. John's friends visited him on his birthday.

3. Many books have been written – even more, perhaps, by Frenchmen, Germans, and other foreigners than by Englishmen – on English ways of life, and the English character.

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