Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему: Russia

It occupies about one-seventh of the earth's surface. It covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers.

Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the west it borders on Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Byelorussia, the Ukraine. It also has a sea-borders with the USA.

and forests in the midland, tundra and taiga in the north, highlands and deserts in the east.

Plain and the West Siberian Lowland.

There are several mountains chains on the territory of the country: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest mountain chain, the Urals, separates Europe from Asia.

river, the Volga, flows into the Caspian Sea.

The main Siberian rivers- the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena- flow from the south to the north. The Amur in the Far East flows into the Pacific Ocean.

is Lake Baikal. It is much smaller than the Baltic Sea, but there is much more water in it than in the Baltic Sea.
The water in the lake is so clear that if you look down you can count the stones on the bottom.

concentrated in the European north of the country, in Siberia and in the Far East.

various types of climate, from arctic in the north to subtropical in the south.

In the middle of the country the climate is temperate and continental.

copper, nickel and other mineral resources.

President.
The legislative powers are exercised by the Duma.

largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial centre.
It's one of the oldest Russian cities.

characters which differ them from other people are hospitality, their «open heart», «golden hands», wise Russian fairytales reflect this wisdom.

Our people are hardworking, patient, never loosing hope for better life.

the world wonderful names of A.Pushkin and M.Lermontov, P.Tchaikovsky and I.Repin, thousands of names of world famous poets, writers, composers, scientists.

because they send the beauty of our nature and people.

Y. Gagarin –
the first Russian
cosmonaut

D. Mendeleev – a famous
scientist

our country is famous for Russian traditional specific crafts, its skilled craftsmen. Painted boxes of Palekh, colored shawls of Pavlov Posad, clay toys of Dymkovo, laces of Vologda are known all over the world.

considered to be the symbols of Russia as well as matryoshkas and samovar.

17th century. Producing of tableware-dishes, spoons, mugs was begun at that time on the banks of the great Russian river Volga. The prevailing colours are black, yellow, golden, green and red.

it will be developed and brought into the future by the new generation of painters.

people all over the country do not work have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Women's Day, May Day, Victory Day and Independence Day.