3 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective
fast-paced gripping imaginative
thought-provoking mindless
1 This writer is very
She creates some great
characters and monsters in her stories.
2 I read a very
article. It really made me
question the way I think about life.
3 I need some entertainment. I'm too tired to
think.
4 I'm reading a thriller at the moment.
Something exciting happens on every page.
5 I'm reading a really book. I can't put it down.​

My country, the Russian Federation, is the largest state in the world. Its territory is over 17 million square kilometers, the population being more than 150 million. Russia is rich in natural resources including vast areas of fertile (arable) lands and forests, deep lakes and wide rivers. It is rich in mineral deposits, such as coal, oil, iron ore, tin, lead, copper, gold and others.

The Russian Federation is a free union of a number of regions, territories and autonomous republics, for example, Karelia, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Mordovia and others.

The highest legislative body of the Russian Federation is Duma, the name of the Russian Parliament which consists of two chambers. The executive power is held by the President and the Cabinet of Ministers. The candidate of the Prime-Minister, put forward by the head of the state, is to be approved by Duma.

The capital of Russia is Moscow. It is the most important political, industrial, scientific and cultural centre of the country.

Within an historically short period my country has achieved a great success in all spheres of industry, technology, science, democracy and cultural life. The rights of man are guaranteed by the Constitution and by the public consciousness, a new way of thinking. All forms of property (of means of production) are regarded as equal. The country's economy is being transformed into a free market mode!.

Nowadays Russia remains a powerful state enjoying a high reputation among other nations of the world. It plays an important part in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It is a peace-loving country and a member of the United Nations Security Council.

 

First of all let’s make combinations of the words (Для начала давайте составим комбинации из слов)  
1)    the largest – g) country: the largest country (самая большая страна)
2)    the Far - d) East: the Far East (Дальний Восток)
3)    different - e) places: different places (разные места)
4)    low - a) temperatures: low temperatures (низкие температуры)
5)    warm - h) weather: warm weather (теплая погода)
6)    the deepest - b) lake: the deepest lake (самое глубокое озеро)
7)    powerful - c) river: powerful river (могучая река)
8)    important - f) city: important city (важный город)

1) The Volga is a powerful river which runs into the Caspian Sea. (Волга - могучая река, которая впадает в Каспийское море.)
2) Lake Baikal is the deepest lake with fresh water. (Озеро Байкал - самое глубокое озеро с пресной водой)
3) The territory of the Far East is near the Pacific Ocean. (Территория Дальнего Востока находится близ Тихого океана)
4) The territories in the north of Russia are very cold, they are famous for their low temperatures. (Территории на севере России очень холодные, они славятся своими низкими температурами.)
5) The country is large and the climate is different in different places . (Страна большая и климат отличается в разных местах.)
6) Russia is the largest country in the world, the USA and Canada are smaller. (Россия - самая большая страна в мире, США и Канада меньше.)
7) The territories in the south enjoy warm weather in winter. (Территории на юге наслаждаются теплой погодой зимой.)
8) Moscow is the capital and a very important  city .(Москва – столица и очень важный город.)