Independent work variant Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words

3.Write a short essay on the topic: “My Favourite Uzbek Writer ”.(200-250words)

4. Speak on the topic: “Great Britain”
Variant 26
1. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words

The Russian Federation is the largest ----1---in the world. It occupies about one-seventh of the earth’s----2----. It’s total area is about 17 million square kilometers. The country ----3-----by 12 seas of 3 oceans : the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Arctic. Russia ----4-----with many country. They are : Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Finland, the Baltic----5----, Belorussia and the Ukraine. It also has a sea border with the USA. The population of the Russian Federation is nearly 250 million-----6----. The capital of the country is Moscow. It’s its largest---7---, scientific, cultural and economical center. Russia is very rich in mineral resources. There is---8----, platinum, diamonds, coal, peat, oil, gas and wood. There are over two million rivers in Russia. The Europe’s ---9---- river , the Volga , flows into the Caspian sea. Others main rivers are : the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena and the Amur. Russia is also rich in ----10----lakes. The world biggest lake - the Caspian sea and the world deepest lake - Lake Baikal are in it. Russia has one-six of the world’s forests. They are concentrated in the European north of the country, in Siberia and in Far East

1. a) state b) country c) border d)town
2. a) surface b) platinum c) country d) lakes
3. a) washes b) was washed c) is washing d) is washed
4. a) consist of b) borders c) washes d) flows
5. a) state b) town c) rivers d) states
6. a) people b) person c) riches d) writers
7. a) seas b) rivers c) political d) economical
8. a) stones b) gold c) silver d)waters
9. a)small b)bigger c) big d) biggest
10. a)ugly b) beautiful c) nice d)tall
2.Listen to the text and write ten or more questions according to it.