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1.Выпишите из текста все предложения с глаголами to be. Russia Russia or the Russian Federation covers a huge part of Eurasia. Being the largest world country it borders 18 states and takes in one eighth of the Earth’s dry surface. In Russia winter is mostly cold and snowy and summer is usually hot and dry. The polar climate prevails over northern areas. Beyond the Polar Circle people don’t see daylight in winter. But in summer the long polar night gives place to the midnight sun. Russia can boast of the richest mineral and energy reserves. The country is often called an «energy superpower» as Russia’s depths rich in oil, natural gas and coal. The density of population in Russia is uneven. Up to 78% of citizens live in comparatively small European part while vast Asian areas remain low populated. About 8% of Russian people reside in Moscow. In the list of the largest Russian cities the capital is followed by Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. Russia is a homeland of classical ballet school and Stanislavski’s system of acting. Russian literature is very popular throughout the world. All educated people know Aleхander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov. Five Russian writers and poets won the Nobel prize in literature: Ivan Bunin, Boris Pasternak, Mikhail Sholokhov, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Joseph Brodsky.

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In Russia winter is mostly cold and snowy and summer is usually hot or dry.

The country is often called an "energy superpower"...

The density of population in Russia is uneven.

In the list of the largest Russian cities the capital is followed by Saint Petersburg,Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.

Russia is a homeland of classical ballet school and Stanislavski's system of acting.

Russian literature is very popular throughout the world.