Answer the questions on the text

Begin with:

Everybody knows that – Все знают, что

It’s like this – Это так

I should say – Я бы сказал

If I am not mistaken – Если я не ошибаюсь

1. Where is Primorye situated? 2. What area does it cover? 3. What countries can be housed in Primorye? 4. How many kilometers separate its southern and northern extremeties? 5. What ocean washes the shores of Primorye? 6. What metals and minerals is it rich in? 7. Why is the Ussuri taiga called a botanical garden? 8. What trees and plants grow there? 9. What can you say about the fauna of Primorye? 10.What is found in the coastal waters? 11. How many centuries ago did Russian explorers reach the shores of the Pacific Ocean? 12. What industries are the most important in Peimorye nowdays? 13. What town is the centre of Primorye? 14. Are there many rivers in Primorye? 15. Which rivers are the most important?

6. Prove that:

1. Primorye has favourable geographical position. 2. There are all possibilities to develop powerful industry in Primorye. 3. Primorye has a unique fauna. 4. Primorye is a real botanical garden. 5. Primorye has all conditions for developing tourism.

Role play.

Take an interview of your groupmates about their places.

1. Work according to the plan: a) Ask your groupmates what part of Primorye they are from; b) Where this part is situated; c) What their place is famous for; d) What natural resources there are in this part of Primorye; e) What they know about the historical background of that place; f) If they have industrial enterprises; g) Ask them about famous people of that place.

2. You are asked to give a geography lesson to schoolchildren. The topic of the lesson is “Primorye”.

3. You meet a foreigner who is interested in Primorye. Tell him about your region.

4. One tourist firm asks you to write about Primorye.

5. Your pen-friend asks you to write about Primorye.