<em>I lost my key when I was playing in the yard yesterday. </em>
Social Etiquette in RussiaRussians are very warm and hospitable people. They enjoy meeting new people and like to invite people to their homes for food and conversation. But there are a few things you should remember when you go to Russia.When you meet a Russian person for the first time, you should shake hands with him/her. Be careful - some people have a very strong grip! Try to smile as you introduce yourself. When you greet people you know well, you should kiss them on both cheeks to say hello and goodbye. When talking to people in Russia, some topics are 'safer' than others. Suitable topics for small talk are TV programmes, pets, family or you can complain about public transport or the weather. But you should avoid talking about politics or Russian history, or you might miss the last bus/tram home!When you visit Russian people in their homes, it is fine to arrive five or ten minutes late - do not arrive early as your host might not be ready to receive you! It is good manners to take some flowers with you, or a little gift to show your appreciation. Do not be surprised when your host asks you to take off your shoes at the door and hands you a pair of slippers to wear - make yourself comfortable and feel at home! And be prepared to eat a lot of food! The guest always gets more than anyone else!
5. Vladimir Putin is the Russian President at the moment. The Prime Minister is Dmitry Medvedev
<span>6. Russia stopped being a monarchy and became a republic in 1917 </span>
<span>7. Moscow is the capital of Russia. It's the biggest city of Russia. </span>
<span>8. St-Petersburg, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk </span>
<span>9. Yes, it is </span>
<span>10.The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together. The Caucasus are situated in the south-west of Russia. </span>
<span>11. The Lena is situated in the northeastern Siberia. The Ob is situated in western Siberia. There are many rivers in Russia. Their nemes are the Volga, the Kama, the Terek, etc </span>
<span>12. The country is washed by the Pacific and Artic oceans and by the Baltic, the Black and the Azov seas </span>
<span>13. Lake Baikal is the world's deepest, purest, most ancient and most capacious freshwater lake. Lake Baikal alone contains over one fifth of the world's fresh surface water </span>
<span>14. There were many impotant events in russian history: Mongol invasion, the rise of Moscow, reforms of Peter the Great, etc. </span>
<span>15. Yuri Dolgoruky is famous for foundation of Moscow. Alexander Nevsky and Dmitry Donskoi are famous rulers. Yuri Gagarin is the first cosmonaut in the world </span>
<span>16. The official symbols of Russia are Double-headed eagle, coat of arms of Russia, FLag of Russia. Other symbols of Russia are beryoza, bear, balalaika, vodka </span>
<span>17. Russian flag is a tricolour of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. The flag was first used as an ensign for merchant and war ships and only became official in 1896. </span>
<span>The three colours purportedly came from the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which depict Saint George wearing white (silver) armor, riding a white horse, wearing a blue cape and holding a blue shield, on a red field. According to another version, these three colours were associated with the robes of the Virgin Mary, the holy protectress of Russia. </span>
<span>Yet another interpretation of the three colours is that the order that they are placed in reflected the Russian social system under the monarchy: white represents God, blue the Tsar and red the peasants. Another very common interpretation is the association of colours with the main parts of the Russian Empire: white thus represents Belarus ("White Russia"), blue Ukraine (or Malorossia, "Little Russia"), and red "Great Russia". </span>
A different interpretation associates white with the bright future (where the colour itself is associated with brightness, while its placement at the top - with future); blue with clouded present, and red with bloody past.
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2. Has Sally got a hat? Sally hasn't got a hat.
3. Have Anna and Tom got a horse? Anna and Tom haven't got a horse.
4. Has the table got three legs? The table hasn't got three legs.
5. Have they got a black cat? They haven't got a black cat.
6. Has the dog got a short tail? The dog hasn't got a short tail.
7. Has Mike got a camera? Mike hasn't got a camera.
8. Has Julie got a small house? Julie hasn't got a small house.