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SOLT Russian listening — Module 4 Lesson 5, track 28

SOLT listening workbook · Module 4 Lesson 5, track 28

Task

Listen to a segment of a lecture about another interesting area in the Russian Federation.
Listen three times.

A. Listen once for the general information and find out the name of the administrative
unit being discussed and its name.
B. Then read the list of the geographical terms, listen to the recording again, and put a
check mark to those mentioned:

море
леса
океан
озёра
болота
хранилище
сосна
дуб

C. Read the multiple-choice question below and choose the correct response.

According to the recording:

a. most of the province is covered by forest and only a small part by marshes.
b. over half of the forests covering the province being described consist of pine.
c. the lakes of the province are severely polluted, and as a result the quality of water is poor.

D. Look at the images below and write down as many words as you can that apply to
each photograph, using the vocabulary from the recording.

Transcript

Значительная часть территории Карелии занята разнообразными болотами, лишь отчасти покрытыми лесами.
A significant part of the territory of Karelia is occupied by various swamps, only partially covered with forests.
Озёра и болоты Карелии являются огромным хранилищем пресной воды высокого качества.
The lakes and swamps of Karelia are a huge reservoir of high quality fresh water.
Более половины лесов Карелии состоят из сосны.
More than half of Karelia's forests consist of pine.