Comprehension check. Answer the questions to the text

Task 1

Answer the questions to the text

1. How can you characterize the economy of Russia in general?

2. What are top five priorities for Russian economy’s modernization?

3. What does the Russian government pay attention to in the sphere of energy resources?

4. How can you describe the nuclear energy sector of the Russian economy?

5. How is the country trying to become a full-fledged participant in the global Information Revolution?

6. What is the new Pharma 2020 programme about?

Task 2

Say whether the statements are true or false. If they are false correct them.

1. The economy of Russia has become more market-based and globally-integrated.

2. The President of the country has put great emphasis on the creation of high-tech industries and advanced technologies.

3. Ordering “strategic resources” like oil and gas to be put back under partial state control has been very good for business.

4. The Russian economy is dependent mainly on the raw materials.

5. Pharmaceuticals have always played the leading part in the economy of the country.

6. The so-called Russian Silicon Valley is situated in Scolkovo.

7. Russia is now the world’s biggest destination for outsourcing software.

8. The global technology corporations don’t want to open R&D centers in Russia.

9. The new Pharma 2020 programme will give local companies more preferences.

Task 3

Complete the sentences using the words from the text.

1. The service-oriented economies of other countries ……….. the Soviet state.

2. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the economy of Russia became ………….. and …………..

3. To boost growth and competitiveness the Russian economy needs active introduction of ….. ….

4. ………… ………….. has always played the leading part in the economy of the country.

5. ………. …………… has always been a trump card of Russia.

6. Russia is selling …….. ……….. for civil use through the USA.

7. A new high-tech …….. was created in the Moscow suburb of Skolkovo.

8. Some global technology corporations have opened their ….. and …… centers in Russia.

9. Nowadays it is very important for the country to produce its own …………

10. The country’s modernization campaign is about putting it on innovative ……… ………..

Focus on grammar

Task 1

Translate the word–combinations into English using the preposition “of” or a possessive case of the noun.

Экономика России, распад Советского Союза, введение инновационных технологий, президент страны, экспортер природного газа и нефти, начало восстановления экономики, несостоятельность экономики, альтернативные источники энергии, сфера модернизации, роль ядерной энергетики, производство радиофармпрепаратов, доля российских фирм на рынке, кампания по модернизации страны.

Task 2