Vocabulary. Sovereign – суверенный

Sovereign – суверенный

Overall – общий

Region – регион

Major – главный, важный, основной

Branches of industry = industries – отрасли промышленности

in terms of – с точки зрения

manufacturing (industry) – обрабатывающая промышленность

engineering / mechanical engineering – машиностроение

power engineering – энергетическое машиностроение

electric generation – энергетика

automobile / motor car industry – автомобилестроение

lorry = track – грузовик

capacity – мощность, емкость, нагрузка

to manufacture = to produce – производить

instrument-making – приборостроение

machine-tool industry – станкостроение

aircraft industry – авиационная промышленность

petrochemical industry – нефтехимическая промышленность

rural – сельский

grain crops – зерновые культуры

barley – ячмень

oat – овёс

wheat – пшеница

rye – рожь

cattle-breeding – животноводство

trade – торговать, торговля

turnover – оборот

Speak about the Republic of Tatarstan using the following questions as a plan:

1. When and where was the Tatar Republic established?

2. What can you say about the territory, location and population of the Republic?

3. What can be said about its economy?

4. What industries are most developed here?

5. Where are the main industrial centers located?

6. What is the Republic well-known for?

7. Can the Republic provide itself with agricultural products?

8. What countries does Tatarstan trade with? What does it export?