Listening Task 1. Complete the text with the given words: droughts, bushfires, global warming, suffers, natural disasters, typhoons I don't know about you, but I think there are more 1) now than before. Every time I turn on the news there's some kind of disaster. There are 2) in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico and 3) in Africa. I'm sure 4) is creating more natural disasters. I'm lucky. Where I live, we don't really have natural disasters. I've never experienced anything like the things on TV. Japan has many natural disasters. They have earthquakes, 5) flooding, volcanoes, all kinds of things. They are lucky they have the money to deal with them. There are countries in Africa that aren't rich. When a natural disaster hits them, everyone 6) terribly.

1 Matryoshka (a set of wooden Russian dolls; nested dolls beautifully decorated with a ruddy face)

2 Balalayka (a musical instrument)

3 Valenki (winter footwear)

4 Orenburg downy shawls (head kerchifs)

5 Clay Dymkovo toys

6 Palekh caskets (small beautifully painted wooden boxes)

7 Kasli Art casting (metal statuettes)

8 Wooden painted dishes and spoons

9 Souvenir painted Eggs

10 Samovar (a big metal kettle)

1 Матрёшка (набор русских деревянных кукол)

(музыкальный инструмент)

3 Валенки (зимняя обувь)

4 Оренбургские пуховые платки

5 Глиняная дымковская игрушка

6 Шкатулки из Палеха 

7 Каслинское художественное литьё

8 Деревянная посуда и ложки

9 Яйца сувенирные

10 Cамовар

Usually tourists buy such traditional Russian souvenirs, as Matryoshka dolls, beautifully painted mugs, plates and wooden spoons from the village of Khokhloma and Palekh beautifully decorated wooden boxes. Those who have more money buy amber, furs, art books and caviar. Some tourists are more interested in badges, magnets with Russian landmarks, T-shirts with Russian print and Russian ushanka-hats (hat-ear flaps).

Russian souvenirs - this is not only the national products, but also various crafts of minerals, bones and stones, such as porcelain cups, statuettes made of bone, ashtrays, writing sets and clocks made of stone. Also popular with tourists is tableware, decorated with images of cathedrals, cities' landmarks and national patterns. Most of these dishes, which sell different gift shops, stylize capital of Russia - Moscow, which is very interesting for Russian guests from other countries.

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