VI. True, false or don't know.

1.The population of the U.K. lives mostly in villages. 2.Everyone who was born in Britain is Welsh. 3.Greater London, the south and the southeast of sparsely population. 4.Northern Ireland and the Pennine Chain in northern England are densely populated. 5.Now there are also many people of all colours and races in the U.K. 6.A Scottish person has to listen carefully if he wants to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person. 7.The Welsh are especially proud of their flowers.

VII. Ask your friends questions.

Ask

- where the population of the U.K. lives.

- how many people live in Britain.

- what the Welsh are especially proud of.

- what regions of the U.K. are very sparsely populated.

- who came to the U.K. in search of better living standards.

- if the distribution of the population is rather uneven.

- what you can see while travelling all over the Wales.

- what people from Scotland and Wales don't like to hear.

- if everyone in Britain speaks English.

- where people speak different languages as well /in what parts of the U.K./.

VIII. Answer the questions.

1.The distribution of the population of the U.K. is rather uneven., isn’t it? 2.What parts of the U.K. are the most densely populated? 3.Who came to the U.K. in search of better living standards? 4.Are the mountainous parts of the U.K. spansely or densely populated? 5.How many people live in Wales? 6.Why did the people called "the coloured", come to the U.K.? 7.What are the Welsh proud of? 8.Do people in the U.K. speak English differently? 9.What do people from Scotland and Wales dislike? 10.What does a Scottish person have to do if he wants to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person?

IX. Speak about the population of Great Britain using the follawing words:

population, live, town, city, suburb, uneven, densely populated, people of all colours and races, very sparesely populated.

Speak about the nationalities in Great Britlain using the words:

Britain, British, England, English, Scotland, Scotts, Wales, Welsh, Northern Ireland, Irish.

Speak about languages spoken in Great Britain, using the words:

speak, English, different languages, to be proud of, like to speak, speak differently, to understand smth./ smb., to listen carefully.

X.Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.

More than 56 million people The distribution of the population The mountainous parts of the U.K. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales People from Scotland don’t like it Everyone in the U.K. speaks English The Welsh are especially proud Everyone who was born in Britain

is rather uneven are very sparsely populated when they are called English when they are called English people speak different languages as well but they all speak it differently of the language is British live in Britain

XI. Finish the sentences.

1.The population of the U.K. lives mostly in......

2.Greater London, the south and the southeast of the U.K. are......

3. Now there are also many people of....

4.People from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are....

5.The Welsh are especially....

6.They like to speak Welsh, to sing songs in Welsh and....

7. Everyone in the U.K. speaks English but.....

XII.Complete the sentences.

1. ....live in Britain. 2.....when they are called English. 3. ...to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person. 4. ...people speak different languages as well. 5. ....is British. 6. ...Northern Ireland and the Pennine Chain in Northern England are very sparesely populated. 7.....speaks English.

XIII. Write out words and expressions, that describe

1.The distribution of the population in the U.K. 2. The nationatities of people living in the U.K. 3.The languages, spoken in the U.K.

XIV. Choose the title.

1. -Some important facts about the population of Great Britain.

-The distribution of the population in the U.K.

-People, living in the U.K.

2.-The nationalities of people of the U.K.

-Who lives in the U.K.

-People living in the U.K., languages spoken in the U.K.

XV. Fill in the missing words.

1. The Welsh are especially (горды) of their language. 2. Everyone in the U.K. speaks English but they all (говорят по разному). 3. Greater London, the south and the southeast of the U.K. are (наиболее плотно населены). 4. Everyone who was born in Britain is (британец). 5. These people, called "the coloured" come to the U.K. (в поисках лучшей жизни). 6. Everyone in Britain (говорит по английски). 7. The population of the U.K. (живет в основном) in towns and ci­ties and their suburbs. 8. A Scottish person has to (внимательно слушать) if he wants to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person. 9.They are (шотландцы, уэльсцы, ирландцы). I0.People from Scotland don’t like it when (их называют англичанами).