Exercises

I. Read, look up and say:

a) Continents and countries:

Europe ['ju:әrәp], Asia, Australia [:s'treiljә], North America [ә'merikә], South America, Antarctica [ænt'a:ktikә]; Russia, Bulgaria [bl'geәriә], Slovakia [slo(u)'vækiә], the Federal Republic of Germany, Hungary ['hngәri], Poland ['poulәnd], Roumania [ru'meinjә], Mongolia [mŋ'gouljә], Cuba ['kju:bә], India ['indjә], Great Britain ['greit 'britn], France [fra:ns], Algeria [æl'diәriә], Sweden ['swi:dn], Norway ['n:wei], Afghanistan [æf'gænistæn], Japan [dә'pæn], China ['tainә], the United States of America, Finland ['finlәnd], Austria [':striә], Chile ['tili], Italy ['itәli], the Lebanon ['lebәnәn], Belgium ['beldәm]

b)

Europe — European [juәrә'piәn]

Asia — Asian ['eiәn], Asiatic

France — French

Greece — Greek

Vietnam ['vjet'næm] — Vietnamese [vjetnә'mi:z]

Japan — Japanese [dæpә'ni:z]

China — Chinese ['tai'ni:z]

Great Britain — British

Spain [spein] — Spanish

Poland — Polish ['pouli]

Egypt ['i:dipt] — Egyptian [i'dip(ә)n]

Hungary — Hungarian [hŋ'geәriәn]

Bulgaria — Bulgarian [blgеәriәn]

Cuba — Cuban ['kju:bәn

c) Capitals and cities:

Moscow ['mskou], Saint Petersburg [sntpi:tәzbз:g], Berlin [bз:'1i:n], Warsaw ['w:s:] , Washington ['wiŋtәn], Budapest ['b(j)u:dәpest], Bucharest ['b(j)u:kәrest], Havana [hә'vænә], London ['lndәn], Prague [pra:g], Sofia ['soufjә], Tokyo ['toukiou], Geneva [di'ni:vә], Hanoi [ha:'ni], Helsinki, Brussels ['brslz], Rome [roum], Oslo ['slou], Reykjavik [reikjәvi:k]

d) Seas, oceans, rivers, mountains, peninsulas, islands, canals [kә'nælz]:

the Arctic Ocean, the Caspian ['kæspiәn] Sea, the Bering ['beriŋ] Sea, the Thames [temz], the Pamirs [рә'miәz], the Crimean Peninsula, the West Indies ['west 'indjәz], the Suez [su:'ez] Canal

II. Speak on the geographical position of Roumania, Bulgaria and France. Use the following phrases:

to the east of, in the north, in the east, in the south, in the west, to the south of:

1. Roumania lies ... Hungary. 2. Bulgaria is situated ... Roumania. 3. France is washed by the Atlantic ..., it borders on the Mediterranean Sea ... . It also has land boundaries with many countries of Europe.

III. Name:

the highest mountains in the world; the longest rivers in Europe; the largest lakes in Asia; some developing countries in Africa; some highly developed capitalist countries; some big ports in the Atlantic; some islands in the Pacific Ocean; some European countries and their capitals

IV. Say:

a)

on

на Волге, на Черном море, на Европейском континенте, на Балканском полуострове, на озере Байкал

b)

in

на Кубе, на севере, на юге Венгрии, в Болгарии, в Азии, на Урале, на востоке Италии, на западе Франции

с)

to

к востоку от Италии, к северу от Киева, к югу от Петербурга

V. Give information on some countries:

Model: 1. France lies in Europe.

France is situated in Europe.

France is a European country.

2 . Its area is

It covers an area of 551,000 sq. km.

It occupies a territory of

3. Its capital is Paris.

4. Its population is over 55,500,000 people.

5. It is a highly developed country.

Great Britain (244,100 sq. km.; over 56,500,000 people)

the USA (about 9,400,000 sq. km.; over 242,100,000 people)

Japan (372,200 sq. km.; over 122,000,000 people)