Economy of the uk

The UK economy is made up (in descending order of size) of the economies of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Based on market exchange rates, the United Kingdom is today the fifth largest economy in the world and the second economy in Europe after Germany.

The Industrial Revolution started in the United Kingdom with an initial concentration on heavy industries such as shipbuilding, coal mining, steel production, and textiles. The empire created an overseas market for British products, allowing the UK to dominate international trade in the 19th century. However, as other nations industrialized, coupled with economic decline after two world wars, the United Kingdom began to lose its competitive advantage and heavy industry declined, by degrees, throughout the 20th century. Manufacturing remains a significant part of the economy. The British motor industry is a significant part of this sector, although it has diminished with the collapse of the MG Rover Group and most of the industry is foreign owned. Civil and defense aircraft production is led by the United Kingdom's largest aerospace firm, BAE Systems, and the continental European firm EADS, the owner of Airbus. Rolls-Royce holds a major share of the global aerospace engines market. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is strong in the UK, with the world's second and sixth largest pharmaceutical firms based in the UK.

The UK service sector, however, has grown substantially, and now makes up about 73% of GDP. The service sector is dominated by financial services, especially in banking and insurance. London is the world's largest financial center with the London Stock Exchange, the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, and the Lloyd's of London insurance market all based in the City of London. London is a major center for international business and commerce and is the leader of the three "command centers" for the global economy (along with New York City and Tokyo). It has the largest concentration of foreign bank branches in the world.

EADS - European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company – (Европейский аэрокосмический и оборонный концерн).

Now read the text and answer these questions:

1. What is the UK economy made up?

2. What were the basic industries with which the Industrial Revolution started?

3. Why did the UK begin to lose its competitive advantage?

4. What is a significant part of the British economy?

5. What are the most important industries of the economy of the country?

Insert personal and possessive pronouns:

1. The Queen has certain rights. But_____ power is limited by Parliament. Nevertheless, officially ______ is the head of the state.

2. The British Parliament is in the Westminster Palace. _____ has two chambers. _________ are the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

3. The Prince of Wales is a Crown Prince. ______ is the Queen’s eldest son.

4. The most essential element of currency system is banknotes of countries and _______ ability to serve as a medium of exchange.

5. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland possess ____ own legislatures and executives.

Fill in the table with the derivatives:

Verb	Noun	Adjective	Adverb

Pay, duration, poverty, finance (2), possession, receive, safely, earned, partial, liable, payable, different, earn, decide, use (2), week, difference, receivable, durable, liability, ability, payment, earning, weekly, financial, safety, possess, part (2), be able to, distribute, usable, decision, poor, partially, safe, poorly, able, receipt, differentiate, distribution.

Вариант 5.

Задание 1.

Подберите к следующим вопросам ответы:

1. Can you or can your friend play tennis? 1. Those new books (are).

2. Do you like the King or the Queen? 2. My friend can.

3. Has the post come yet? 3. I like the Queen

4. Which books are interesting? 4. No, it hasn't.

Образуйте вопросы по образцу:

You can't speak Spanish. – You can't speak Spanish, can you?

5. London is on the River Thames.

6. They have not had English today. 

Составьте вопрос, на который это предложение может быть ответом:

7. No, I have not seen this book.

Поставьте глагол Past Perfect, Past Simple или Past Continuous и переведите предложения:

8. When they (to come) to the station, the train already (to leave).

9. She (to thank) me for what I (to do) for her.

10. The telegram (to arrive) 20 minutes after he (to leave) the house.

Заполнить пропуски, поставив глагол в будущее совершенное время:

11. The boy … (finish) his essay by three o’clock in the morning.

12. Pete … (manage) the team for seven years by next month.

Задание 2.

Вставьте соответствующие предлоги:

1. Here’s a birthday present ________you.

2. You can buy tea and sugar ____ the shop.

3. I explained ___ the teacher that by the end ___ the lesson, I had not finished the translation ___ the text and that is why I had not handed it ___him.

4. He was cured _____ a very skillful doctor.

Переведите на русский язык предложения с фразовыми глаголами:

5. They tried to come up with a good excuse.

6. Come on, what is on your mind?

7. We will not be able to visit you tonight if something else comes up.

8. I decided to go with cake rather than ice cream.

Поставьте в предложения подходящие фразовые глаголы с предлогом on в необходимой грамматической форме: carry — try – hold – count – take — come — switch – be — put

9. Our company … on some new workers on Monday.

10. … on a second. She will call her sister.

11. If you keep silence I will … on reading the fairy-tale.

12. You can … on these trousers in the fitting-room.

Задание 3.

Поставьте глагол в Present Simple или Present Continuous:

1. My brother (to play) the drums in parade now.

2. Ulster (to attract) many people every year, it (to have) its own symbol and flag.

3. People (to choose) different ways of travelling in England.

4. He usually (come) home at 3 p.m.

Исправьте:

5. George say he is 80 years old but I not believing him.

Составьте вопросительное предложение Past Simple из данных слов:

6. do / what / Sunday / you / last / did?

Вставьте слова will / to be going to

7. – I have lost my dog. – Don’t worry. I … help you to find it.

Измените предложения, употребляя to be going toпо образцу:

My intention is to watch a TV film tonight. I am going to watch a TV film tonight.

8. Our intention is to learn French.

Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Present Continuous:

9. Mandy … still … in the garden (to work).

Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание Participle I:

10. He watched them going down the mountain.

Раскройте скобки, употребив Participle I. Переведите предложение:

11. (To drink) coffee she was talking to her friend.  Выберите правильный вариант:

12. She (______) every day until the end of the month.

performs

will be performing

will perform

Задание 4.

Употребите следующие предложения в Past Progressive, уточняя действие наречиями:

Образец: I went to the cinema yesterday. – I was going to the cinema yesterday at three.

1. We had dinner in the kitchen.

Поставьте вопросы, на которые нижеследующие предложения могут быть ответами:

Образец: No, I was not playing chess at 6. – Were you playing chess at 6?

2. Yes, I was working from 16 until 19 yesterday.

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous:

3. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?

4. What he (to do) yesterday?

Употребите Present Perfect

5. All day long he ... (to be) in London.

6. I … never ( to see) such an interesting film.

Допишите предложения при помощи слов: already, just, since, for, ever, yet:

7. He hasn’t bought him a present … .

8. They haven’t been at school … a week.

Исправьте ошибки и напишите правильный вариант:

11. My sister speak German badly.

12. When have you bought the book?

9. I have brother.

10. We just wrote a letter.

11. They have playing tennis now.

12. You are listening to the concert yesterday at 4 p.m.

Задание 5.

Поставьте предложение в соответствующее будущее время:

1. What … you (do) when I (call) on you at five tomorrow?

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод модальных глаголов и их эквивалентов:

2. She has to come to the meeting.

3. He is to finish school in a year.

Составьте предложения, используя модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты:

4. Exam candidates are obliged to follow the instructions.

Have to exam candidates … the instructions.

Вставьтеneedn’t /have to/ mustn’t/ didn’t need to/ have to или needn’t have:

5. Elaine _____ cook dinner as she had arranged to go to an Italian restaurant with Lisa.

Вставьте подходящий модальный глагол (may, can, must, could)

6. _____ I borrow your camera?

Вставьте подходящий модальный глагол или модальный оборот could, was/ were able to или couldn’t:

7. The boy fell into the river but fortunately we _______ rescue him.

Вставьте подходящий модальный глагол или модальный оборот mustn’t или don’t / doesn’t have to:

8. We _______ leave yet. We’ve got plenty of time

Переведите предложения на английский язык:

9. Я не знаю, почему мы спешили. Нам не нужно было спешить. 10. Я бы хотел пойти с тобой.

Вставьте подходящий модальный глагол или модальный оборот:

11. Tom … play tennis well but he … play a game yesterday because he was ill.

a) couldn’t, could

b) can, was able

c) can, couldn’t

12. You … take an umbrella today. The Sun is shining.

a) needn’t

b) mustn’t

c) can’t

Задание 6.

Переведите письменно текст, выполните задания к тексту:

- Did the UK join the euro at the currency’s launch?