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III. After you have read

3.1. Read the text to find answers to the following questions:

1. What English speaking countries do you know?

2. Do they differ?

3. How many parts does the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consist of?

4. What are the symbols of these parts?

5. What about the peculiarities of the USA?

6. Is Uncle Sam an American symbol?

7. How many official languages are there in Canada?

8. What are the colours and the symbols of Canada?

9. Can you prove that Australia is an interesting place?

10. Australia has a multicultural society, isn`t it?

11. What interesting facts do you know about New Zealand?

3.2. Fill in the schedule:

Countries

Their symbols

TEXT 2. THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

The world is a book, and those

who do not travel, read only a page.

St. Augustine

I. Before you read

1.1. Pronounce the following words properly:

a) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Isles, Europe, England; Scotland; Wales.

b) The English Channel, the Strait of Dover, the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Severn, the Thames, the Highlands of Scotland.

c) London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, Oxford, Cambridge.

d) A parliamentary monarchy, legislative power, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Conservative (the Tory) and the Labour Parties, the Liberal Party.

1.2. Words and expressions to learn:

Precious, a varied countryside, feature, middle latitude, a highly developed industry, aircraft and navigation equipment, shipbuilding, manufactured goods, raw materials, foodstuffs, steel industry, heavy engineering.

1.3. Translate the following expressions. Make up sentences with them:

To provide good fishing grounds; a precious stone; the silver sea; sandy beaches; mountain chains; in full bloom; to begin with comments on the weather; electronic equipment; the actual power; the ruling party; the long – established party; to enjoy moments of success.

1.4. Choose the right variant of the article:

1.... Great Britain is washed by ... Atlantic Ocean.

a) - /the; b ) -/ - ; c) The / -

2. It is evident that ... people want ... peace.

a) a/the; b) the / - ; c ) - / -

3. ... music is the universal language of the world.

a) A; b) The; c) –

4. ... Tudors is the king family.

a) The; b) A; c) –

5. Pushkin is ... great Russian poet.

a) - ; b) the; с) a

6. The Petrovs have ... daughter and ... son.

а) а / a ; b) the / the; c ) - / -

7. ... Titanic disaster happened in 1912.

a) A; b) -; c) The

8. I am hungry. Give me ... sandwich, please.

a) a / - ; b) the; с) a

9. Boris played ... tennis very well.

a) a; b) -; c) the

10. My English teacher brought me ... good news. I passed test well.

a) a; b) the ; c) –

1.5. Put the following adjectives in the comparative and the superlative degrees:

Big, heavy, short, dirty, clean, near, bad, famous, little, good, expensive, cheap, hot, important, beautiful, large, practical, early, happy, bright, dark, late, nice, rich, thin, thick, weak, easy, lazy, ugly, comfortable, far, difficult, wonderful, popular, serious.

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