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III. After you have read

3.1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is this text about?

2. Where is the United Kingdom situated?

3. What about the total area of the United Kingdom?

4. How many parts is Great Britain consist of?

5. What do you know the population of this country?

6. What is the geographical position of Great Britain?

7. How did Shakespeare call Britain? Why?

8. Mountains are an important feature of the geography of the country, aren't they?

9. Where are the mountain chains situated?

10. What are the largest rivers of Great Britain?

11. Do the rivers freeze in winter?

12. What is the climate of the British Isles like?

13. Why do English people often speak about the weather?

14. What is England's winter famous for?

15. What is smog?

16. Is the climate in our region as mild as in Great Britain?

17. Fog turns into «smog» in big industrial cities, doesn't it?

18. What is the best season in England?

19. What is the usual temperature in winter in this country?

20. Is the UK a state with a highly developed industry? Prove it.

21. What are the largest industrial centers in Great Britain?

22. What are Oxford and Cambridge famous for?

23. Are they big industrial centers or quiet university towns?

24. Is the United Kingdom a parliamentary monarchy or a republic?

25. Whom does legislative power belong to?

26. Are the powers of the Queen limited by the constitution?

27. Is there only one political party or there are several main political parties? What are they?

28. What two main political parties dominate the British political system?

3.2. Find in the text the sentences giving information about:

1) The geographical position of the UK.

2) The main parts of the country.

3) Britain's industry.

4) The main industrial centers.

5) The rivers and mountains of Great Britain.

6) Educational centers of the country.

3.3. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences:

1. Great Britain lies to the West of Europe.

2. Britain is washed by the English Channel in the south.

3. There are mountain chains in the north and in the west of the British Isles.

4. The climate of Britain is mild.

5. The coal-mining and the textile industries are the oldest industries in Great Britain.

6. The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon.

7. The district around Birmingham is known as black country.

3.4. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions. Mark the sentences giving you new information about Great Britain:

1. Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy where the legislative power belongs ... the Queen. But her powers are limited ... the Parliament and Constitution.

2. The Houses ... Parliament consist ... the House ... Commons and the House ... Lords. There are ... 630 members ... the English House ... Commons. The Prime minister is usually the leader ... the party that has a majority ... the House ... Commons.

3. ... 46 million people live ... England, 3 million ... Wales, 5 million ... Scotland, 1.5 million ... Northern Ireland. Only ... 20% ... the population is rural.

4. Great Britain is separated ... the Continent... the English Channel, the narrowest part ... which is called the Strait ... Dover.

5. The Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea wash the country ... the West and ... the East.

6. The highest mountains are situated ... Scotland.

7. The West... England is a very beautiful part... the country. It is called Lake District.

8. ... the centre of England there is a district... no grass called the Black country. This part is rich ... coal.

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