2. Read the text again and match the words in bold with their definitions, translate the words
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approximately |
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a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories |
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archipelago |
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consists of |
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mainland |
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a crack or break in a hard object or material, typically a bone or a rock stratum |
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tunnel |
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used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly |
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accounts for |
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mainly; for the most part |
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terrain |
f |
an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river |
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estuaries |
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the pointed top of a mountain |
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predominantly |
h |
an extensive group of islands |
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notably |
i |
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream |
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distinguish |
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(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface |
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traverse |
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especially; in particular |
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faultline |
l |
a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement |
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rugged |
m |
be an identifying characteristic or mark of |
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fracture |
n |
a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features |
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limestone |
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a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault |
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peak |
p |
extend across or through |
3. Translate the following word combinations making use of the active vocabulary of the text.
Линия геологического разлома, пересечённая местность, вершина горы, промышленные области, северная часть материка, береговая линия, континентальная Европа, насыпи известняка, четко разделять два региона,
4. Find the geographical objects mentioned in the text on the map
Learn more about British climate and weather
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What to your mind the proverb There is no climate in England there is only weather means?
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Match the ‘weather’ proverbs with their Russian equivalents.
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Rain before seven, fine before eleven (rain before seven, clear by eleven). |
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Нет худа без добра. |
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It never rains but it pours. |
Слова – это ветер. |
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If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. |
Не всё ненастье, будет и красное солнышко. |
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Any port in a storm. |
Семь пятниц на неделе. |
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Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. |
Пришла беда, растворяй ворота. (Беда не приходит одна) |
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Words are but wind. |
С чистой совестью и в грозу хорошо спишь. |
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. |
Отложить на черный день. |
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Save it for a rainy day. |
Мал, да удал. |
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After rain comes fair weather. |
Куй железо пока горячо. |
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Oaks may fall when reeds withstand the storm. |
В любви все средства хороши. |