12. Tanya and Boris are talking about Great Britain. Work in pairs. Complete their conversation with the words from the text. Then practice reading the dialogue.

T: Do you know the names of the main islands of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Isles?

B: I think I do. They are _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (in which are England, Wales and Scotland) and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (in which are Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic).

T: Do the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ consist of many _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

B: Yes, about 5,500.

T: I’m often confused about the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Which are they?

B: Well, just remember: _ _ _ _ _ _ is the capital of an independent state, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the capital of Northern Ireland.

T: Well, I’ll try to remember.

13. Work in pairs. Use the Internet or other sources to find the information about the words in italics from the text in exercise 11. Then make a short presentation to the rest of the class. You may use the Smart Board.

14. Match the pictures (1-3) with the texts below (a-c).

1. Британский флаг

2. Что-то про языки, национальности

3. Герб

a. English is not the only language which people use in the UK. English is the official language. But some people speak Scottish in western Scotland, Welsh in parts of northern and central Wales, and Irish in Northern Ireland.

b. One can see two animals on British royal coat of arms. One of them is the lion. The ‘king of beast’ has been used as a symbol of national strength and of the British monarchy for many centuries. The other one is the unicorn. The unicorn is a mythical animal that looks like a horse with a long straight horn growing from its forehead, and is a symbol of purity.

c. The formal name of the British national flag is Union Flag but it is commonly known as the Union Jack. It combines the St George’s cross of England, St Andrew’s cross of Scotland and St Patrick’s cross of Ireland. ‘Union’ symbolizes the union of England and Scotland in 1603, ‘Jack’ means the flag of ships which shows their nationality.

15. Work in three groups A, B and C. Group A, you are going to read the text about the language in the UK; group B – about the British royal coat of arms; and group C – about the British national flag.

16. Complete this table with information from your text. For example, if you read about the flag, complete the answers for the flag.

LANGUAGE		COAT OF ARMS		FLAG
official language	……	animals on the coat of arms	…… ……	the formal name	……. …….
other languages	…… …… ……	the ‘king of beast’ is a symbol of	……	flag is commonly known as	…… ……
countries where people speak other language	…… …… ……	the unicorn is a symbol of	……	three crosses of the flag	…… …… ……

17. Now work with a partner from the other group and ask and answer questions as in the example. If you read about the flag, find out the information about the coat of arms and the languages.

• What is the official language of the UK?

• What animals are on the coat of arms?

• What is the formal name of the British national flag?

• And so on…

18. Tell the class about the British country profile using the map and the information you have learnt from the previous exercises.

19. Look at the list of words. What do you think we are going to talk about?

financial	exchange	industry
trade	central bank	production

20. Put these words into the gaps.

1. London is Europe's largest … centre.

2. The Bank of England is the … of the United Kingdom.

3. Based on market … rates, the United Kingdom is today the fifth largest economy in the world.

4. The British motor … is a significant part of this sector.

5. The Industrial Revolution started in the United Kingdom with an initial concentration on heavy industries such as shipbuilding, coal mining, steel … .

21. Read the text about the economy in the UK. Decide with your partner if these statements are true (T) or false (F)? Correct wrong statements.

1. The United Kingdom is the first largest economy in the world.

2. The Industrial Revolution started in the United Kingdom with an initial concentration on the agriculture sector.

3. The branches of the heavy industry are banking and insurance.

4. The British motor industry is an important part of the manufacturing sector.

5. Rolls-Royce holds a major share of the automobile production.

6. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is underdeveloped in the UK.

7. BAE Systems, this is the world's second and sixth largest pharmaceutical firms based in the UK.

8. The underground coal gasification is an alternative to coal-fired electricity generation.

9. The volume of current UK coal consumption represents reserves that could last the UK about 300 years.

10. Sellafield is the major nuclear reprocessing plants in the UK.