The united kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousands small islands. Their total area is over 244 000 square kilometres.

The United Kingdom is one of the world's smaller countries. Its population is over 57 million. About 80 percent of the population is urban.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and does not include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech «Great Britain» is used in the meaning of the «United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland». The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from the Continent by the North Sea, the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called Highlands. The south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called Lowlands. The north and west of England are mountainous, but the eastern, central and southeastern parts of England are a vast plain. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year round.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It produces and exports machinery, electronics, textile. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament and the Queen as Head of State.

Контрольная работа вариант 6

Задание 1.

About my family

Choose the right variant.

Let me 1. _______ myself. My name is Ivan. I was named 2. _____ my father and I am very proud 3. _____ it. I was born 4. ____ 1985 in the family of official workers. My 5. ________ name is Ivan Petrovich. He is 50 years 6. ______. He is an economist 7. ____. He works a lot and he has free time only on 8._________. My mother’s name is Svetlana Ivanovna. She is 50. She 9 ._______a teacher. She is a pleasant-looking woman. I like my 10. _______. I am not 11. _______ child in the family. I have a brother and a sister. The name of 12. ________ brother is Peter. He is 18 years old. 13. _______ is a student. My sister is Irene. She is 8.

Now I am a 14._______ student of the correspondence faculty 15. ________ the Bryansk Branch of the Oryol Regional Academy of State Service. I’m going to become a manager. Meanwhile I work as an accountant. I’m 16. ________ of my work.

My family 17. ________ in Klintsy of the Bryansk region. My native place is very 18. ________. There is nice nature. You can see many fields, forests. There 19. _______ comfortable houses and blocks of flats. We live in a three-room flat with central 20. ________, 21. _________ water, gas and so on. There is a kitchen, a bathroom, a hall, a sitting-room, a bedroom and a 22. ________.

We are a friendly Russian family. We 23. ________each other. And I hope I`ll be the 24. ________ of my parents.

1.	a. meet	b. please	c. introduce	d. say
2.	a. on	b. at	c. in	d. after
3.	a. of	b. about	c. with	d. by
4.	a. in	b. on	c. at	d. -
5.	a. fathers	b. father’	c. father’s	d. father
6.	a. -	b. old	c. age	d. of
7.	a. by nature	b. by profession	c. in profession	d. in nature
8.	a. weekdays	b. weekend	c. weekends	d. weekday
9.	a. works	b. work	c. work as	d. works as
10.	a. parents	b. friends	c. teachers	d. pets
11.	a. only	b. the only	c. an only	d. the one
12.	a. his	b. my	c. her	d. mine
13.	a. She	b. It	c. I	d. He
14.	a. first	b. one-year	c. first-year	d. a year
15.	a. of	b. in	c. at	d. -
16.	a. fond	b. like	c. good	d. go
17.	a. live	b. lived	c. living	d. lives
18.	a. poor	b. beautiful	c. well	d. good-looking
19.	a. are	b. is	c. am	d. -
20.	a. heating	b. running	c. firing	d. boiling
21.	a. heating	b. running	c. firing	d. boiling
22.	a. cabinet	b. cabin	c. study	d. suite
23.	a. concern	b. interest	c. respect	d. contempt
24.	a. proud	b. pride	c. prude	d. praud

Задание 2. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, имеющие окончание –S, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет: служит 1) показателем притяжательного падежа им. сущ.; 2) показателем 3-го лица ед.ч. глагола в PRESENT SIMPLE; 3) признаком мн.ч. им. сущ.

1. The country’s climate is dry and warm.

2. Australia's animals (dingoes, koala bears, kangaroos, parrots and cockatoos) have a lot of original.

3. The Parliament consists of two Houses.

Задание 3. Образуйте степени сравнения от прилагательных OLD, SIMPLE, INTERESTING. Составьте предложения с каждой формой.

Задание 4. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните сравнительные конструкции. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Составьте свои собственные предложения с этими конструкциями.

1. The more I studied English, the more I liked it.

2. My mother is twice as beautiful (as yours).

3. It is the cheapest car I’ve ever bought.

Задание 5. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст на русский язык. Подготовьте чтение текста. Определите подлежащее, сказуемое и его видо-временную форму в каждом предложении.