КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА №1

ВАРИАНТ №5

GREAT BRITAIN

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

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 to mean the United Kingdom. The capital of the UK is London.

The Britain Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. 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 the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands. The north and west of England are mountainous, but all the rest-east, centre and south-east – is a vast plain. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain (1343m).

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 Gulf Stream influence the climate of the Britain Isles. It is mild the whole year round.

The UK is one of the world’s smaller countries. Its population is over 57 million. About 80% of the population is urban.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of machinery, electronics, textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

1. Выпишите из текста 10 существительных во множественном числе.

2. Дайте множественное число следующих существительных: сountry, city, sea, news, sheep, fish, wife, life.

3. Выпишите из текста прилагательные и определите их степень и тип.

4. Дайте степени сравнения прилагательных, переведите: large, many, beautiful, favorite, easy, important, short, simple.

5. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на притяжательную форму существительного:

1. The UK is the world’s largest exporters of navigation equipment

2. Phrases from Shakespeare’s work are used by all educated people.

3. Of the poet’s early years we know almost next to nothing.

6. Употребите нужную форму местоимения

   1. Shakespeare’s work as an actor helped ___ in writing plays.

   2. ___ capitals are London and Cardiff.

   3. Peter, what is ___ hobby?

   4. If the English can survive ___ food, they can survive anything.

7. Употребите оборот there is/are

   1. ___ three main political parties in Great Britain.

   2. ___ a lot of rives in England.

   3. ___ a television in your living-room?

   4. What ___ in your briefcase?

8) Употребите правильную форму глагола. (Present Simple или Present Continuous)

1. The UK (produce) electronics.

2. The surface of the country (vary) very much.

3. The Prime-Minister (choose) the team of ministers in the UK.

4. I (listen to) the radio. Please, don’t turn it off.

5. Let’s go out. It (not rain) now.

9) Выпишите из текста глаголы в 3 лице единственного числа в Present Indefinite.

10) Выпишите неправильные глаголы, напишите три формы и переведите на русский.