First Aid

1. When an accident happened first aid is terribly important and you can save lives if the right action is taken. They say that ninety per cent of first aid is common sense, and only ten per cent is specialist knowledge.

2. If someone is not breathing, you must give him artificial respiration, and most people have to know how to do that. If the person is bleeding, it must be stopped. And of course, medical help must be sought

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2. Определите функции – (е)s (образец выполнения см. вариант

а) British Parliament consists of two chambers.

б) The Queen's popularity among the people is great.

в) The national flag of Great Britain consists of three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick.

г) The Prime Minister's official residence is Downing Street, 10.

3. Найдите в первом абзаце текста прилагательные в сравнительной степени, переведите их.

4. Найдите в третьем абзаце текста глаголы в страдательном (пассивном) залоге, переведите их.

5. Найдите в четвертом абзаце текста прилагательное в превосходной степени, переведите его.

6. Переведите текст на русский язык.

Great Britain

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on two large islands lying to the north-west off Europe and called the British Isles. The larger island, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, is Great Britain and smaller one is Ireland. Southern Ireland or the Irish Republic is independent of the U.K. the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea. The North Sea and the English Channel separate Great Britain from the European Continent.

2. The population of the U.K. is over 57 million people. Over 80 per cent of the population is urban while rural population amounts only to some 20 per cent.

3. Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. Officially the head of the stats is the king or the queen. British Parliament consists of two Chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party which has the majority in the House of Commons. This party is called the Government while the party (or parties) in the minority is called the Opposition.

4. Britain is a country of great industrial cities. Besides London, with

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its 7 million inhabitants, there are such industrial cities as Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool, the population of which reaches over the million mark. The most important branches of industry are textile, coal-mining, metallurgy and ship-building. Britain is also famous for her steel manufacture, tool industry, heavy and light engineering. The country exports her finished products to many parts of the world.

5. Great Britain is one of the highly developed industrial countries.

7. Ответьте на вопросы.

a) Where is Great Britain situated?

b) What is the capital of Great Britain?

c) Is Great Britain a federal republic?

d) How many chambers does the British Parliament consist of?

8. Составьте два общих по тексту.