2. Read and translate the text:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on 2 islands. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. The population of the United Kingdom is about 56 million people. It often rains in Great Britain. The biggest cities are London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and others. London is the capital. It’s a big city. 8 million people live in London. Oxford and Cambridge are university cities. The head of the country is the Queen. The British flag is blue, white and red.

3. Answer the questions:

1. Where is the UK situated?

2. What is it washed by?

3. What parts does Great Britain consisi of?

4. What’s the population of the UK?

5. What’s the weather like in Great Britain?

6. What is the capital of the UK?

7. How many people live in London?

8. What other big cities are there in Britain?

9. What are the two famous university cities?

10. Who is the head of the country?

11. What colour is the British flag?

4. Learn and tell about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. My native town

1. Learn the new words:

1	native	[`neitiv ]	рідний
2	bank	[`bæŋk ]	беріг
3	poetess	[`pouitis ]	поетеса
4	a centre	[`senʧә ]	центр
5	was born	[`woz`bo:n ]	народилась
6	a technical school	[`teknikәl`sku:l ]	технікум
7	a fountain	[`fauntin ]	фонтан
8	merry-go-round	[`meri`gou`raund ]	каруселі
9	region	[`riʤn ]	область

2. Read and translate the text:

My native town is Novograd-Volyns’kyi. It’s a small town of Zhytomyr Region, in the north-west of Ukraine. It is situated on the banks of the river Sluch. The population is about 56 thousand people.The old name of my town was Zviahel. The famous Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka was born here. There is a museum of L. Ukrainka in N-V. In the centre of Novograd-Volyns’kyi there is a monument to L.Ukrainka, a Palace of Culture, and a big green park with a fountain and merry-go-rounds. There are some factories, hotels, supermarkets, banks, shops and cafes. We have 11 schools, some techical schools, a college, 2 music schools and a sports school. In the streets you can see many cars, buses, lorries. There are no trams and trolley-buses. My town is very clean and nice; there are many trees and flowers in the streets. I like my native town very much.