- •Great britain
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words from the text:
- •II. Correct the wrong statements. Begin your answers with the following expressions: That's right. Exactly so. I agree with it. No, that’s not right. Nothing of the kind.
- •III. Find English equivalents and use them in the sentences, of your own:
- •IV. Open the brackets:
- •V. Prove that:
- •VI. Read the following text and describe each constituent of the United Kingdom.
- •VII. A) Study the following speech-patterns:
- •VIII. Put questions to the sentences:
- •IX. Use the appropriate forms of the irregular verbs in the following sentences:
- •X. Read the text about the climate of Great Britain and answer the questions after the text.
- •Questions:
- •XI. Answer the questions:
- •XII. Read the following text and enumerate the peculiar British traditions which have been kept up till nowadays.
- •XIII. Find the Russian equivalents to the proverbs, characterizing the main traits of the national English character.
- •XIV. Translate the following passage in writing:
- •XV. Define the main idea of the following extracts:
- •It Is Interesting To Know
- •XVI. Express your opinion answering the questions:
- •XVII. Learn the decimal values of some English measures. Give the decimal equivalents to the figures below:
- •XVII. Tell as much as you can about Great Britain.
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the words:
- •II. Find in the right column the meaning of the words given in the left column.
- •III. Find the sentences about:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Learn the following expressions from the text and use them in the sentences or situations of your own:
- •VI. Answer the questions:
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words:
- •II. Using the material of the text correct the wrong statements, if any, begin your answers with these expressions:
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •IV. Use the Passive Voice in the following sentences:
- •V. Learn the following expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •VI. Answer the questions:
- •VII. See how many of these famous Englishmen and their works you know:
- •XII. Read the following texts and retell them (in Russian). From the History of British Painting
VII. A) Study the following speech-patterns:
- 1 –
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- What is the area of England? |
- As far as I know, it’s about 135 thousand square km. |
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- What area does England occupy? |
- I think, it occupies more than 100 thousand square km. |
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- Do you know what the area of England is? |
- Sure. It’s 130,441 square km. |
- 2 –
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- What is the highest mountain in Scotland? |
- As far as I know, it’s Ben Nevis. |
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- What is its height? |
- Somewhat about 1,5 thousand metres. |
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- How high is it? |
- I think, it’s a little higher than 1,3 thousand metres. |
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- Do you know what the height of it is? |
- Yes, of course. It is 1342 metres high. |
- 3 –
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- What is the population of Wales? |
- Let me see. I think it’s about 3 million people. |
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- What about the population in Wales? |
- As far as I remember, it is over 2,5 million people. |
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- Do you know how many people live in Wales? |
- Certainly. 2,724 thousand people inhabit Wales. |
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- What is the largest city in Northern Ireland? |
- The largest city in Northern Ireland is Belfast. |
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- Do you know what the largest city in Northern Ireland is? |
- Sure. It’s Belfast. |
b) Make up a dialogue using the following table:
|
Information |
England |
Scotland |
Wales |
Northern Ireland |
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Area |
130,441 |
78,775 |
20,768 |
14,120 |
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Highest mountain |
Scaffel Pike, 978 m |
Ben Nevis, 1342 m |
Snowdon, 1085 m |
Slieve Donard, 852 m |
|
Population |
46,029,000 |
5,229,000 |
2,723,596 |
1,536,000 |
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Largest city (population) |
London 6,970,100 |
Glasgow 809,700 |
Cardiff 287,000 |
Belfast 363,000 |
c) Compare the four parts of the United Kingdom using the same table. You may use the following word-combinations:
constituent of Great Britain; part of the United Kingdom; to have the largest/ smallest area; to be situated in; the most densely populated part; the less inhabited constituent; the most sparsely populated part
VIII. Put questions to the sentences:
1. Great Britain is situated on the British Isles. (Where...)
2. The population numbers over 63 million people. (How many...)
3. The school year begins in the middle of September. (When...)
4. English schools are open five days a week. (How many...)
5. There are secondary schools for boys, for boys and girls and schools only for girls in Great Britain. (What kind...)
IX. Use the appropriate forms of the irregular verbs in the following sentences:
1. Westminster Palace, the seat of the Parliament, (to be, to build) in the 11th century.
2. The King of England (to become) the head of the church in 1531.
3. The Civil War, marking the advent of capitalism in Great Britain (to begin) in 1642.
4. The reign of the British crown over America (to fall) down in 1776.
5. Ireland (to win) its independence in 1921.
6. In 1947 the independence of India from the UK was (to go).
7. The Labour Party (to loose) the general elections in 1978.