1. Изучите активную лексику урока и повторите слова за диктором:

aircraft (n) – самолет(ы), авиация

develop (v) – развивать(ся)

equipment (n) - оборудование

island (n) - остров

plain (n) - равнина

shipbuilding (n) - судостроение

surface (n) - поверхность

urban (adj) - городской

vast (adj) – огромный, обширный

vary (v) - отличаться

agriculture (n) – сельское хозяйство

yields (n) – урожай

2. Прочитайте текст и выберите правильные ответы на вопросы:

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of…………

a) 5 parts

b) 4 parts

c) 3 parts

2. Great Britain occupies the territory of about ……………….

a) 240,000 square km

b) 444,000 square km

c) 244,000 square km

3. The most part of the population live in ……………………..

a) cities and towns

b) rural areas

c) mountains

4. What is the surface of the country?

a) It’s various.

b) There are only mountains.

c) Plains and rivers make up the country’s surface.

5. British economy is ………………………

a) not developed

b) highly developed

c) developing

3. Подберите правильный перевод к словам и фразам:

A) highly developed a) вся остальная часть

B) all the rest b) основная отрасль промышленности

C) vast plain c) домашний скот

D) mountainous parts d) высокоразвитый

E) chief industry e) обширная равнина

F) crops f) гористая часть

G) livestock g) сель/хоз. Kультуры

A d

B a

C e

D f

E b

F g

G c

4. Дополните выражения из текста предлогами:

1. It consists of

2. is situated on (in)

3. the most important of them

4. one of the chief industries

5. is dedicated to

6. is engaged in agriculture

5. Заполните пропуски в предложениях одним из предложенных слов:

1. The northern part of the country is mountainous (mountains/mountainous).

2. One of the chief industries (industrial/industries) is shipbuilding.

3. The northern and western parts of the country are called Highlands (Lowlands/Highlands).

4. The population of Great Britain is over (under/over) 60 million.

5. About 2% (2% / 20%) of the population are engaged in agriculture.

6. Составьте предложения из данных слов и словосочетаний:

1. 244,000, of, the, occupies, about, square, territory, It, kilometers.

It occupies the territory of about 24000 square kilometers.

2. mountainous, are, the, parts, There, many beautiful lakes, in.

There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts.

3. capital, is, of, The, country, the, London.

The capital of the country is London.

4. One, chief, industries, of, the, is, shipbuilding.

One of the chief industries is shipbuilding.

5. farms and pastures, very high, are, The, yields, of.

The yields of farms and pastures are very high.

7. Составьте план и кратко изложите содержание текста в письменной форме.

1) Geographical position of Great Britain

2) The territory and population of Great Britain

3) The relief of Great Britain

4) Industry and agriculture of Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometers. The population is over 60 million.

The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country are mountainous and are called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and the centre) is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. Three-quarters of the United Kingdom’s land is dedicated to agriculture. The yields of English farms and pastures are very high.

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