Vocabulary exercises

I. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations

• більше населений

• утворювати

• поділяти

• м’який, лагідний

• виробництво моторизованих засобів пересування

• найглибший

• омивати

• туманний

• найвища вершина

• мінлива погода

• узбережжя

• поклади

• велике промислове місто

• протока

• державна мова

• власний

• відокремлювати

• офіційна назва

II. Answer the following questions

1. What is the official name of the United Kingdom?

2. Where do the British Isles lie?

3. What do the British Isles consist of?

4. What is the total area of the United Kingdom?

5. How many countries form the United Kingdom? What are they?

6. What is Great Britain washed by?

7. What country does Northern Ireland border on?

8. What mineral resources is Great Britain rich in?

9. What branches of industry are developed in Great Britain?

10. Which country is larger: Ukraine or the United Kingdom?

III. Put 8 questions to the text

IV. Complete the following sentences

1. Great Britain consists of … .

2. London is the capital of … .

3. Scotland is … .

4. The highest peak in Britain is … .

5. The climate of Great Britain is … .

6. The main branches of British economy are … .

7. The longest rivers are … .

V. Fill in the gaps, selecting the words listed below

1. The total area of the British Isles is 322.245 … .

2. England … the most of Great Britain.

3. Britain has a … climate, which is dominated by marine influences.

4. The … of Great Britain is 58 million people.

5. Liverpool, London, Manchester are Britain’s main … centres.

occupy, population, industrial, mild, square

VI. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary

1. Great Britain is situated … the British Isles. 2. It’s population is … 57 millions. 3. The British Isles consist … two large islands and … five thousand small islands. 4. The western coast … Great Britain is washed … the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. 5. There is a lot … rivers … Great Britain. 6. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters … the Gulf Stream influence … the climate … the British Isles.

VII. Find unnecessary in every line

1. ocean, river, channel, industry;

2. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to divide into;

4. to prepare, to export, to import, to produce;

5. tobacco, cotton, silk, wool;

6. machinery, agriculture, electronics, textile;

7. England, Scotland, Wales, London;

8. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, New York;

9. mountain, valley, plain, lord;

10. the Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea, the North Sea, the Irish Sea.

VIII. Read, translate and dramatize the following dialogues Dialogue 1

A.: Do you know where is the United Kingdom situated?

B.: Yes, of course. A child knows it. It’s situated on the British Isles.

A.: Where are the British Isles located?

B.: They lie off the north-western coast of Europe.

A.: How many islands do the British Isles consist of?

B.: The British Isles consist of two large islands-Great Britain and Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea - and a lot of small islands.

A.: Which waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?

B.: The British Isles are separated from the continent of Europe by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the south and the North Sea in the east.

A.: What is the total area of the United Kingdom?

B.: The total area of the United Kingdom is 244 thousand square kilometres.