The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
The official name
for the country (whose language we study) is the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. In everyday speech the world Britain is possible.
Some people say СGreat BritainТ or СBritainТ or Сthe United KingdomТ or just
Сthe UKТ and СGBТ.
The UK is situated
on the British Isles to the north-west of Europe (The British Isles include
Great Britain and Ireland.).
The UK is washed by
Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea in the north and by the North Sea in the east.
The English Channel separates the UK from the continent. The Channel Tunnel
links France and England today.
The United Kingdom
consists of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England,
Scotland and Wales are three main parts of Great Britain.
London is twice
capital: it is the capital of the UK and the capital of England. Edinburgh is
the capital of Scotland, Cardiff is the capital of Wales and Belfast is the
capital of Northern Ireland.
The surface of
Great Britain is flat. There are mountains but they are not very high. The
highest mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis. Snowdon is the highest mountain in
Wales.
There are many
rivers but they arenТt very long. The longest and the most important of them
are the Severn and the Thames.
There are no great
forests but there are many beautiful lakes in Scotland and north-west England.
The most famous of them is Loch Ness.
The climate is very
mild because of the Gulf Stream. Winter isnТt very cold and summer isnТt very
hot. The rivers donТt freeze in winter and snow doesnТt lie for long on the
ground. It rains very often in all parts of Great Britain and in all seasons.
There are often fogs. The Englishmen like to joke about the weather. They often
say:
There is no bad
weather-
There is bad
clothes.
1. They say УGreat
BritainФ isnТt the only name of the country, whose name we study. Is it true?
2. What do the British
Isles include?
3. Where is the UK
situated?
4. Is it washed by the
Atlantic Ocean?
5. What separates the
UK from the continent?
6. What links France
and England?
7. How many parts are
there in the UK?
8. What are the three
main parts of Great Britain?
9. Is London the only
capital for all 4 parts of the UK?
10. What is the surface of Great
Britain?
11. What can you say about the
mountains? Are there high mountains?
12. Are there many large rivers?
13. Are there great forests?
14. What can you say about the
climate?
Agree or disagree.
1. The country whose
language we study has 7 names.
2. The country is
situated on the island of Great Britain.
3. It is washed by the
Pacific Ocean in the east and by the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
4. London is twice the
capital.
5. Glasgow is the
capital of Scotland.
6. The surface of GB
is mountainous.
7. There are many
large rivers in the UK.
8. There are many
beautiful lakes in Scotland and north-west England.
9. The climate is very
cold in GB.
10. The Englishmen donТt like to
joke about the weather.