1.What is the official name of Great Britain now? 2.What parts does the UK consist of and what are their…

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Look at the map of the British Isles. You can see them in the north-west of mother Europe. Do you know the name of the two largest islands? This is Great Britain and Ireland. In addition, there are more than five hundred small islands. Together they are the social United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Britain for short. This is where I came some time ago.

As Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel, I had three options: take a plane or cross it by ferry or train through the Channel Tunnel. I chose the longest and most popular way to travel and here I was landing at Gatwick Airport, 43 kilometers south of London (as the leaflet I picked up on the info page said).

I couldn’t believe my eyes: pretty good scenery and 2000 years old

stories were waiting for me to explore. Admittedly, that’s easy to say

than done, after that this island state consists of four lands: England, Wales, Scotland,

land and Northern Ireland. My first destination was England, as it is

the largest and most densely populated of the four. I already bought the postcards

quite famous natural attractions such as the rivers Thames and Mersey,

the southeastern coast, sandy or muddy, with chalk cliffs in places.

The Pennines run down England almost like a ridge, and the Lake District,

Of course.

To the west of England is Wales. With its own charm, it is home to Mount Snowdon, over 1,000m high, the capital Cardiff, leeks, daffodils and the red dragon as the national symbol of the Welsh country. I can’t wait to visit Wales!

If I get a chance to go to the north of England, I’ll end up in Scotland.

land sometime and enjoy the highlands and lowlands, many beautiful

rivers and lakes (called lakes), the legendary thistle and heather covering

mountain slopes Maybe I’ll finally solve the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster! Hooray! And last but not least — Northern Ireland. The nearest point is only 21 km from Scotland. It is separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea. It has a border in the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At its center lies Loch Ney, the UK’s largest freshwater lake. The whole island is famous for its

a beautiful, green area, which is why it is sometimes called Emerald

Island.

I can’t wait to see it all!

A few more facts about Great Britain

You probably know that the official or political name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. However, in the United Nations and the European Parliament, it is usually known by its shorter name: United Kingdom or the abbreviation Great Britain.

We often refer to the country as Britain. In addition, there is also a poetic name for the country, Albion. The geographical name of the country is the British Isles, because the country occupies islands called the British Isles. For this reason, it has a single land border with Ireland and a sea border with France.

Like all other countries, Great Britain has its own symbol — the flag. It is called the Union Flag and also the Union Jack. You may ask me why this name? Then you should know that in 1603, King James I (or Jack for short) of England united England and Scotland. Then in 1801 there was a union with Ireland. Now the flag combines elements of three countries (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) united under one nation. Wales not represented in flag, because at the time of the appearance of the flag in 1606, Wales was already united with England.

Look at the Union Jack. It is a combination of the three crosses of the country’s three patron saints: the red cross of St. George for England on a white background; white diagonal cross of St. Patrick of Ireland on a white background.

As for the national coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it shows the union of its four parts.

There are emblems for each part of Great Britain: the emblem of England (three lions on a red background), the emblem of Scotland (a red lion on a yellow background), the emblem of Wales (St David and a daffodil) and the coat of arms of Northern Ireland (a yellow harp on a blue background).

Two emblems of English lions symbolize the leading role of English.

land in this union. The shield is supported by two mythical animals: Eng.

only a lion and a Scottish unicorn. The emblem is crowned with a crown

lion, a symbol of power and might. Also, below the emblem, there

these are the four floral symbols of the four parts of the country. Do you know them? It is a red rose for England, a wild plant called Thistle for Scotland, a vegetable called leek for Wales and another wild plant called Shamrock for Northern Ireland. In conclusion, I would name the historical colors of parts of Great Britain: England — white; Scotland — Blue; Wales — Red; Northern Ireland — Green.

Sports teams of nations wear these colors.

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The United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) occupies 

most of the territory of the British Isles. It consists of four

 main parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

London is the capital of England, Edinburgh is the capital of 

Scotland, Cardiff— of Wales and Belfast — of Northern Ireland. 

The UK is a small country with an area of some 244,100 square 

kilometres. It occupies only 0.2 per cent of the world’s land 

surface. It is washed by the Atlantic 

Ocean in the north-west, north and south-west and separated from 

Europe by the North Sea in the east and by the English Channel 

in the south. The Strait of Dover or Pas de Calais is the 

narrowest part of the Channel. The North Sea and the English 

Channel are often called «the narrow seas»; they are not deep 

but are frequently rough.

In the west the 

Irish Sea and the North Channel separate the UK from Ireland. 

The seas around Britain provide exceptionally good fishing 

grounds. The country has many bays favourable for shipping. In 

their shelter are Britain’s main ports such as London, 

Liverpool, Glasgow, Hull and others.

One will not find 

very high mountains or large plains in Great Britain. Everything 

occupies very little place. Nature, it seems, has carefully 

adapted things to the size of the island itself. The highest 

mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland, 4,406 feet high. The longest 

river is the Severn in England.

The population of 

the United Kingdom is over 57 million people. Foreigners often 

call British people «English», but the Scots, the Irish and the 

Welsh do not consider themselves to be English. The English are 

Anglo-Saxon in origin, but the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish

 are Celts, descendants of the ancient people, who crossed over 

from Europe centuries before the Norman Invasion. It was this 

people, whom the Germanic Angles and Saxons conquered in the 5th 

and 6th centuries AD. These Germanic conquerors gave England its 

name — «Angle» land. They were 

conquered in their turn by the Norman French, when William the 

Conqueror of Normandy landed near Hastings in 1066. It was from 

the union of Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons 

that the English people and the English language were born.

The official 

language of the United Kingdom is English. But in western 

Scotland some people still speak Gaelic and in northern and 

central parts of Wales people often speak Welsh.

The UK is a 

highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the 

worlds largest producers and exporters of machinery, 

electronics» textile» aircraft, and navigation equipment. One of 

the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

The UK is a 

constitutional monarchy. In law, Head of the State is Queen. In 

practice, the country is ruled by the elected government with 

the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists 

of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

There are three 

main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the 

Conservative and the Liberal parties.

The flag of the 

United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of three 

crosses. The big red cross is the cross of Saint George, the 

patron saint of England. The white cross is the cross of Saint 

Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. 

The red diagonal cross is the cross of Saint Patrick, the patron 

saint of Ireland.

Geographical Position of Great Britain

“Great Britain” has several different names. Some people say “Britain”, or “the United Kingdom”, or just “UK”. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The UK is situated to the north-west off Europe on the British Isles. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and many smaller ones. Great Britain is separated from Ireland by the Irish Sea and from the Continent of Europe by the English Channel. There are four different countries in the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Everyone from Britain is British, but only people from England are English. People from Scotland are Scottish, people from Wales are Welsh, and people from Northern Ireland are Irish.

The climate of Britain is mild and warm because of the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. The winter is not very cold and the summer is not very hot.

Most of the mountains are in the north, in Scotland, but they are not very high. The highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis in Scotland.

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river. It is in the south-west of England. The Thames is not so long as the Severn, it is shorter.

Over 57 million people live in the UK. Most of them live in big towns and cities.

London is the capital of the country. It stands on the river Thames. The most important industrial cities are Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and others. Cambridge and Oxford are famous university cities.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1) Where is the United Kingdom situated?

2) What parts does the country consist of?

3) What is the official name of the State?

4) What is the climate of Great Britain like?

5) Are there many rivers in Britain?

6) What is the population of the country?

7) Where do most people live?

What are the industrial centres of Great Britain?

Write down 10 words or word combinations, covering the theme “Great Britain”.

II.Fill in the proper preposition:

1)Westminster is the aristocratic part … London

2) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated …British Isles.

3)Snow falls …all areas …the country

4)The United Kingdom of Great Britain consists …4 parts.

5)…practice the queen doesn’t rule the country.

III.Fill in the missed word or word combination:

a)The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of ………influence

the climate of ….

b)Kazakhstan is the largest country in the….

c)The… … is an industrial part of London.

d)St. Paul’s Cathedral was built by … …

e)Prof. Konchalovskiy considers that a man may be a poor writer or a painter but a man must not be a … …

IV.True or false?

a)It will be easy to diagnose a disease.

b)Trafalgar square is situated in the Westminster part of London.

c)One of the chief industries of Great Britain is electronics.

d)The climate of Great Britain is mild the whole year round.

e)The national flag of Kazakhstan is of a light yellow colour.

V.Answer the questions:

a)What are the words of Hippocrates Oath?

b)What is the climate of Kazakhstan?

c)Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland situated?

d)What does the national flag of Kazakhstan consist of?

e)What is the capital of Wales?

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a) mountain b) strange c) capital d) pounds e) flag

f) traditions g) stands

1.The ______ of the UK is London.

2.It _________on the Thames River.

3.The _______ of the UK is made up of three crosses.

4.The highest ________ of the UK is Ben Nevis.

5.British money is called ______ .

6.People of Great Britain keep their ________.

1 There are one official language in Britain.

2 Buckingham Palace have got more than 200

bedrooms.

3 About 875 000 people can to speak Welsh.

4 The UK’s highest mountain are in Scotland.

5 There’s 8.6 million people in London.

6 England, Scotland and Wales has got national

football teams.

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2 Complete the sentences. Mind the endings of the words, e.g. -s, -ed. Wales is one of the four countries in the United Kingdom. It is (1) situated in the west of the island of Great Britain. On land, Wales (2) b ___ on England, another part of the UK. There are 4 main roads and 6 rail roads that (3) 1 the two countries. About 138 million journeys take place each year on roads and trains across the border. The coastline of Wales is about 1,680 miles (2,704 km) long, and it is (4) w_____by the waters of the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Those bodies of water (5) s the two islands: of Great Britain and of Ireland. The landscape of Wales is hugely (6) v_____: there are mountains and hills, cliffs and rocks, caves and sandy beaches, moorlands and valleys, rivers and lakes, dunes and waterfalls. Wales has it all! 2,5​

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lll.Make up sentences about Scotland
1.located/Great Britain/Scotland/is/end/of/the/northern/at

2.cities/are/Most/in/major/Scotish Lowlands/located/the

3.The/around/Scotland/is/5,4million/population/of/people

4.is/Glasgow/of/Scotland/the/largest/capital/is/Edinburgh/The/city/but
lV. Answer the questions
1.How many parts are in the UK?

2. What is the symbol of Canada?

3. What is the most popular sport in England?

4. What is the deepest river of Great Britain? 5. What animal is the symbol of England?

6. Where is the famous lake Loch-Ness?​

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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

The british isles is a group of island not far from the north coast of the main eropean continental. you can see the main islands of the british isles in the pictyre. the two lardest islands are called great britain and ireland? and ther are also about six thousand smaller islan as well. ther are three countries on the largest island, great britain, england? scotland and wales.these 3 countries have separate parlaments, although they are a part of the same state? the uniyed kindom. the UK actually consist of 4 countries: england, scotland, wales and northern ireland.

Countries within a Country

The official name of Great Britain is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But it is often called in many ways. It can be called the United Kingdom, or the British Isles, or Great Britain. But what are the British Isles? And what is the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom? Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain? The name United Kingdom refers to the union ofwhat were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent).The different history of England, Scotland and Wales has led to very different cultural traditions; The Scots and Welsh have right to feel angry when the term «English» is used wrongly, to mean all three.Scotland was a totally separate country from England, but in 1707 England and Scotland were united as one country. Since 1997, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had their own parliaments.

The second largest island in the British Isles is called Ireland. The native language of Ireland is Eire. This is where the name Ireland comes from. Ireland is divided into 2 countries. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is now completely separate from the United Kingdom, but a small area in the North of Ireland is still a part of the UK. That is why the full title of the UK is «The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.»

Many of the countries in the British Isles have their own languages, absolutely unrelated to English. In many cases native languages are spoken by only a small number of people, but in Wales the Welsh language is still the first language. In some parts of North Wales English is learned as a foreign language! Some of the islands in the British Isles, such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, have their own laws, taxation and government. They also have their own flags and are politically separate from the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

текст 2 WHY LEARN ENGLISH? ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD

Approximately 375 million people in the world speak English as their first language. By number of native speakers it is the largest language after Mandarin Chinese. However, when combining native and non-native speakers, English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. It is claimed that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers by a ratio of three to one. Modern English is sometimes called the first world language. Why is it so? The answers are:

1. Now English is the international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy.

2. Most pages on the Internet are in English. Over 95 per cent of scientific articles are written in English.

3.You can travel more easily because English is spoken in more than 100 countries.

4. Nowadays, English is commonly required for many jobs. Knowledge of English may help you to get the job you wanted!

5. About one and a half billion people around the world speak English and another billion people are learning it.

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Answer the questions.

a) How many countries does the UK consist of?

b) Who is the patron saint of England?

c) What is the national symbol of England?

d) What are the official languages in Wales?

e) Why is Wales called «the land of song»?

f) Where is Wales situated?​