TOPICS

III. GREAT BRITAIN

1. Vocabulary:

•  Great Britain - Великобритания

•  to be situated - располагаться

•  to lie - располагаться, лежать

•  the British Isles - Британские острова

•  an island - остров

•  the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и

Северной Ирландии

•  to consist of - состоять из

•  to include - включать

•  England - Англия

•  Wales - Уэльс

•  Scotland - Шотландия

•  Northern Ireland - Северная Ирландия

•  the English Channel - пролив Ла - Манш

•  the Strait of Dover - Дуврский пролив = Па-де-Кале

•  the Irish Sea - Ирландское море

•  the Severn - Северн

•  the Cambrian mountains - Кембрийские горы

•  the C heviot Hills - Червиот - Хилс

•  the Cumbrian mountains - Кемберленсдские горы

•  to separate - отделять

•  surface - поверхность

•  to wash - омывать

•  to be washed - омываться

•  a lake - озеро

• a river - река

•  navigable - судоходный

•  all the year round - круглый год

•  an area - площадь

•  population - население

•  an industrial state - индустриальное государство

•  a harbour - гавань

•  highly developed -высоко развитый

•  the capital - столица

•  a coastline - береговая линия

 

  2. Прочтите и переведите: а) словосочетания, б) предложения

а)  European continent, on the British Isles, thousands of small Islands, in the west of the counrty, to the north of England,

east of Great Britain, a lot of beautiful lakes, the Island of Great Britain, a flat surface, a mountainous surface, a highly

developed industrial country, a densely populated country.

б) 1) The British Isles lie to north-west of Europe . 2) Great Britain is situated on the British Isles . 3) The British Isles

consist of two large Islands and a thousand of small ones. 4) Great Britain includes three countries: England , Wales and

Scotland . 5) There are many mountains, rivers and lakes in Great Britain . 6) Great Britain is a highly developed industrial

country. 7) There are many industrial cities and towns in Great Britain . 8) There are a lot of harbours on the coastline of

the British Isles , which serve as ports.

 

  3. Прочтите и переведите текст.

 

GREAT BRITAIN .

 

Great Britain is a capitalists state. It lies on the British Isles . The British Isles consist of two large Islands Great Britain and Ireland and of thousands of small Islands . Great Britain consists of three countries: England , Wales and Scotland . England Lies in the south of the British Isles, Wales is to the west of England and Scotland is in the north of Great Britain .

The United Kingdom of Great Britain includes four countries: England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland . Northern Ireland lies in the north - east of Ireland .

The Atlantic Ocean washes the British Isles in the west. In the east you can see the North Sea and the southern coast is washed by the English Channel . The Irish Sea lies between England and Ireland .

The North Sea and the English Channel, the narrowest part of which is called the Strait of Dover, separate Great Britain from the European continent.

Some parts of Great Britain are flat and others are mountainous. The surface of Eastern and Northern Ireland is flat, but the surface of Wales and Scotland is hilly and mountainous. In the west of Wales we can see the Cambrian mountains .

The Cheviot Hills separate England from Scotland . To the south of Cheviot Hills you can see the Pennines and Cumbrian mountains . There are a lot of beautiful lakes in Cumbrian mountains .

There are many rivers in Britain but they are not very long. The principal rivers are the Severn, the Trent and the Thames . The Severn is the longest river but the most important river is the Thames . It is navigable all the year round.

The area of Great Britain is 211000 square km. and population is more than 55 mln.

Great Britain is a highly developed capitalist country. There are many industrial cities and towns such as Manchester , Birmingham , Glasgow, Sheffield and many others. Oxford , Cambridge , Edinburgh and London itself are university cities. On the map you can sea numerous harbours which serve as ports among which are London , Liverpool, Glasgow , Portsmouth and others. London is the capital of Great Britain .

 

4. Answer the questions:

•  What do we call a group of islands situated to the northwest of Europe ?

•  What are the names of the two biggest islands?

•  What parts does Great Britain consist of?

•  Where is each part situated? ( England , Wales , Scotland ).

•  What are the most important rivers in Great Britain ?

•  Why is the Thames the most important river?

•  Are there many mountains and hills in Great Britain ?

•  What are the names of the mountains?

•  What is the area (the population) of Great Britain ?

•  What country is Great Britain ?

•  What industrial (university) cities of Great Britain do you know?

•  Why are there many ports in Great Britain ?

 

5. Расскажите о Великобритании, используя данные вопросы.