Great Britain

Great Britain (official name – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is situated on two large islands, the larger of which is Great Britain, the smaller is Ireland. In addition to these two islands Great Britain includes over five hundred small islands.

The total area of Great Britain is 240,000 sq. km,its population is over 56 mln people.

In the north –west and west the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea, in the east – by the North Sea, it is separated from France by the English Channel.

The island of Great Britain is divided into two parts: mountainous and lowland.

There are no very long rivers. The most important rivers are the Thames (the deepest) and the Severn (the longest).

Great Britain consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Administratively Great Britain is divided into 55 counties. The biggest cities of the country are London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff.

Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. Officially the head of the state is the Queen (or the King). However, the power of the Queen in Great Britain is not absolute. She acts only on the advice of the ministers and Parliament. Parliament in Great Britain exists since 1265 and is the eldest in the world. It consists of two Houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Great Britain is a highly-developed industrial country. The main branches of British industry are machine-building, ship-building, metallurgy, electronics, etc.

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1.Great Britain(official name – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is situated on two large islands.

2. In addition to these two islands Great Britain includes over five hundred small islands.

3. The total area of Great Britain is 500,000 sq. km.

4.In the north-west and west the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea, in the east – by the North Sea, it is separated from France by the English Channel.

5. There are no long rivers in Great Britain.

6. Great Britain consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.

7. Administratively Great Britain is divided into 75 counties.

8. Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy.

9. The capital of Great Britain is Glasgow.

10. Great Britain is a highly – developed industrial country.

Вариант 2

1.Изучите темы: активный залог – формы Simple, Continuous, Perfect (Present, Past, Future); пассивный залог- формы Simple (Present, Past, Future.)

Выполните тест. Письменно переведите предложения.

1. The devil is not so black as he....

a) is painted

b) was painting

c) paints

2. The new building of our University... to the visitors tomorrow.

a) was shown

b) will be shown

c) showed

3. I... him for a long time

a) know

b) has know

c) have known

4. He... a car when we saw him.

a) is driving

b) was driving

c) will be driving

5. The students... their last exam before holidays began.

a) passed

b) pass

c) had passed

2. Изучите тему: простые неличные формы глагола- Participle I, Participle II.

Выполните тест. Письменно переведите предложения.

1. The third and the largest painting was the last work... by the artist.

a) doing

b) done

2. It seems to be a very... story.

a) interesting

b) interested

3. The circus tent is always filled with... children.

a) exciting

b) excited

4. It was a letter... by someone in close touch with Celia.

a) written

b) writing

5. The servant took us into a large hall... with flowers and carpets.

a) decorated

b) decorating

3.Изучите тему: модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты.

Выполните тест. Письменно переведите предложения.

1.... I come in?

a) Can

b) May

c) Might

2. We... not get the medicine and returned home without it.

a) might

b) had to

c) could

3. The boy... drive my car if he passes his exam.

a) may

b) will be allowed to

c) can

4. My lips were stiff. I... hardly speak.

a) could

b) might

c) had to

5. Every member of a trade union... pay a small sum of money.

a) must

b) could

c) might

4.Прочитайте и устно переведите текст.

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