Exercise l. Read the text and answer questions: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated in the north-west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. The U. K. includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe and it contains England, Scotland and Wales. The total area of the

U. K. is about 94 thousand square miles. The capital of the country is London. English is the official language. The population of the U. K. is nearly 60 million people, they live mostly in towns. The climate of Great Britain is mild. It is not too hot in summer or too cold in winter. It often rains in England. The surface of England and Ireland is flat, but Scotland and Wales are mountainous. There are many rivers in Great Britain. The main river is the Thames; the longest river is the Severn. There are many universities, colleges, libraries, museums and theatres in the country. The most famous universities are Cambridge University, Oxford University and Glasgow University. The U. K. has some mineral resources. Coal and oil are the most important of them. The largest cities of the country are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast. The U. K. is a parliamentary monarchy.

1. What is situated in the north-west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea?

2.What does Great Britain contain?

3.What is the total area of the U. K.?

4. Russian is the official language of Great Britain, isn't it?

5. Where do the English people live?

6. What can you say about the climate of Great Britain?
7.Are there many rivers in Great Britain?

8. What can you say about the culture of the U. K.?

9. What are the most important mineral resources of the country? 10. What are the largest cities of the U. K.?

Exercise 2. Finish translation ofthe following sentences.

1. Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии contains England, Шотландию,

2.Уэльс and Northern Ireland. Общая площадь Великобритании is about 244 thousand square kilometres.

3. Официальный язык of the U. K. is English.

4.Шотландия и Уэльс are mountainous and Англия и Ирландия are not.

5. B Великобритании it is not too hot in summer and не слишком холодно in winter.

6. In England часто идет дождь.

7. Главная река of Great Britain is the Thames, the longest река is the Северн.

8. Cambridge, Оксфорд and Glasgow университеты are the most знаменитые.

9. The most важные полезные ископаемые of Great Britain are уголь и нефть.

10. Великобритания is a parliamentary монархия, and Россия is a presidential republic.

Exercise 3. Rewrite the text in Past Simple.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. About 28 million people live in Canada. About 80%

of the population live within 320 km of the southern border.

Canada is an independent nation, It gained full independence in 1931. About 57% of all Canadians

have some English ancestry and about 32% have some French ancestry. Both English and French are official languages of the country. French Canadians live in the provinces of Quebec. They keep the language and customs oftheir ancestors.

77% of Canada's people live in cities or towns. Toronto and Montreal are the largest urban areas. Ottawa

is the capital of the country.