1. Прочитайте и переведите следующие интернациональные слова:

Capitalist, climate, constitutional, industrial, kilometre, monarchy, nationality, navigation, ocean, parliament, party, political, textile, total.

2. Переведите следующие производные:

king – kingdom, north – northern, mountain – mountaneous, develop – development – developed, machine – machinery, navigate – navigation, equip – equipment, dense – density – densely, populate – population – populated, constitution – constitutional, national – nationality, monarch – monarchy, govern – government, elect – election – elected, rule – ruler – ruling.

3. Переведите следующие предложения, догадайтесь о значении подчеркнутых слов.

1) There are a lot of health resorts on the coast of the Black Sea. 2) Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe. 3) Russia is the biggest producer of steel in the world. 4) The area of United Kingdom is 244 thousand square kilometres. 5) The climate of Great Britain is damp, that means that there is a lot of rain throughout the year. 6) The American President is elected every four years. 7) A flying machine of any kind is called an aircraft.

4. Заполните пропуски, необходимыми по смыслу словами, приведенными ниже.

nationalities, head, capital, reigned, mountains, chambers, densely, climate, area, coast, island, parliament.

1) The … of England as well as of Great Britain is London. 2) The British parliament has two … . 3) Queen Elizabeth II is the … of the state. 4) England is the most … populated part of the island. 5) The Scots and the Welsh still feel that they are separate … . 6) Queen Elizabeth I … in the 16 th century. 7) Scotland is a land of … . 8) The centre of England (the "Midlands") is an …, and you are never far from the sea. 10) The east … of Scotland is busy with oil rigs and fishing boats. 11) The … of the USA is different in every part of the country. 12) … is the real government of Britain.

5. Read and translate the text.

Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is situated on the British Isles. Great Britain and Ireland and the largest islands and there are about five thousand small islands. The total area of the UK is about 244 thousand square kilometres.

The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north and west are mountaneous, but all the rest is a vast plain. The mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest peak in Great Britain.

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain but they are rather short. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one. The climate of the country is mild and damp and it is very good for agriculture.

Great Britain is not very rich in natural resources, it has some deposits of coal and iron ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that were discovered in the North Sea.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It is one of the world’s largest producers of machinery, electronics, textiles, aircraft and navigation equipment.

Great Britain is a densely populated country, its population is over 57 million. The four main nationalities are the English, the Irish, the Welsh and the Scots. The official language is English.

The UK is a constitutional monarchy, the Head of the State is the Queen. In practice the Queen reigns, but does not rule. 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. The main political parties are the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties. The Labour Party is the ruling party nowadays.

The capital of Great Britain is London. It is situated on the river Thames. It is one of the largest cities and ports in the world.