Great britain

Vocabulary

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соединенное королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии Англия Шотландия Уэльс р. Темза Озерный край г. Эдинбург Пеннинские горы Дeвон ( графство) Корнуолл (графство) Английский канал Дуврский пролив шельф площадь суши высокогорье низменность графство равнина мелкий глубокий судоходный гористый мягкий (о климате) умеренный лежать включать, состоять омывать отделять делить соединять замерзать судостроительный хлопок каучук, ренина шерсть железная руда оборудование

Texts

1. Read and translate the text. Geographical position of Great Britain

Britain is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is the political unity of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Britain is situated on the British Isles. They lie off the north-west coast of Europe. The two largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain comprises England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north, north-west and south-west. It is separated from Europe by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. The seas around Britain are shallow because the islands lie on the continental shelf.

The rivers of Great Britain are not long but they are deep and navigable, most of them are linked by canals. They seldom freeze in winter. The Thames is tho most important inland waterway.

The most important ports are : London, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Cardiff and some others.

The total land area of the U.K. is 93,018 square miles.

Britain is usually divided into two major regions - Highland Britain and Lowland Britain. Highland Britain is a mountainous part. It includes Scotland, the Lake District in the North-West England, the Pennines (the central upland), almost the whole of Wales and .the counties of Davon and Cornwall in the south-western pare of England. Lowland Britain is a rich plain in the south-east.

Great Britain is divided into 101 administrative regions called counties. The population is more than 58000 000 people. There are many big industrial and cultural centres in the country. Among them are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh.

London is the capital of Great Britain and the largest sea and river port in Europe. Its population is more than 5 million people. Britain has a mild and temperate climate.

Great Britain is one of the most powerful capitalist countries in Europe. It is a large producer of iron and steel products, electronics and machinery, chemicals and textiles. It bas a highly developed shipbuilding industry.

Great Britain imports all of its oil, cotton, rubber, four-fifth of its wool, half of its food and iron ore. It exports machinery, motor-cars, locomotives, chemicals, textiles, radio, TV and equipment.

Questions

1. What does the U.K. consist of?

2. Where is Britain situated?

3. What are the largest islands?

4. What is Britain washed by?

5. What is the total land area of the U.K.?

6. What can you say about British rivers?

7. What role do they play?

8. What are the most important ports in the U.K.?

9. What is the population in the U.K.?

10. What is the capital of the U.K.?

11. What type of climate has Britain?

12. What can you say about Industry in this country?