Exercises

Exercise 1. Insert the right part of the world.

1. The United Kingdom is situated in … (cеверо-запад) coast of Europe.

2. The United Kingdom is washed by the Atlantic Ocean on … (север) and … (северо-запад) and the North Sea on … (восток).

3. Wales is a peninsula in … (юго-запад) of the island of Great Britain.

4. Scotland is located in … (север) of Great Britain.

5. Northern Ireland occupies … (северо-восток) part of the island of Ireland.

6. The capital of the country – London – is located in … (юго-восток) of England.

Exercise 2.

A. Read the numbers.

1,246,749

6,493,935

8,839,764

25,736,073

47,815,274

12,648,042

139,354,654

932,453,680

361,852,053

B. Read the years.

Exercise 3. Say, what each percentage means.

1. 50% of the territory

2. 83 % of the population

3. 9 % of the territory

4. 4.8 % of the population

5. 32 % of the territory

6. 9 % of the population

7. 5.2 % of the territory

Exercise 4. Write down the questions for these answers.

1) The United Kingdom is situated on two large islands.

2) Great Britain includes over five hundred small islands.

3) The total area of Great Britain is 240,046 sq. kms.

4) The biggest cities of Great Britain are London, Bir­mingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.

5) The largest part of Great Britain is England.

6) The capital of the country is London.

7) The official language is English.

8) The population of the U.K. is nearly 60 million people.

9) The population lives mostly in towns and cities and their suburbs.

10) Over 7 million people live in London.

11) The climate of Great Britain is mild.

12) There are many rivers in Great Britain.

13) The longest river in Great Britain is 350 kilometers long.