2015-05-26
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1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies most … the territory … the British Isles.
2. We speak … four countries united … one state.
3. The population … Scotland is about five and a half million people.
4. Great Britain is separated … the Continent … the English Channel and the Strait of Dover.
5. The East Coast is washed … the North Sea.
6. The Severn is flowing … England and Wales.
7. North Wales is a country … mountains and deep valleys.
8. The mountains and the warm waters … Gulf Stream influence … the climate … the British Isles.
9. Heavy rains in autumn are typical … the mountainous part of Britain.
*Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions if necessary.
The climate … Australia varies … tropical … cool and temperate. Australia is the driest continent … the Earth. About one half … its territory is occupied … deserts (пустыни) and semi-deserts. The commonest trees … Australia are the eucalyptus [jHkq'liptqs]…, which there are over 500 kinds.
There are also ocacia [q'keiSq] or mimosa [mi'mouzq], which is the national emblem … Australia. Even stranger than plants (растения) are the animals. There live kangaroos, duck-bills, koalas (or koala-bear) and a great number … different birds, parrots … them.
