Which, the Straight of Dover, is 33 kms wide

ГРАМАТИКА. КЛЮЧІ ДО ВПРАВ

In the west the British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. The

Irish Sea separates Great Britain from Ireland.

The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, and Scotland

And Northern Ireland.

The Northern part of the island of Great Britain (Scotland) is

Occupied by the mountains which are called the Highlands of

Northern Scotland and the Southern Uplands with the Central

Lowland of Scotland between them. The Highlands of Northern

Scotland are divided into the North-western Highlands and the

Grampians. The highest mountain in Great Britain is Ben Nevis; it is

Situated in the Grampians.

The Pennines are the mountains situated in the central part of

The island of Great Britain, the Pennines are separated from the

Southern Uplands by the valley of the river Tyne. The Tyne flows into

The North Sea.

Wales is a mountainous part of Great Britain. It is occupied by

The Cambrians. The highest mountain in the Cambrians is Snowdon.

The longest river in Great Britain is the Severn. It rises in the

Cambrians and flows into the Bristol Channel.

The Thames is not so long as the Severn but it is the most important

River in Great Britain. London, the capital of the United

Kingdom, is situated on the Thames.

Exercise 269.

Charles Dickens, a great English writer, was born on the 7th of

February 1812 in a small English town. He was a weak child and did

Not take part in noisy and active games. The little boy was very capable.

He learned to read at an early age and read many books in his

Childhood. When he was about six, someone took him to the theatre

For the first time. He saw a play by Shakespeare and liked it so much

That he decided to write a play himself. When it was ready, he performed

It with some of his friends. Everybody enjoyed the performance

And a little writer felt very happy.

When Charles was nine years old, the family moved to London

Where they lived in a very old house. Charles' father was a poor clerk.

The life of the family was very hard. There were several younger children

In the family besides Charles. The future writer could not even go

To school. At that time his father was put in prison because he could

Not pay his debts. His wife and all the children went into the prison

Too. Those were the most unhappy days in Charles' life. At the age of

Ten he had to start working. The boy worked from morning till night

To help his family.

When his father was out of prison, young Charles was sent to the

School where he remained three years. When he was fifteen, he had to

Leave school and start earning his own living again. He spent his spare

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Time reading in the British Museum.

In a few years, he became a newspaper reporter. In 1836 Dickens

Published his first book.

ПРИКМЕТНИК

Exercise 270.

Bright brighter brightest

Hot hotter hottest

Wide wider widest

Easy easier easiest

Brave braver bravest

Good better best

Active more active most active

Nervous more nervous most nervous

Fine finer finest

Fat fatter fattest

Bad worse worst

Profitable more profitable most profitable

Dirty dirtier dirtiest

Old older oldest

Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

Thin thinner thinnest

Courageous more courageous most courageous

Exercise 271.

March is longer. 2. Yes, Kyiv is larger than Minsk. 3. Kyiv is the

Largest city in Ukraine. 4. New York is the largest city in the United

States of America. 5. Yes, the Black Sea is deeper than the Caspian

Sea. 6. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. 7. In summer days are

Longer. 8. The 22nd of June is the longest day of the year. 9. February