Exercise 1. Read and translate the text

Exercise 2. Divide the text into several logical parts.

Use: 1) I think this text can be divided into 2, 3, 4 … logical parts. 2) The 1^st (2^nd, 3d …) part is about … 3) Its main thought is: (or: its key sentence is …).

Exercise 3. Find Participle I and Participle II in the text. Determine their functions.

Exercise 4. Find in the text the words of which the following phrases are the definitions:

1) A political system where a queen (a king) is a formal ruler

2) The main city of the country

3) Water running from an ocean and washing shores

4) A climate with warmer winters and cooler summers

5) The natural phenomenon caused by wet weather

6) To be famous for smth.

7) The party which criticizes the policy of the government

Exercise 5. Agree or disagree with the statements.

1) Great Britain is a monarchy.

2) The country covers the north-eastern coastline of Europe.

3) There are a lot of long rivers in the UK.

4) In Britain it is not very cold in winter.

5) The UK is an agrarian country.

Балл за выполнение всех упражнений по тексту, итого за занятие 4 балла.