Are the following statements true or false? Find some mistakes. Check yourself.

1. The UK is washed by the North and Irish seas and by the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

2. Administratively the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is divided into 55 counties.

3. A county is a region of Britain and Ireland, which has its own local government.

4. North and West of the UK are highlands, South and East – lowlands.

5. The highest mountain of Great Britain Ben Nevis is in Wales.

6. The Clyde, the Avon, the Trent and the Cam are among the UK longest rivers.

7. Bristol is a city in southwestern England, located on the Avon River about 6 miles from the Bristol Channel.

8. The Coat of Arms of the UK shows a shield, a crown, a lion, a unicorn and the motto “Dieu et mon driot”.

9. English people call the national flag the Union Jack, the Saint George’s Cross, the Saint Andrew’s cross.

10. There are many large cities in Great Britain: Chicago, San-Francisco, and Detroit.

11. The national emblem of England is a rose; in Wales it is a daffodil and leek; in Scotland – a thistle, in Northern Ireland – a shamrock.

12. The Arctic Ocean separates Great Britain from the continent.

Exercise3.

Give a one-minute talk on the situations.

· Channel Tunnel - a railway tunnel under the English Channel, linking the coasts of England and France, opened in 1994 and 49 km (31 miles) long;

· Britain is a member of NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization which consists of the USA, Canada, and other European countries who have agreed to support one another if they are attacked.);

· Loch Ness - a deep lake in northwestern Scotland, in the Great Glen. It is 24 miles (38 km) long, with a maximum depth of 755 feet (230 m). The lake has long been rumored to be the home of the Loch Ness monster.

· Bagpipes - a musical instrument associated especially with Scotland, but also used in folk music in Ireland.

Exercise4.

Draw a simple map of Great Britain. Write the names of some cities, rivers, lakes, mountains etc. Work with your partner. Ask each other questions about geographical features of the UK.

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Great Britain (its geographical position, climate, relief)	\|	Test yourself.

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