Answer the following questions.

1. What is the official name of Great Britain?

2. What countries does the UK consist of?

3. What languages are spoken in the UK?

4. How large is the population of Great Britain?

5. Where is the country situated?

6. What seas and ocean is Great Britain washed by?

7. The surface of Great Britain varies much, doesn’t it?

8. What river does London stand on?

9. Why is the British climate mild?

10. What is characteristic of Britain’s climate?

*Ask your group-mates.

1) what the total area of the country is;

2) if English is the official language of Great Britain;

3) what the biggest cities of the UK are;

4) what it is separated by from the continent;

5) what the highest mountain in Great Britain is;

6) if there are a lot of long and deep rivers in Great Britain;

7) what Scotland is known for;

8) if the Lake District is situated in Scotland.

Lexical Exercises

Exercise 1. Choose the right word from the list.

(to wash, to consist, area, to separate, to vary, climate, mountainous, typical, influence)

1. In spite of its small … Australia is one of the leading agricultural countries in the world.

2. The USA … of 50 states joined in a federal republic.

3. Alaska is … from Russian Siberia by only 50 miles of the Bering Strait.

4. New Zealand comprises two islands … by the south-western Pacific Ocean.

5. The changeability is … of Irish weather.

6. The surface of Great Britain … very much.

7. The mild … of this country is good for plants and flowers.

8. Deserts and semi-deserts greatly … the climate of Australia.

9. The … territory of the Caucasus attracts a lot of tourists with its beauty.

Exercise 2. Arrange a) and b) in pairs of synonyms.

a) to unite, area, relief, to influence, mild, temperate;

b) surface, to join, soft, moderate, territory, to affect

Exercise 3. Arrange a) and b) in pairs of antonyms.

a) to unite, north, west, mountain, deep, warm, short, beautiful;

b) cold, ugly, to separate, south, plain, long, east, shallow.

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Great Britain (Geographical Definition)	\|	Exercise 8. Translate the sentences paying attention to the phrasal verbs.

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