Ex. 3. Complete the following sentences using information from the text.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies the territory of….

2. In everyday speech “Great Britain” is used to mean …

3. The two main islands are …

4. The UK is one of the world’s smaller countries with an area …

5. The population of the United Kingdom is …

6. Parliament consists of …

1. London is one of …

2. London is situated upon …

3. During the Fire all wooden houses were smashed …

4. Traditionally London is divided into …

5. The city first started in …

6. The East End is especially famous as …

Ex. 4. Rearrange the words below into grammatically accurate sentences.

1. is, of, the world’s smallest, the UK, an area, with, of, countries, some, 244.100 square kilometers.

2. the support, with, reign, the monarch, of, very, has, only, can, power, little, and, parliament.

3. except, the week, of, day, every, Sunday, on, daily, are, published, newspapers.

4. is situated, of, to the east, the City, the port.

Ex. 5. Make questions to which the underlined words are the answers.

1. The two main islands are Great Britain (in which are England, Wales and Scotland) to the east and Ireland (in which are Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic) to the west.

2. The swiftest flowing river in the British Isles is the Spey.

3. The Lake district is widely known for its association with thehistory of English literature and especially with the name of William Wordsworth (1770-1859), the founder of the Lake School of poets.

4. In the 19^th century the growth of British colonial power led to the spread of English as world language.

5. London is situated upon both banks of the River Thames.

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