Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

I. Read the following transcriptions of geographical proper names. Write them in words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.

['rASq], ['CaInq], ['lAndqn], ['INglqnd], ['skPtlqnd], [weIlz], [jH"naItId "kINdqmqvgreIt'brItaIn"nLDqn"aIqlqnd], ['brItIS 'aIlz], ['nLT 'sJ], [qt'lxntIk 'qVS(q)n], ['jVqrqp], ["INglIS'Cxnl], ['aIqrIS 'sJ], ['lIvqpHl], ['glRsgqV], [ben'neIvIs], ['haIlqndz], ['sentr(q)l 'lqVlqndz], ['sAD(q)n 'Aplqndz], ['sev(q)n], [temz], [lPh'nes], ['bE:mINqm], ['mxnCIstq], [lJdz].

II. Give opposites of the following.

Large; changeable; next decade; to become younger; informal; wide; in the east; calm; empty; unimportant; the lowest mountain; ugly; lowlands; the shortest river; come to an end; unknown; ferrous metal; in the north.

III. Finish the sentences choosing appropriate words and word-combinations from the text.

1. The United Kingdom is … comparing with Russia, China or the USA.

2. England has the … population density and Scotland the … .

3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and … is made up of England, … , Scotland and Northern … and is situated on the … .

4. British Isles lie between … and the … and consists of two large islands, … and … , and 550 smaller islands around them.

5. In the west the UK is separated from Ireland by the … and the … .

6. Britain’s main ports are London, … , … , Glasgow and some others.

7. The highest mountain in Scotland is … .

8. The longest river is …, and the most famous is … .

9. The best-known wood is … and the most famous lake is … .

IV. Say if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.

1. The UK takes the tenth place in world population.

2. Scotland has the smallest population of the four countries of the UK.

3. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel, the North Sea and the North Channel.

4. The waters around Great Britain are dangerous in bad weather.

5. There are not only lakes but also mountains in the Lake District.

6. Great Britain is extremely rich in mineral resources.

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