ASSIGNMENTS

I. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the geographical position of Britain? 2. What is the official name of Britain? 3. What parts does the UK include? 4. What is the highest mountain in Britain? 5. What are the most important rivers in Britain? 6. Which lake in Britain is world famous and why? 7. How can you define the climate of Great Britain? 8. How will you describe in brief each part of the UK from the points of a) geographical position, relief; b) population; c) industries; d) urban centres; e) sightseeing. 9. What is the City of London? 10. What do Oxford and Cambridge have in common? 11. What is Manchester known for? 12. What is the national emblem of each part of the UK? 13. What is the nickname of the British flag? 14. Where is the United States of America situated? 15. How many states does the USA consist of? 16. What countries does the USA border on? 17. What lowlands and mountains in the USA can you name? 18. What are the largest rivers in the USA? 19. What climate has the USA got? 20. In what way is Washington, D.C. different from other large cities in the USA? 21. Why is New York called “modern Babylon”? 22. What is Los Angeles famous for? 23. What do you know about Philadelphia? 24. What historic events took place in Boston? 25. What are the national symbols of America?

II. Explain in English what is meant by:

Albion, the Saint George’s Cross, Lowland Britain, Highland Britain, the Lake District, Eisteddfod, Ulster, borough, the East End, the Docklands, Holyrood Palace, the Stars and Stripes, the Great Lakes, New England, the Rust Belt, the Dust Bowl, bronco, rodeo, the gold rush, Silicon Valley, the Sunshine State, Tex-Mex, the District of Columbia, the Big Apple, the Windy City.

III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:

Patron saints of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Floral symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Snowdon – the highest mountain of Wales.
The Lake District.
Loch Ness.
National parks of Great Britain.
London – the capital of Great Britain.
Edinburgh: the Athens of the North.
Oxford and Cambridge.
Manchester, Glasgow and Liverpool.
Washington, D.C. – the capital of the USA.
New York – “modern Babylon”.
Philadelphia and Boston – historical cities of America.
Chicago, Illinois.
Los Angeles and San Francisco – the most well-known cities of California.

Theme 2. Glimpses of history of Great Britain and the USA.

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Philadelphia	\|	Early history of Britain.

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