Great Britain

GREAT BRITAIN

Тема 6. Великобритания

Задание 1. Выучите следующие слова и словосочетания. Повторяйте их за диктором.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Соединенное Королевство

Britain and Northern Ireland Великобритании и Северной

Ирландии

2. the British Isles Британские острова

3. Wales Уэльс

4. Scotland Шотландия

5. Edinburgh Эдинбург

6. Cardiff Кардифф

7. Belfast Белфаст

8. the Strait of Dover Па-де-Кале

9. the English Channel Английский канал (принятое в Великобритании название

пролива Ла-Манш)

10. to separate разделять

11. 11. coast побережье

12. the Atlantic Ocean Атлантический океан

13. the Irish Sea Ирландское море

14. surface поверхность

15. the Highlands Северо-шотландское нагорье

16. valley долина

17. the Lowlands Шотландская низменность

18. mountainous гористый

19. plain равнина

20. the Severn р. Северн

21. the Thames р. Темза

22. the Gulf Stream Гольфстрим

23. mild мягкий, умеренный

24. suburb пригород

25. highly developed высокоразвитый

26. producer производитель

27. exporter экспортер

28. machinery машинное оборудование

29. aircraft самолеты

30. navigation судоходство

31. chief главный, основной

32. shipbuilding кораблестроение

33. coal уголь

34. oil нефть

35. wheat пшеница

36. oats овес (обыкновенно pl.)

37. raw materials сырье

38. wool шерсть

39. monarchy монархия

40. law закон

41. the head of the state глава государства

42. queen королева

43. to reign царствовать

44. to rule править

45. chamber палата

46. the Labour Рarty лейбористская партия

47. the Conservative Рarty консервативная партия

48. the Liberal Рarty либеральная партия

Задание 2.. Прослушайте текст. Постарайтесь понять его содержание.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. It consists of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

The North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel separate Great Britain from the continent. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands. The south has beautiful valleys and plains and is called the Lowlands. There are numerous lakes in Scotland. The north and west of England are mountainous, but all the rest is a vast plain. Mountains are not very high.

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river; the Thames is the deepest, busiest, and most important one.

The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Streаm influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year round. It is not too hot in summer or too cold in winter. It often rains in England. Snow falls only in the North and West of the country.

The U.K. is one of the world's smaller countries. Its population is nearly 60 million people. The population lives mostly in towns and cities and their suburbs.

The U.K. is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world's largest producers and exporters of machinery, electronics, textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding. The main industrial centers are Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester. The U.K. has some mineral resources. Coal and oil resources are the most important of them.

Agriculture is an important sector in economy of the country. The British people grow wheat, fruit, vegetables, and oats. The U.K. buys more goods than sells. It has to import food products and raw materials from many countries of the world. Scotland is famous for its wool industry.

The U.K. is a constitutional monarchy. In law, the head of the state is the Queen. In practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties.

There are many universities, colleges, libraries, museums and theatres in the country. The most famous universities are Cambridge University, Oxford University, Glasgow University.

London is the capital of Great Britain. Its population is over 10 million.

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