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III. Post-reading activities.

  1. Sum up the facts and make a plan of the text. Retell the information you've read using your plan.

  2. Write adjectives which go together with the following nouns. Arrange your findings in the table.

Noun

Adjective

Ukrainian Equivalent

Paragraph I: size Paragraph IV: country, centers

Paragraph II: coast, sea, resources Paragraph V: monarchy, parties, scenery

Paragraph III: cities, seaports, position, routes, climate

3. Answer the questions:

a. What is the United Kingdom? What countries does it unite?

b. What countries is Great Britain made up of?

c. What is Britain's climate characterized with?

d. What people inhabit Britain?

e. What languages do Englishmen speak?

f. Who is the constitutional monarch of Great Britain now?

g. Does the Queen perform government's acts herself?

h. Why are there many ports in Great Britain ?

i. What is the relationship between the Queen and the Parliament in Britain?

4. Find false sentences and correct the mistakes.

a. London is the capital of the USA;

b. Great Britain is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on all sides;

c. The most beautiful river is Loch Lomond;

d. The Prime Minister is usually the head of the party which is in power;

e. There are the following parties there: the Labour Party and the Liberal Party;

f. The most important seaports are: New York, Liverpool, Glasgow and Kyiv;

g. Oxford and Cambridge are College cities.

5. Complete the following sentences.

a. Great Britain is the largest island of the ... Isles.

b. The power of the ... is limited by ....

c. England is a country in the south of Great Britain. Wales is in the ...

d. The English ... separates Great Britain from ...

e. The capital of England is ..., the capital of Scotland is ... and the capital of ... is Cardiff.

f. The Thames flows ... London.

g. The largest cities of Great Britain besides London are ...

h. Thanks to ... Stream the climate of Great Britain is ...

6. Insert the following adjectives in the superlative form. famous, long, large, beautiful, high

The Severn is….... river in the United Kingdom….... lakes are in Scotland. Great Britain is..….. island in Europe. The Thames is…… river. Ben Nevis is mountain in Great Britain.

7. Translate into English.

а) Англія славиться своєю історією і красою. Ь) Англія поділяється на 55 адміністративних графств, с) Велика Британія відома своїм типовим при­морським кліматом з тривалими дощами, d) Лондон є важливим адміністра­тивним, промисловим, науковим і культурним центром, е) Найближчий сусід

8. Translate into Ukrainian.

The country we are going to visit has the name of Great Britain; it has water on all sides and is an island. It is not a very big country. Ukraine is bigger, but there are more people in Great Britain than in Ukraine. Great Britain has 3 parts; they are England, Scotland and Wales. England is the biggest part; it is in the centre of the island. The other two parts are much smaller. Not very many people live there, they have their languages and cultures but they all speak English because English is the official language. Great Britain has very beautiful rivers, mountains and lakes. There are large cities in Great Britain but many people live in small towns or villages. London is the capital city of the country. It is a very old city, and it has a lot of historical monuments. You can get to Great Britain by plane, by ship, by train or by car. Great Britain is an independent state in Europe. It has its national anthem and flag. The flag has colors of the parts of the country; its name is Union Jack. Great Britain is a monarchy. Now the head of the state in Great Britain is Queen Elizabeth II but she does not really rule the country. The people of Great Britain love their queen but they elect the Parliament, and the real head of the state is the Prime Minister.