After reading

5.8 Test yourself and choose the correct answers.

1)What is the capital of the Northern Ireland?

Cardiff

Dublin

London

Belfast

 

2) Where in Britain can you find Loch Ness?

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

3) What is the capital of Scotland?

Glasgow

Aberdeen

Edinburgh

Inverness

4) What is the highest mountain in Britain?

Snowdon

Ben Nevis

Scafell Pike

5) Which island lies between England and Ireland?

The Isle of Man

The Isle of Skye

Shetland Islands

Jersey

6) What language did not influence modern English in the UK?

Latin

Norman French

Gaelic

7) What is the flag of the UK called?

Tricolor

Union Jack

Stars and Stripes

United Kingdom

8) What deposits is Britain rich in?

gas

oil

coal

energy

9) In which part of the UK is the Lake District situated?

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

10) Who built Windsor Castle ?

William the Conqueror

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

Oliver Cromwell

5.9 Answer the following questions:

 

What does UK consist of?

What are the capital cities?

How large is the state?

What seas and channels is it washed by?

What is it surrounded by?

What is the peculiarity of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

What nationalities inhabit the country?

What languages do they speak?

What languages influenced modern English?

How do they divide the country according to the relief?

What is the highest mountain peak?

What influences the British rivers? How?

Where are the largest lakes located?

How has the English countryside changed?

What mineral resources is the country rich in?

How has the state managed to be a highly developed industrial country for centuries?