Exercise 1. Repeat after the speaker. Learn the words

England   Англія
Scotland   Шотландія
Edinburgh   Единбург
Northern Ireland   Північна Ірландія
Wales   Уельс
The North Sea   Північне море
The Straights of Dover   Па- де- Кале
The English Channel   Ла-Манш
The Cheviot Hills   Чевіотські гори
The Pennines   Пенінські гори
The Cumrian Mountains   Кембрійські гори
The Grampians   Грампіанські гори
Snowdown   Сноудон
Birmingham    
Cambridge    
Glasgow    
Manchester    
Oxford    
Sheffield    
The Thames    
The Tyne    
The Trent    
The Severn   Северн
Highlands   Високогір’я
Loch Lomond   Лох Ломонд (озеро)

 

Exercise 2. Look through Text A “ The United Kingdom. Geography and Climate” . Be ready to answer the following questions:

1. What seas is Great Britain washed by?

2. What is Great Britain separated from the continent by?

3. What hills separate England from Scotland?

4. What is the population of Great Britain?

5. What are the main industrial centres of Great Britain?

6. Where has gas been found in Great Britain?

7. What is the climate of the British Isles?