Ex. III Answer the following questions.

1.What parts do the British Isles consist of?

2.How many independent states are there on the British Isles?

3.What can you say about the Republic of Ireland?

4.What is the capital of the United Kingdom of Britain?

5.What is the capital of Scotland?

6.What is the capital of Wales?

7. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

8.What is the highest peak in the Highlands of Scotland?

9.What can you say about lowland Britain and highland Britain?

10. Are there rivers in Great Britain?

11. How long is the river Thames?

12. Where can we find lakes in Britain?

13. What is the name of the lake in Scotland which is fa­mous for its monster?

14. How many canals are there in Great Britain?

15. Are there any oak forests in Britain?

16.Why are winters mild in Britain?

Ex. IV Put questions on these sentences, using different types of questions.

1. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland.

2. Ireland is sometimes called the province of Ulster.

3. The highest peak in the Highlands is Ben Nevis.

4. Big ships can enter ports at some distance from the coast.

5. Lakes are found in the Lake District in England and in the Highlands of Scotland.

6. At one time oak forests covered the greater part of lowland Britain.

Ex. V Complete the sentences, using the text, translate them.

1. The British Isles consist of...

2. Britain or Great Britain is...

3. The Republic of Ireland is independent...

4. London is...

5. Edinburgh is...

6. Lowland Britain is in...

7.... are the highest mountains in the British Isles.

8.... are not long but they are very deep.

9.... is famous for the “Loch Ness monster”.

10.... was more than 57, 411 million.

11.... are rural dwellers.

Ex. VI Fill in the gaps, using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. The British Isles (to be divided) into two independent states.

2. Britain or Great Britain (to be) England, Scotland and Wales.

3. Northern Ireland (to be called) sometimes the prov­ince of Ulster.

4. It also (to belong) to Great Britain.

5. The Republic of Ireland (to be) southern Ireland.

6. It (to be) independent and (to have) its own govern­ment in Dublin, the capital of the republic.

Ex. VII Match the endings of the sentences.

1) Northern Ireland a) is the capital of Scotland.

2) The Republic of Ireland b) is the capital of the UK.

3) London c) 8 % of the territory of Britain.­

4) Edinburgh d) are about 20 % of the British people.

5) The Highlands of Scotland e) is in the north-west.

6) Snowdown f) is sometimes called the province of

Ulster.

7) Lowland Britain g) is in the south-east.

8) Highland Britain h) are the highest mountains in the British

Isles.

9) Woods make up only i) is southern Ireland.

10) Rural dwellers j) is the highest mountain in Wales.