Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometres.

The UK is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and doesn't include Northern Ireland. The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. 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, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands.

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles.

The weather in Great Britain is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon or evening and the wrong side out. The English people say: "Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather." The English also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long. The weather is the favourite conversational topic in Great Britain. After they greet each other they start talking of the weather.

The best time of the year in Great Britain is spring (of course, it rains in spring too). The worst two months in Great Britain are January and February. They are cold, damp and unpleasant. The best place in the world then is at home next to a big fire. Summer months are rather cold and there can be a lot of rainy days. So most people, who look forward to summer holidays, plan to go abroad for the summer.

The most unpleasant aspect of English weather is fog and smog. This is extremely unpleasant in big cities especially in London. The fog spreads everywhere so cars move along slowly and people can't see each other. They try not to be run over by a car but still accidents are frequent in the fog.

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1. I bought ___ newspaper. _____ newspaper was rather interesting.

2. Beethoven was ___ famous composer.

3. We didn’t enjoy our holiday. __ hotel was terrible.

4. I turned off ___ light, opened __ door and went out.

5. What do you usually take for ___ lunch?

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1. Is it (cheap) to go by car or by train?

2. She wants to buy a (big) car?

3. Money isn’t (important) thing in life.

4. Athens is (old) than Rome.

5. This house is (modern) of all.

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1. Henry usually (to wear) glasses, and now he (to wear) sunglasses.

2. Your father (to work) at this factory?

3. He (not to spend) last summer in the country.

4. A week ago they (not to know) what to do.

5. What you (to do) here now?

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1. We haven’t got ____time left.

2. There are ___ pictures in the album.

3. I think there is ____ wrong with my watch.

4. The question was so difficult that ____ could answer it.

5. Is there _______ here who knows French?

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