10. Think over the following questions.

What do you know about …

1) the United Kingdom as an island state?

2) the main countries of the United Kingdom and their capitals?

3) the languages spoken in the United Kingdom?

4) powers the Queen has in the government?

5) who is next in line to the British crown?

6) the highest point in the British Isles?

7) the chief rivers of Great Britain?

8) Scottish names?

9) sightseeing of London?

10) famous people of Great Britain?

11) river which is associated with the name of Shakespeare?

11. Comprehension check. All the answers to these definitions begin with the letter „e”.

1. One of the countries of Great Britain.

2. Another name of Irish Republic.

3. The capital of Scotland.

4. Citizens of England.

5. One of the three parts of London.

6. A rare bird which lives only in the Scottish Highlands.

12. Speak about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Focus on Grammar

Passive Voice

to be + Past Participle (PP)

I.

Present Simple am / is / are + PP

e. g. The office is cleaned twice a week.

Past Simple was / were + PP

e. g. The office was cleaned last week.

Future Simple will be + PP

e. g. The office will be cleaned tomorrow.

Present Continuous am / is / are being + PP

e. g. The office is being cleaned now.

Past Continuous was / were being + PP

e. g. The office was being cleaned when the boss arrived.

Present Perfect have / has been + PP

e. g. The office has already been cleaned.

Past Perfect had been + PP

e. g. The office had been cleaned by two o’clock.

Future Perfect will have been + PP

e. g. The office will have been cleaned by the morning.

II. Infinitive in Passive Voice: to be + PP

e. g. He wants to be told the truth.

III. Modal Verbs in Passive Voice: modal verb + be + PP

e. g. The roof of the house must be repaired.

1. Make up the sentences using the Present Simple Passive Tense as in the example.

Example: English (speak) in Great Britain.

English is spoken in Great Britain.

1. A tartan kilt (wear) by Scottish men.

2. The Britain Flag (name) Union Jack.

3. Great Britain (head) by the Queen.

4. Stonehenge (make) of massive blocks of stones.

5. The Beatles (know) all over the world.

6. The Queen’s power (limit) by the Parliament.

7. Bagpipes (play) in Scotland.

8. Bentley cars (produce) in Britain.

9. ”Yellow Submarine” (sing) by the Beatles.

10. Northern Ireland (call) the Emerald Isle.