3. Pronounce the following words paying attention to the pronunciation of ending -(e)s.

islands – parts cities – points oceans – peaks halves – half areas – tops regions – rocks

lie – lies spell – spells include – includes contain – contains border – borders

drop - drops account - accounts consist - consists separate - separates

4. Pronounce the following words paying attention to the short and long vowels.

[ a: - ʌ]	[ɔ: - ɔ]	[i: - i]	[u: - u]
large – number France – industrial part – gulf	north – drop chalk – topography border – province	sea – little feet – direction	include – took

5. Pronounce the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciatiation of the italicized letters.

length wide boundary

depth between observatory

north wind approximately

third west temperate

south winter geological

northern waist

southern northwest

although

therefore

Grammar exercises

6. Read the following numerals:

1) 500; 360; 388; 245,000; 78,772; 1,200; 130,410; 5,777,289.

2) 2002; 1215; 1994; 1264; 1679; 1496.

3) 1/5; 1/7; 3/8; 4/7; 2/7.

4) 2.75; 45.18; 31.67; 21.5; 17.25.

5) 58,4 миллионов; 242,5 тыс. кв. км; 1,5%; 9,7 миллионов посетителей.

7. Use the verb “to be” in the proper form.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The most famous educational centres … Oxford and Cambridge.

3.There … three main political parties in Great Britain.

4. Wales … one of the big mining districts in the country.

5. Long before our era the island … inhabited by the Celtic tribes.

6. Trafalgar Square … one of London’s sights . It … named in the memory of Admiral Nelson’s victory at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

7. There … a lot of rivers in GB. The Severn … the longest river.

8. The scientists suppose that the climate … warmer in some decades.

8. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative. Ask special questions about the words in italics.

1. GB is situated on the British Isles.

2. The highest mountain in Great Britain is Ben Nevis.

3. The main branches of British economy are engineering, mining, ship-building, textile, chemistry and food processing.

4. The power of the Queen is limited by the Parliament.

5. Buckingham Palace was built in the 18-th century.

6. Snowdon is 1, 085 m.

7. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.

9. Define the meaning of the verb “to be”.

1. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2. The weather is the favorite conversational topic in GB.

3. Romans, Angels, Saxons, Vikings were the first inhabitants of the British Isles.

4. There are no big rivers in Great Britain.

5. London was founded by the Romans.

6. Ship-building is of great importance for Great Britain.

7. They are to begin this work at once.

10. Translate the following verbs into English. Give their four forms.

Be, lie, separate, have, vary, rise, bear, bring, consist, find, include, know, account,

comprise, drop, occur, spell, distinguish, find, measure.