Oral drills

1. Pronounce the following in sentences:

English England English

Welsh Wales Welsh

Scotch Scotland Scotch

Irish Ireland Irish

French people live in France and speak French

Danish Denmark Danish

Spanish Spain Spanish

Russian Russia Russian

Italian Italy Italian

American America English (the USA)

II. Construct sentences according to the model making use of the words given below and in the above exercise.

Model:

London is the capital of England

Words to be used: Edinburgh , Paris, Dublin ,

Copenhagen , Madrid, Rome, Cardiff ,Washington .

3. Construct sentences according to the model using the corresponding vocabulary.

Model:

They are English people. He is an Englishman. She is an

Englishwoman.

They are English. He is English. She is English.

Words to be used: Welsh, Scotch, Irish, French, Danish.

Word study

1. Translate into English.

Занимать 1/3 острова, в самом узком месте, общая площадь, к северо-западу от континента, северная часть, горная цепь, главные реки, несколько прекрасных озёр, главный водораздел.

2. Form pairs of synonyms from the following words:

A large ship, a group or a row of hills, spine, a high hill, rapid, to occupy, to separate, portion, beautiful, whole

Quick, part, remarkable, range, to take up, vessel, mountain, to divide, total, backbone

3. Give one word for the following:

A building where planets and stars may be observed; a river flowing into another river; a piece of land surrounded by water; something less than a whole; a channel for water made by man, used for ships; affording easy passage for ships.

4. Note the difference between the two verbs:

to rise (rose, risen) 1) подниматься, вставать; (употребляется без

дополнения)

2) (in, from) начинаться, происходить;

to raise (raised, raised) – поднимать ч.- л.

Fill in rise or raise:

1. Prices … during the war. 2. He promised to … the workers` wages. 3. Where does the Thames … ? 4. The sun … at six o`clock. 5. I … very early in the morning. 6. The teacher told him to … his voice. 7. The balloon … in the sky.

Find the sentence with one of these words in the text and translate it.

Word- building

1) Find in the text adjectives of the same root:

principle, navigation, beauty, west, mountain.

2) Make up compound words from:

Water; bone; birth; back; parting; place.

Translate the compounds.

Word Usage

Supply the right words from the text:

1) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … … on the British Isles. 2) The British Isles … … from the continent of Europe by the North Sea and … … . 3) The United Kingdom … of four main parts. 4) Northern Ireland … one third of the island of Ireland. 5) On the … of England and Scotland there is a … of … which is called the Cheviot Hills. 6) There are a … of beautiful lakes in the Cambrian Mountains. 7) The Severn … in the mountains of Wales.

Oral exercises on the text

1. Give full answers to the following questions:

1. Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland situated? (the British Isles).

2) What is the total area of the British Isles? (over 244,000 square kilometres).

3) What seas is Great Britain washed by? (the North Sea, the Irish Sea).

4. What channel separates Great Britain from the continent of Europe? (The English Channel).

5. What are the main parts of Great Britain? (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).

6. How is the Pennine Chain called? ( “the Backbone of England”).

7. What part of the country is called the Lake District? (the Cambrian Mountains).

8. What are the highest mountains in Great Britain? (Ben Nevis, Snowdon).

9. Where does the main water-parting lie? (the Pennine Chain).

10. What does it divide? (rivers which flow east from those which flow west).

11. What are the principal rivers in England? (the Thames, the Trent, the Severn, the Wye).

12. What is the longest tributary of the Severn? (the Avon).

2. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Start with

1. That’s right. b) (I am afraid) You are wrong.

Exactly. Far from it.

I (quite) agree with you. I don’t think so.

1. The British Isles are situated to the north-east of the continent of Europe.

2. The English Channel separates Great Britain from the continent of Europe.

3. England forms the northern part of the island.

4. The Cheviot Hills are called the Lake District.

5. The rivers in Great Britain are rather short.

6. Along the Cambrian Mountains lies the main water-parting.

7. The western rivers are shorter than the eastern.

8. The Severn together with the Avon, its longest tributary, is the most important river.

9. The Thames rises in the mountains of Wales.

3. Speak on the following points:

1. the geographical position of Great Britain,

2. the mountains of Great Britain,

c) the rivers of Great Britain.

Use the map if necessary.

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