Around Great Britain and Ukraine

(1) ________ United Kingdom is situated on (2) ________ British Isles which are separated from (3) ________ continent by (4) _________English Channel and (5) _________Strait of Dover. 

Match the words (1-6) whith the words (a-f)

1. Island

2. Interesting

3. Long

4. Big

5. Small

6. Official

a) language

b) island

c) island

d) traditions

e) country

f) history

Read the text and choose the statements are true

In Great Britain boys and girls begin to go to school when they are five years old. Some boys and girls go to school till they are fifteen years old, others go up to sixteen or eighteen.

English schools are open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons.

There are primary and secondary schools in Great Britain. English children begin to go to a secondary school when they are eleven or older. There are different kinds of secondary schools in Britain. Some secondary schools are only for boys, some are only for girls and some are for boys and girls. Some schools prepare pupils for work, others for the university.

The pupils of all schools have uniforms. The boys wear dark grey, dark green or dark blue uniforms. The girls in some schools wear blouses and skirts, in others they wear dresses.