Great Britain /р. 223-224/
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is situated off the north-west coast of Europe. (1) ...... Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
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The UK is an island state. The two main islands are Great Britain (where England, Scotland and Wales are situated) and Ireland. (2) ...... The two islands are separated by the Irish Sea. The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. The UK is also washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.
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The area of the UK is 244,100 square kilometres. The most important rivers are the Thames, the Severn and the Clyde. (3) ......
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There are mountains in the UK but they are not very high. The Grampian Mountains are a mountain range of central Scotland. (4) ......Ben Nevis (1,343.8 in) is the highest peak.
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The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range in northern England and Scotland. (5)......There are the Cambrian Mountains in Wales.
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More than 57 million people live in Britain. Many of them live in big industrial cities like London. Manchester and Liverpool, for example, are big industrial cities in the centre of England. But foreigners are often surprised by the fact that much of land in Britain is open country. (6)......
The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St. George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland).
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The symbol of England is a red rose, and English people are crazy about gardening. (1)… . A lot of families have pets. English football is famous, of course, but there is another national sport too, cricket. English people like to talk about the weather.
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(2)… . Scotland is very famous for its beautiful scenery and the lakes called lochs. An important symbol of Scotland is a special kind of material called tartan. Another Scottish symbol is the thistle. People in Scotland play very unusual musical instruments called bagpipes.
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(3)… . Another symbol of Wales is a vegetable called the leek. People wear them on their coats on St. David’s Day, the Welsh national holiday, although some people wear another symbol of Wales – the daff odil. Welsh people are famous for their singing and their musical festivals. Rugby is their national sport. The most famous symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. In Ireland you may see diff erent shades and tones of green.
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The most famous symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. In Ireland you may see different shades and tones of green. (4)… . The Irish are famous for their playing, singing and dancing.
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People in Britain are reserved and conservative. They have kept their traditions alive for centuries. Everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are the English. (5)… . They are the Scottish or the Scots; the Welsh and the Irish. People from Scotland and Wales don’t like it when they are called the English.
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Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh are especially proud of their language. (6)… . Everyone in the UK speaks English but they all speak it differently.
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In this country people are crazy about gardening.
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In this country you may see different shades and tones of green.
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In this country men wear skirts called the kilts.
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You can see a red dragon on the flag of this country.
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In this country rugby is the national sport.
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The symbol of this country is a red rose.
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The most famous symbol of this country is the shamrock.
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In this country there are many lakes called the lochs.
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People who live in these countries don’t like it when they are called English.
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These people are especially proud of their language.
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What is the official name of Great Britain?
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Where is Great Britain located?
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The capital of England and the UK is...
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