'The UK today. Cities.' ( О. Д. Карпюк). The 9th form

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The UK ... of four parts: England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.

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The North Sea and the English Channel ... the island from Europe.

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Due ... the influence ... the Gulf Stream the UK has warm and mild weather.

True or False?

The population of the UK is multinational.

True or False?

Great Britain is a part of Northern Ireland.

True or False?

The most famous English universities are Cambridge and Oxford..

True or False?

The national symbol of England is the Tudor rose, also known as the Rose of England.

True or False?

The patron saint of England is St Patrick.and the national Day of England is St Patrick's Day, on 17 March.

True or False?

Some English writers are William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others.

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What's the capital of Northern Ireland?

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Scotland is a part of Great Britain and it is in ...

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Which of these symbols is not Welsh?

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The film... in Australia, but the story ... in Africa

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The story ... by one of the best American scriptwriters. The film ... to the journalists yesterday afternoon,

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Peter ... a new bike for his birthday. Yesterday morning he ... it to the college and ... in the yard.

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When Peter came out of the college, the bike ... . The boy ... The college principal ... about it and she ... the police.

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The next morning Peter ... the bike parked in front of his house. There was also a note saying, "Sorry, it ... only for a day."

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St Nicholas Day ... on 19 December.

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Abraham Lincoln ... in the theatre.

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The Olympic Games 2000 ... in Sydney.

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This city ...(found) in the 17th century.

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Today Manchester ... (know) as one of the major ports in England.

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When the walls of Norwich ... (construct) (1197-1223), they enclosed almost a square mile.

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Nowadays National Museum Cardiff ... (consider) one of the greatest collections outside Paris and St Petersburg.