The Geographical Position of the UK

The Geographical Position of the UK

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Say whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false) and correct if it is necessary. 1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated in Europe. 2. The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. 3. The seas surrounding the British Isles are very deep and easy to navigate during the storm. 4. There are a lot of high mountains in Great Britain. 5. The highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis in Scotland. 6. The longest river is the Avon

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles in the north-western part of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.2. It is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. 3. The seas surrounding the British Isles are shallow and often rough and difficult to navigate during the storms. 4. There are no high mountains in Great Britain. Though Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the countries of mountains and hills but they are not high.5. Ben Nevis (1,343 m) is the highest point on the British Isles. It is in Scotland.6. The longest rivers are the Severn (220 miles) and the Thames (215 miles). The capital of the country — London — stands on the Thames

Words to learn: to glow - світитися. Thaw -відлига. Breeze - вітерецьshrill -пронизливийto stir – розмішати, ворушити Primrose – примула, первоцвіт to scatter- розкидати. Daisy- ромашка. Flock - зграя. Fleecy -кучерявий. Dam -дамба. Posy –маленький букет. Tulip -тюльпан. Lily - ліліяtiger lilies – тигрова ліліяwater lilies –водяна ліліяgillyflower квітуча квіткаsheaf (pl. sheaves)- сніп Corn - кукурудзаto bear – витримати, стерпіти. Pheasant- фазанto whirl – кружляти, вихорblast -вибух. Temperate - помірний. Sample - зразокmean –жалюгідний, підлий. Marvellous- дивовижнийto swap –міняти місцямиto affect - впливати. Miserable- нещасний, бідолашний

Home task: ex 5p.163 read and translate. Ex.1 p 162 (poem “The Garden Year”By Sara Coleridge) learn by heart. Vocabulary p.155, 162