Dear sophomores in MATH's
Here's the information on Independent work in the 1st moodle
1) READ TEXT and get ready to answe the questions below. Each answer should be informative and include 1-3 sentences to be marked by 10 scores out of 100%.
"The United Kigdom of Breat Britain and Nothern Ireland"
The British Isles include two large islands: Great Britain and Ireland. The capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is London, and Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. They are separated by the Irish Sea. Great Britain is the name of the largest island of the British Isles. It is 500 km wide and nearly 1000 km long. Great Britain is made up of England, Scotlandand Wales; it does not include Northern Ireland. Its closest continental neighbours are France and Belgium. Geographically, Great Britain is subdivided into two main regions
– Low land Britain in the South and Highland Britain in the Northand West. The highest peaks are Ben Nevis (1343 m) in Scotland and Snowdon (1085 m) in Wales.
The chief rivers of Great Britain are: the Severn, flowing along the border between England and Wales, tributaries of which include the Avon, the Thames and some others. British rivers are not very long but they are deep and navigable. The longest rivers are the Severn (354km) and the Thames (346km).The river Severn begins in the mountains of Wales and enters the Atlantic Ocean near Bristol in
England. Among the most important rivers in the UK is the Thames which flows through London and enters the North Sea.
There are many lakes in Great Britain. The UK’s largest lake Lough Neagh is in Northern Ireland. It covers an area of 396 square kilometres. On the north west side of the Pennine system there
is the Lake District, containing the beautiful lakes which give it its name.This district is widely known for its association with the history of English literature and especially with the name of William Wordsworth, the founder of the Lake School of Poets. One of the best known lakes is Loch Ness in Scotland, famous for its “Loch Ness Monster”.
The territory of the UK is 244,100 square kilometres.The population of the United Kingdom is over 60 million people.The largest cities of Great Britain are: London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh. The most important ports are: London, Liverpool, Southampton, Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff.
The UK is composed of some 5,500 islands, largeand small. The United Kingdom is washed by Atlantic Ocean, the Northand Irish Seas. And it is separated from the European continent by the English Channel (or La Manche) and the Strait of Dover (or Pasde Calais). The English Channel, whichis 21 miles, separates Great Britain from the continent. Recently the Channel Tunnel (ready in1993), which links France and England, has been built. The tunnel is, in fact, three tunnels – two for trains and a service tunnel for ventilation and for men who maintain the tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometres long, forty metres under water. Forty kilometres of tunnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest under sea tunnels in the world. Trains travel through the tunnels at 160 km/h. Each train takes 1,500 people and goes every ten minutes.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the state. It has several different names. Some people say ‘Great Britain’, or ‘Britain’, or ‘the United Kingdom’, ‘England’, or just ‘theUK’ and ‘GB’.
The UK consists of four parts which are: England (capitalLondon), Scotland (capital Edinburgh), Wales (capital Cardiff) and NorthernIreland (capital Belfast).
The national flag of the UK, the Union Jack, is made up o three older flags: the St.George’s flag of England, the St. Andrew’s flag of Scotland and the St. Patrick’s flag of Ireland.
Wordlist:
1. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - [ju:ˈnaɪtɪdˈkɪŋdəməvgreɪtˈbrɪtənəndˈnɔːðənaɪələnd] – Соединенное королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
2.
the Republic of Ireland [rɪˈpʌblɪkəvˈaɪələnd] – Ирландская Республика
3. the British Isles [ˈbrɪtɪʃaɪlz]
– Британские острова
4. the Irish Sea [ˈaɪrɪʃsi:] – Ирландское море
5. England [ˈɪŋglənd] – А́нглия
6. Scotland[ˈskɒtlənd] – Шотландия
7. Wales [weɪlz ] – Уэльс
8. Lowland and Highland Britain[ˈləuləndəndˈhaɪləndˈbrɪtən] – низменная и гористая часть Великобритании
9.
Snowdon[snəudn] – гора Сноудон
10. Ben Nevis[bennevis] – гора БенНевис
11. the Severn[sevən] – р.Северн
12. the Avon [eɪvən]– р.Эйвон
13. the Thames[temz] – р.Темза
14. the English Channel (or La Manche) [ɪŋglɪʃˈtʃænl] – Английский канал (Ла-Манш)
15. the Strait of Dover (or Pasde Calais) [streɪtəvdouvə] – Дуврский пролив (Па-де-Кале)
16. tunnel[ˈtʌnl] – туннель
17. the Union Jack [ˈju:njəndʒæk] – государственный флаг Соединенного королевства
18. navigable [ˈnævɪgəbl]– судоходный
19. Lough Neagh [ˈlokˈnei]– оз. Лок-Ней
20. Lake District [leɪk ˈdɪstrɪkt] – Озерный край
21. the Pennine
chain [ˈpenaɪnz] – Пеннинские горы
2) Questions for discussion:
1.
How many countries does the UK consist of?
2.
What are their capital cities?
3.
What is the full name of theUK?
4.
What is the highest mountain in the UK?
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What is the name of the British longest river?
6.
What channel separates the British Isles from the European continent?
7.
What are the most important rivers of the UK?
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What is the longest English river?
9.
What is the name of the national flag of the UK?
10.
What is the smallest country within theUK?
11.
Which two countries does the Channel Tunnel link up?
