1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).
2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.
1. We (1) missed the first act of the play because when we (2) arrived at the theatre the performance (3) had already started.
2. At the time of the trial last summer Hinkley (4) had been in prison for eight months.
3. The staff (5) were paid weekly but now they receive a monthly salary.
4. Denise (6) has to leave school early on Wednesday because she (7) is taking her driving test.
5. What’s the point in (8) arguing with people who (9) hold very strong opinions?
6. Many of the survivors (10) (work) were working in the fields when the earthquake (11) struck.
7. Phil (12) is standing at the door soaked from head to toe: he (13) was running in the rain.
8. Jim (14) is leaving on the early flight the next morning so he (15) made his excuses and (16) left the party before midnight.
9. It seems to me, Minister, that the Government (17) has broken all its pre-election promises regarding the Health Service, (18) hasn’t it?
10. It (19) must have been raining really hard. All the passers-by (20) are soaked through.
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2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster,
in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.