Complete the sentenses with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If you had brought the GPS tracking device with you, you (not get) lost.
2. If you (not listen) to the sales assistant, you wouldn't have bought an expensive laptop.
3. We would not have had any problems if we (listen) to the expert.
4. If we had left earlier, we (not miss) the beginning of the film.
5. If I (learn) French at school, I could have translated the text myself.
6. If someone had told me years ago I would become a teacher, I (not belive) them.
Самые первые соревнования были по бегу. Когда проводили Олимпийские игры приостанавливали даже войны. Все греки съезжались на Олимпийские игры. Сначала принимали участие только мужчины, наблюдать за играми с трибун тоже можно было только мужчинам. Я очень люблю смотреть Олимпийские игры и угадывать победителя.
1) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is an island nation and constitutional monarchy in North-Western Europe.
2) As I understood from the text, Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles. It comprises, together with numerous smaller islands, England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales. Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, occupies the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland.
3) According to the text, the United Kingdom is bordered to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from continental Europe, to the east by the North Sea, and to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The only land border is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
4) The capital and largest city is London.
5) According to the data from the text, the maximum overall length of the United Kingdom is 1,264 km and the kingdom's maximum width is 670 km.
6) According to the author, all the United Kingdom, except the area of England south of the Thames, was covered with ice during the ice age, and glaciation shaped its most spectacular scenery, including the English Lake District.
7) As it is said in the text, the climate of the United Kingdom is mild which is an effect of the warm current Gulf Stream. So the western side of the United Kingdom tends to be warmer than the eastern.
8) The sea winds also bring plenty of moisture; average annual precipitation is more than 1,000 mm.
9) As the author puts it, rain tends to fall throughout the year, frequently turning to snow in the winter, especially in Scotland, the mountains of Wales, and northern England.
10) According to the figures, the population of United Kingdom is more than 56 mln people, but it is one of the world's leading commercial and industrialized nations.
11. According to the information from the text, the UK ranks fifth in the world, (with Italy), after the United States, Japan, Germany, and France.