Конспект по королевству.
the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is situated on the british isles. it consists of four parts: england, wales, scotland and northern ireland.
england, wales and scotland occupy the territory of great britain and northern ireland is situated in the northern part of ireland. the territory of the united kingdom is about 244000 square kilometres. the population is over 56 million people. the capital of the united kingdom is london.
the surface of the united kingdom varies greatly. the northern and the western parts of the country are mountainous and are called the highlands. all the rest is a vast plain which is called the lowlands. the mountains are not very high. the rivers are not very long. the most important of them are the severn and the thames. there are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous part of the country.
the mountains, the atlantic ocean and the warm waters of the gulf stream influence the climate of greatbritain. it is mild the whole year round. winters are not cold and summers are not hot.
great britain is a highly developed industrial country. it is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile. one of the industries is shipbuilding.
great britain is a country with old cultural traditions and customs. the most famous educational centres are oxford and cambridge universities. they are considered to be the intellectual centres of europe. the education is not free, it is very expensive.
the united kingdom is a monarchy and the queen is the head of the state. but in practice it is ruled by the government with the prime minister at the head. the british parliament consists of two chambers: the house of lords and the house of commons.
there are three main political parties in great britain: the labour party, the conservative party and the liberal party

1. June’ s hair (is/are) is very beautiful. I like (it/them) very much.

2. I have a loving family and I’m (quite/quiet) happy.

3. Robert wants to have (much/many) money because he wants to travel around the world.

4. Sam’ s clothes (is/are) always neat and clean.

5. Mr Sanders is rather old. He has (little/few) hair. When he was young, his hair (was/were) thick and curly.

6. I must say that Roger’ s answer was (quite/rather) stupid. It really shocked us.

7. Last week Mary broke one of her (fingers/toes) and can’t walk.

8. The child put his (arms/hands) around my neck and kissed me.

9. If your (feet/legs) are cold, put on your warm socks.

10. (This/These) pyjamas (is/are) too big for Jimmy. He looks funny in (it/them) .

11. Tom is my good friend. He’ s honest, kind and (quite/rather) reliable.

Read the sentences

1) Reading/to read/read is a great way to relax. I love to sit back and enjoy a good book.

2) Susanne just happened to be/be/being in the restaurant when David Beckham walked in! Can you believe that?

3) My favorite thing is to floating/float/floating on my back in the sea.

4) This course requires to participate/participate/participating in six months of field studies.

5) Nick, you promised to take/take/taking us to the beach today. When are we going to go to the beach?

and choose the right options.

1) Reading is a great way to relax. I love to sit back and enjoy a good book.

2) Susanne just happened to be in the restaurant when David Beckham walked in! Can you believe that?

3) My favorite thing is to float on my back in the sea.

4) This course requires participating in six months of field studies.

5) Nick, you promised to take us to the beach today. When are we going to go to the beach?

Choose the right answers to

Do you enjoy ?

1. to sing

2. sing

3. singing

Can you fancy a lot of money?

1. to win

2. winning

3. win

I forbid you to the swimming pool tonight.

1. go

2. to go

3. going

Chris never hesitates his chief.

1. criticizing

2. to criticize

3. criticize

You’d rather quiet when we’re talking.

1. to remain

2. remain

3. remaining

You’d better till she comes back.

1. wait

2. to wait

3. waiting

He made me at home.

1. stay

2. to stay

3. staying

complete the following sentences.

Do you enjoy ? 3. singing

Can you fancy a lot of money? 2. winning

I forbid you to the swimming pool tonight. 2. to go

Chris never hesitates his chief. 2. to criticize

You’d rather quiet when we’re talking. 2. remain

You’d better till she comes back. 1. wait

He made me at home. 1. stay