Match symbols (1-6) with a country (a-d): 1. A thistle a) Wales 2. A rose b) Scotland 3. A leek c) Northern Ireland 4. A red dragon d) England 5. A daffodil 6. A shamrock
We have four rooms in our house. But my favourite one is our study which is the biggest room. It is full of wonderful things: books, pictures, collections of coins, TV and a computer. There is a very old writing table in the study. My great granddad bought it in the beginning of the century when he was a student. It is very old, solid and comfortable. There is a sofa in the corner of the room and next to it a beautiful old standard lamp, which is on the carpet. There is a piano near the window. At night when it gets dark I like to turn off the light, turn on the standard lamp and play the piano. When the standard lamp is on, the study looks like a fairy-land. I often sit in the old armchair and dream of pleasant things. I love this room very much. However, my brother likes our living-room. He has got a very good stereo system there. He plays his music very loudly in this room. This room is not very comfortable. There is a fireplace in it, but nevertheless it’s a little cold in winter. There is also an armchair, a sofa and some shelves with compact discs and cassettes in them. My brother spends much time in this room.
The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and above five thousand small islands.
Their total area is over 315 000 square kilometers.
The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The British isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called Lowlands.
The north and west of England are mountainous, but all the rest - east, center and southeast - is a vast plain.
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain. (1343)