Підручник Англійська мова 7 клас (8-й рік навчання) - Алла Несвіт - Генеза 2016 рік

UNIT 5 Countries, People, і Lifestyle: The UK and Ukraine

Lesson 7. At the Map of the UK

1. a) Look at the compass and give names to all the numbers.

Use the words:

the north, the south, the east, the west, the north-east, the north-west, the south-east, the south-west.

b) Look and say as in the example. Give full names instead of the abbreviation.

SE, S, SW, NW, NE, N, E, W.

Example:

SE stands for the south-east.

Grammar Lab: Prepositions

2. Listen and read the conversation between two friends. Match the geographical names to the pictures.

____ 1. The British Isles

____ 2. Great Britain

____ 3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Olia: Look at the map! Here is Great Britain. It lies to the north-west of Europe. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Ann: Hmm. That sounds pretty complicated.

Olia: No, it doesn’t. The country itself consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Ann: Three of them are situated on an island of Great Britain. Look! England is in the south-east, Wales is in the west and Scotland is in the north.

Olia: Now, I see. And where is Northern Ireland?

Ann: It is on another island.

Olia: I’ve found! Here is Northern Ireland. It is in the northern part of the island of Ireland.

Ann: Right you are.

3. Read and tick the statements T (True) and F (False). Add information.

____ 1. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

____ 2. The UK consists of several parts.

____ 3. The UK is an island country.

____ 4. Ann knows a lot about the UK.

Vocabulary Notes

✵ the British Isles = all of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

✵ Great Britain (sometimes called Britain) = England, Wales and Scotland

✵ the United Kingdom = England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

4. Look at the weather map from The Daily Express. Act out short dialogues. Talk about the weather in different parts of the UK.

1. A: What’s the weather like in the west of the UK?

B: It’s ….. .

2. A: What’s the weather forecast for the northern part of the UK?

B: Oh, it’s going to be ….. .

3. A: How’s the weather in ….. . (Scotland)?

B: I’ve heard it’s …… .

A: What’s the temperature?

B: It’s ….. . degrees above zero.

4. A: People in the northeast of the UK experienced another height of stormy weather yesterday.

B: Yes, strong winds coming in from the east coast continue to cause damage to local property.

A: Emergency services are on standby to help people if necessary.

5. Study the weather map from The Daily Express again. Answer the questions.

1. Which of the following statements best describes the weather across the UK:

a) dry and sunny;

b) cold with snow showers;

c) sunny intervals and showers;

d) cloudy with heavy rain?

2. Which area of the UK has no sunshine forecast?

3. What temperature is forecast for northeast Scotland?

4. In which part of the UK is there the highest temperature forecast?

5. What is the temperature in England?

6. Where in Wales is no rain forecast?

7. From which direction is the wind blowing in Scotland?

8. How does the weather in central and eastern Scotland differ from that in Northern Ireland?

Conversation Lab

6. Your friend is travelling from Edinburgh to London. Describe the weather that he / she will experience on his / her journey south.

7. a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form and voice.

1. I ….. (to visit) Scotland, but I ….. (never / be) to Northern Ireland.

2. How many parts… the UK …… (to consist of)?

3. I …… (to read) a book about the places of interest in Great Britain when he ….. (to come).

4. You ….. (to have ) the meeting with our friends from Scotland in a month.

5. The day ….. (to be ) nice tomorrow.

6. Sam always ….. (to listen) to the weather forecast for the coming week.

8. A group of students from your school is going on a language course in London next week. Search the Internet for the weather report and write a short information for the school website.