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 8. The Land of Great Britain

1. Listen and repeat the geographical names.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Об’єднане Королівство Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії.

The British Isles - Британські острови.

The Irish Sea - Ірландське море.

Northern Ireland - Північна Ірландія.

Wales - Уельс.

Scotland - Шотландія.

The English Channel - протока Ла-Манш.

The Strait of Dover - Дуврська протока.

The Atlantic Ocean - Атлантичний океан.

The North Sea - Північне море.

The Irish Republic - Ірландська республіка.

Edinburgh - м. Единбург.

Cardiff - м. Кардифф.

Belfast - м. Белфаст.

The Union Jack - «Юніон Джек», національний прапор Королівства Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії.

Reading Lab

2. a) You are going to read an article about the UK. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-G) the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

b) Look at the map of the UK on the fly leaf ¹ and find the places you are reading about.

The Land of Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is situated off the north-west coast of Europe. (1) ….. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

The UK is an island state. The two main islands are Great Britain (where England, Scotland and Wales are situated) and Ireland. (2) ….. The two is lands are separated by the Irish Sea.

¹ A fly leaf - форзац.

The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. The UK is also washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.

The area of the UK is 244,100 square kilometres. The most important rivers are the Thames, the Severn and the Clyde. (3) ….. There are mountains in the UK but they are not very high. The Grampian Mountains are a mountain range of central Scotland. (4) ….. Ben Nevis (1,343.8 m) is the highest peak.

The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range in northern England and Scotland. (5) …… There are the Cambrian Mountains in Wales.

More than 57 million people live in Britain. Many of them live in big industrial cities like London. Manchester and Liverpool, for example, are big industrial cities in the centre of England. But foreigners are often surprised by the fact that much of land in Britain is open country. (6) …..

The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St. George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland).

A They are known as «the backbone of England».

B It marks part of the border between Scotland and England.

C It consists of four countries which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

D There are many lonely hills, quiet rivers, deep lakes and just farmlands, especially in the south of the country.

E Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic are there.

F There are many lakes around the UK.

G It extends north-east to south-west and forms a natural barrier between the Highlands and the Lowlands.

3. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions.

1. Where is the UK located?

2. Why is the UK called an island state?

3. What do you know about rivers / mountains in Great Britain?

4. What is the Union Jack made up?

Grammar Lab: Article the with Geographical Names

We use the definite article the with the geographical names of:

✵ rivers: the Thames, the Severn;

✵ oceans and seas: the Atlantic Ocean;

✵ mountain ranges: the Highlands;

✵ island groups: the British Isles;

✵ canals: the English Channel.

Note: the north / south / east / west

We don’t use the definite article the with the names of:

✵ towns, countries: London, Great Britain (But: the UK);

✵ lakes, individual mountains: Loch Ness, Ben Nevis.

4. a) Look through the text of Ex. 5 on p. 132 again and find what it says about:

✵ seas, oceans and rivers;

✵ mountains;

✵ people;

✵ cities;

✵ the flag.

b) Work in pairs. Look at the map of the UK and write down the list of geographical names. Use the definite article the where necessary.

Conversation Lab

5. Speak in class. Talk about the geographical position of the UK. Show the geographical objects you’re talking about on the map.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form and voice.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) ….. (to be located) in Europe.

2. The UK ….. (to wash) by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.

3. What ….. you ….. (to read) about the most important rivers in the UK?

4. They ….. (to take) many pictures of Ben Nevis during their expedition to the mountains last year.

5. They (to watch) a film about the industrial cities in the UK when the bell …..(to ring).

6. The flag of the United Kingdom ….. (to know) as the Union Jack.