B) Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What is the total area of the UK?
2. What is the western coast of Great Britain washed by?
3. What is the second name of the English Channel?
4. What are the four countries of the UK? What are their capitals?
5. Where is Ben Nevis situated? How high is it?
6. Why is the climate of the British Isles mild the whole year round?
7. What does the UK produce?
8. Who is the Head of State? Who rules the country?
9. What are the two chambers of the Parliament?
10. How many main political parties are there in the UK?
11. What languages are spoken in the UK? What is the official language? Where is the Cockney spoken?
12. How is the UK flag called? How many crosses does it have?
C) Match the sentences halves.
1. The British Isles consist of
2. In practice, the Queen reigns,
3. The country is ruled by
4. The United Kingdom is
5. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain,
6. Ben Nevis in Scotland is
7. The British Isles are separated from the European continent by
8. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of Gulf Stream
9. The north of Scotland is mountainous
10. Beside standard literary English
A. influence the climate of the British Isles.
B. but does not rule.
C. the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head.
D. and is called the Highlands.
E. two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about 5,000 small islands.
F. but they are not very long.
G. the North Sea and the English Channel.
H. is the highest mountain
I. a constitutional monarchy.
J. there are several regional and social dialects.
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