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direction is ... Great Britain from ... English Channel? 7. What country is west of ... England? 8. Find

... Thames. ... rivers' always flow towards ... sea. In what direction does ... Thames flow? 9. ...

Severn flows into ... Bristol Channel, doesn't it? 10. Where does ... Severn rise? 11. What do we

call... highest part of... Scotland? 12. Find ... Edinburgh and ... Glasgow. In what part of ... Scotland

are they situated? 13. Where are ... Cheviot Hills? 14. In what direction are ... British Isles from ...

mainland? 15. What water body separates ... British Isles from ... Continent?

IX. Study Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples into

Russian.

X. Supply suitable words (consult Essential Vocabulary I):

1. The English ..., in its narrowest part (the ... of Dover) is only 32 km wide. 2. The ... of

Scotland is noted for its wild and desolate beauty. 3. The rivers of Great Britain are of no great... as

waterways, some of them are joined by means of ... . 4. The relief of Great Britain ... to a remarkable

degree. 5. They took ... of their stay in London to brush up their English. 6. The chief grain.. are oats

and barley. 7. Rivers in England are seldom frozen. ... are ice-free. 8. Next to coal and iron, stone

and slate are most ... minerals in England. 9. The rich ... of south-east England is well cultivated. 10.

The Welsh Mountains are very ... and difficult to climb. 11. The seas surrounding the British Isles are

very ..., usually less than 300 feet deep. 12. Britain's complex geology is one of the main reasons for

its rich ... of scenery. 13. In winter eastern Britain faces the colder continent whereas western Britain

faces the ... warm Atlantic. 14. In most areas the farmer ... only the valley lands and the ... where

soils are deeper and richer. 15. There are ... types of wild vegetation, including the natural flora of

woods, fens and marches. 16. The Lake District is famous for its ....

XI. Express the same idea in your own words or explain the following

substituting synonyms for the words in italics:

1. Tom Ramsay spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. 2. Blodwyn, gazing

at the dark out/me of mountains before her, knew that rain would fall before night-time. 3. The

windows of semi-circular shape were on the level of the floor. 4. He was wandering about with two

pence in his pocket and nowhere to go for the night. 5. It was the string of pearls Miss Robinson was

wearing and it was valued at 50 thousand pounds. 6. Larry had a wonderfully melodious voice with a

singular variety of tone. 7. The children appreciated the mechanical toys they had never seen before.

8. His hands were long, but not large for his size, beautifully shaped and at the same time strong. 9.

She has twenty years advantage over me. 10. Both had the advantage of speaking good and fluent

French. 11. They have just had a terrific scene. 12. I used ro wander about the sweet-smelling

meadows in the evening. 13. He was not interested in your views on the social and moral value of

their relationship. 14. Though she had lost the fresh bloom of extreme youth, there was not a line on

her forehead or under her hazel eyes. 15. The climate is sufficiently varied for both sub-tropical and

sub-arctic plants to be cultivated within the extent of the British Isles. 16. The British farmer

cultivates a comparatively small tract of land producing a variety of products. 17. Tom ran around

and stopped within a foot or two of the flower. 18. Owing to numerous rapids the river is not

navigable. 19. Julia Pendleton liked to sit cross-legged on the couch just to show her shapely legs in

silk stockings.

XII. Fill in prepositions. Make a study of the text'

Just off the coast... the mainland ... north-western Europe and only nineteen miles distant ... it

... the nearest point lies the small group ... islands known as the British Isles.

The British Isles include Great Britain, Ireland and a number ... small islands. Great Britain

consists ... England, Scotland and Wales. The southern two thirds ... Ireland are occupied ... the Irish

Republic which borders ... Northern Ireland. Great Britain is a region ... varied lowlands, rolling hills

and few mountains. Although the highest peak, Ben Nevis ... the Grampians ... Scotland, rises ...

4,400 feet, such-heights seldom occur. The Pennine Range ... northern England rises only slightly ;..

3,000 feet, as do the Cambrian mountains ... Wales.

... the extreme south ... England are the famed chalk hills some ... which form the Dover

Cliffs.

The rivers ... the region are short and ... general flow ... the central and southern lowlands ...

the surrounding seas. Many ... them are connected ... each other ... canals. The coasts ... the British

Isles are washed ... the Atlantic Ocean, the Norwegian, North and Irish seas and two big channels

(the English Channel and the North Channel).

ХIII. Write questions about the text, using new words and phrases in each

question. When asking and answering the questions use the map.

XIV. Give English equivalents of the Russian word мелкий in its different

meanings. Use them in sentences of your own.

XV. a) Read and translate the following text:

The warm currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain. The winters

are not severely cold, while summers are rarely hot.

Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.

The percentage of the cloudiness is high, well over half the days of the year being overcast;

fogs along the coast as well as occasionally in the interior frequently hide the sun. The fogs of

London, often made severe by mixture with city smoke (smog), have a world-wide reputation, but

one not to be envied.

b) Talk (or make up a dialogue) on the climate "of the European part of Russia

using the terms from the text above.

XVI. Translate these sentences iato English:

1. Разные люди, которых мы не ожидали, появились в зале. 2.. Ангара вытекает из

озера Байкал и впадает в Енисей. 3. Едва ли вы найдете в нашей стране такой район, где бы не

выращивались сельскохозяйственные культуры. 4. Просто удивительно, как может водиться

столько рыбы в таком мелком озере. 5. Орел — большая птица, сильная, с острым зрением. Он

обычно живет в скалах или на вершинах гор. 6. Этот одинокий утес напоминает мне по форме

древнюю башню. 7. Если бы вам удалось защитить эти тюльпаны от жары, они бы не завяли

(fade) так скоро. 8. Гористый ландшафт встречается главным образом на юге и на востоке

нашей страны. 9. Он не раз видел, как олени бродят по тундре (the tundra). 10. Детей следует