GreatBritain - Великобритания
UnitedKingdom- Соединенное Королевство
Britain- Британия
England- Англия
Scotland- Шотландия
Wales- Уэльс
NorthernIreland- Северная Ирландия
Geographical- географический
Territorially- территориально
Politically- политически
Relate- иметь отношение, относиться
Term- термин
Indeed- действительно
Sovereign- суверенный
Northwestern- северо-западный
Mainland- материк
Separate- отделенный
Include- включать
Constitute- составлять
Surround- окружать
Situate- располагаться
Population- население
Own- собственный
Devolved- передавать, делегировать
Power- сила, власть
Law- закон
According- согласно, в соответствии
Welsh- валийский, валийцы
Among- среди
Feature- особенность, характерная черта
Foggy- туманный
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The United Kingdom
Did you know that ……… is not the name of a country? It is a ……… term, that……. to a large island in the Atlantic Ocean. ……, in the 18th century was a ……. state, which officially called The Kingdom of Great Britain, but at the beginning of the 19th century it was renamed to the United Kingdom. And nowadays official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (simply called the …….(UK) or Britain).
The United Kingdom is located on the ……. coast of the European ……. and ……. from the continent by the narrow strait of water. …….., the UK ……the island of Great ……, the north¬eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. All these objects together …… the archipelago British Isles. This archipelago is …… by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. And the western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Irish Sea.
………, the Britain is a Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy, that consist of four separate countries:
• England;
• Wales;
• Scotland;
• NorthernIreland.
First three of these countries are …….on Great Britain. Northern Ireland occupies one third of the island of Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 94,000 square miles (240,000 km2). The capital and the largest city of the UK is London, that is situated in …….. London is a global city and financial center with an urban area population of 10,5 million. It is also the cultural center of the country and many people want to visit this city. But each part of the Britain has own capital: the main city of …..is Cardiff, …….’s capital is Edinburgh and …… has Belfast.
As for government, officially the current monarch Elizabeth II is the Head of state. But even though she is the queen of state, she does not actually govern the country. The government, led by the Prime Minister, governs the country and decides policy. But other than that, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their …..devolved governments each with varying powers. However, the leading …… is the Parliament of the UK, which enact the most important laws.
The United Kingdom has the …… of 66 million people, and most of them live in England. …… to statistics, in England live over 55 million people. They are called English and their native language is English. The second biggest country of the UK is Scotland. It is located on the northern half of the island of Great Britain and about five million Scottish living there. Three million people live in Wales. They are called Welsh and speak ……. And 1,8 million people live in Northern Ireland. Most of them usually speak English.
Britain is famous for rich culture and unique atmosphere. This country has a lot of special traditions and many places of interest. Besides, a lot of famous people were born and lived in Great Britain. For example, …… them may be noted Newton, Lewis Carroll, William Shakespeare, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, David Beckham and many other people.
The local climate is also a special …… of the UK. As you know, very often Britain is called – ……Albion.
So, the United Kingdom is a unique country, that is very famous in the world. Many people have a dream to visit it.
