1. The official name of the British Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2. The UK is situated on the British Isles.
3. The British Isles consist on two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands.
4. The total area of the British Isles is over 244,000 square kilometres.
5. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the North Sea.
6. The UK is made up of four countries. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island.
7. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
8. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.
9. The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.
10. The surface of the British Isles varies very much.
11. The highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis.
12. The lakes of Scotland are called "lochs".
13. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not long. The largest ones are the Severn, the Clyde, the Mersey, the Thames, the Trent, and the Ouse.
14. London stands on the Thames.
15. The climate of Great Britain is temperate and mild.
16. The population of the UK is over 57 million people.
17. The UK is a highly developed industrial country.
18. The UK is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. The Head of State is the Queen, but the real power in the country belongs to the British Parliament and the British Government.
19. The British Parliament has two "houses". They are the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Members of the House of Commons are elected, but those of the House of Lords are not.
20. The main political parties in the UK are a labour, conservative and liberal one.
21. People usually call the flag of the UK the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St. George (patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (patron saint of Scotland), and the cross of St. Patrick (patron saint of Ireland).
1. We are very proud of your achievements.
2. John apologised to Jane for shouting at her.
3. Mum is hopeless at knitting.
4. Sam is regarded as the best player in the team.
5. Colin was very upset about losing his job.
6. I wasn't satisfied with my new TV, so I took it back to the shop.
7. We're hoping for good weather for the picnic tomorrow.
8. Tom is clever at Maths.
9. The old lady always smiles to the postman.
10. The cyclist crashed into a tree, but he wasn't hurt.
11. I'm tired of standing. I want to sit down.
12. It was very generous of you to buy her a present.
Объяснение:
Nowadays we have a lot of things to do. People have computers, TV and mobile phones. So children spend their time by playing different computer games. And adults can surf the net all the day.
Some people prefer reading books. But these days we can meet such people not very often.
In big city there are a lot of entertainment. For example people go to department stores. There they can go to the cinema or cafe. And also they can do the shopping.
Sport is very popular these days. There are two kinds of sport. Winter sport and summer sport. In the winter people go to mountains to do skiing or snowboarding. Some of them prefer skating. In the summer people play volleyball , football, basketball etc... Also in the summer people often go to the forest to pick up mushrooms and relax.
But, of course, there are many kinds of pastime. And there are people with their own interests. So everyone can choose the way to spend his time. Today we have big possibilities.