The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles.
The United Kihgdom is made up of four countries : England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland.
But in everyday speech Great Britain is used in the meaning of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The British Isles are separated from the Continent by the North Sea and the British Channel.
The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
The North of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands.
The South,which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands.
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple in each sentence.
I'd seen (see) the film before, but I watched (watch) it again yesterday.
1 Alice told me that she did not have many hobbies when she was a child.
2 When her neighbours (got) a TV, she (went) round to watch it. She (had not seen) one before.
3 They (had not invented) computers when Alice (was) young.
4 By the time he (was) eighteen, he (had left) school and (found) a job.
5 The band (had not started) playing when we (arrived).
6 In the 1950s, people (wanted) to enjoy themselves because they (had) had a hard time during the war.