1. Iron is a metal. 2. Milk comes from a cow. 3. We eat soup with a spoon. 4. Bread is made of flour. 5. I wear a raincoat in autumn and fur coat in winter. 6. I went to France last year, but I haven’t been to the Netherlands yet. 7. I live in Tverskaya Street. 8. The Thames flows through London. 9 The United Kingdom includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 10. My train leaves from Waterloo station at 7.10 p. m. 11. St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in the Alps. 12. Queen Elizabeth II won’t speak on TV tomorrow. 13. The USA is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and the Republic of China.
1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).
2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.
