Each year fewer people speak English as their mother tongue — but more people speak it as a second or foreign language. In 1950 nearly 9% of the world’s population spoke English as their first language. By 2050 the proportion will have dropped to just over 5%. Chinese is spoken by more speakers than any other language and the numbers of speakers of Spanish, Hindi/Urdu and Arabic are increasing rapidly. During the next few years. English will become a language mainly spoken by bilingual and multi-lingual people. It is estimated that 75% of the world’s mail is in English and 60% of the world’s telephone calls.
situated - [ˈsɪt.ju.eɪ.tɪd] - ситуатед
north - [nɔːθ] - норс
west - [west] - вест
south - [saʊθ] - соус
east - [iːst] - ист
a state - [steɪt] - стайт
to divide - [dɪˈvaɪd] - дивайд
to wash - [wɒʃ] - вош
to separate - [ˈseprət] - сепарэйт
to make up - [meɪk] - мэйк ап
a population - [ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn] - популейшн
ethnic - [ˈeθ.nɪk] - эсник
such... as - [ˈeθ.nɪk] - сач эз
call - [kɔːl] - кол
compare - [kəmˈpeə(r)] - компаир
a comparison - [kəmˈpærɪsn] - компаризон
language - [ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] - ленгвидж
mean - [miːn] - мииин
isle - [aɪl] - айл
wronly - [rɒŋ] - ронли
Объяснение:
Great Britain is situated on the British Isles. It consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and is one thirtieth the size of Europe. Great Britain is surrounded by seas on all sides and is separated from the continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
There are many rivers in Britain. They are not long but some of them are deep. The longest river is the Severn. There are many mountains in the north of England and in Scotland but they are not very high. The highest mountain in Great Britain is Ben Nevis. There are many lakes in Scotland. The most beautiful is Loch Lomond.
Great Britain has a very good position as it lies on the crossways of the sea routes from Europe to the other parts of the world. There are many countries which are connected with Great Britain by sea. Thanks to Gulf Stream the climate of Great Britain is mild. It is often foggy and rainy. The summer is not very hot and the winter is not very cold.