Find in the text the terms which describe the following;

1. a dense, cloud-like mass of water droplets suspended in the lowest layers of the atmosphere that reduces visibility to less than 1 km; 2. the cyclic and daily changes in the elevation of the ocean surface caused by the gravitational attraction exerted by the sun and moon; 3. the amount of precipitation recorded in an area during a defined period, and measured in a standard rain gauge; 4. the average weather conditions experienced at a particular place over a long period (usually more than 70 years).

2. Answer the following questions:

a) comprehension questions:

1. What separates The British Isles from the continent?

2. What countries does the largest island include?

3. What seas wash Great Britain?

4. What does Great Britain owe to the seas?

5. Define the geographical position of Great Britain.

6. What crops are grown in Great Britain?

b) true-false questions:

1. London is the capital of Great Britain. 2. England is the largest of the four countries on the British Isles. 3. Iron is the most valuable resource in Great Britain. 4. The Gulf Stream cools the shores of Great Britain. 5. Barley does not grow in UK.

c) multiple-choice questions:

1. What influences on the climate of Great Britain?

a) The English Channel

b) the surrounding seas

c) the Gulf Stream

d) the Penning Chain .

2. Which of the following crops does not grow in the Great Britain?

a) pineapples

b) barley

c) potatoes

d) wheat.

3. How can you characterize the climate of England?

a) continental

b) mild

c) extremely continental

d) damp tropical

4. Most people in the United Kingdom work

a) in heavy industry

b) in textile industry

c) in computers

d) on farms.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Arrange the words correctly in the seven columns.

1. Major gases because activities human concentrations atmospheric of long-lived greenhouse increasing are of.
2. Account for power stations per cent 34 emissions current of dioxide carbon.
3. UK are currently emissions carbon dioxide of are around 2.7 per cent total global of from combustion fuel fossil.
4. Why increasing is greenhouse of concentration gases?
5. A tree in the corner of the garden he planted.
6. UK is stable emission carbon of dioxide in?
7. There a lot of people are at the bus-stop.
8. What to lead will global warming?
9. Is covered Earth’s by surface the rock of called thin crust layer a.

10. Above sea Rocky level crust islands forms and continents.

2. In the following sentences, one verb form is right and one is wrong.
Underline the correct one and cross out the wrong one.

a. I read/am reading a book about astrology.

b. I read/am reading lots of books every year.
с. We go/are going to a party on Saturday.

d. Nurses look/are looking after people in hospital.

e. Ann comes/is coming from Ireland.

f. She comes/is coming for dinner this evening.

g.. I speak/am speaking four languages.

h. Do you want/Are you wanting to go out tonight?

3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. The earth (to go) round the sun.
2. Laterite soils (found) in South America.
3. World population (to reach) critical levels.
4. The environmental crisis we are facing today (to destroy) even a tiny corner of the earth.
5. If we (not take) action soon, the environmental crisis may cause irreversible damage to the entire planet.
6. There (to be) two important differences between ancient civilization and the world today.
7. Since the soil is porous, it (subject) to leaching.
8. Government (to have) an impact on the population growth.
9. Many people prefer a small car now because it (to be) economical to operate and it (to conserve) energy.

10. Animal fat (contain) cholesterol.

Underline the mistake in the following sentences. Then correct them.

1.Is you working very hard? Are you working very hard?

2.At the moment they working with Poland?

3.Is Nick and Mike planning the conference together?

4. What you think about?

5. Is raining in Bangkok?