Give the full answers to the following questions, do it in the written form

1) Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain situated? 2) What is the total area of British Isles? 3) What is the population of the United Kingdom? 4) What is the United Kingdom made up of?

What are their capitals? 5) What is the capital of the United Kingdom? 6) What is the highest mountain?

7) What is the longest river? What is the deepest and the most important river? 8) What is the climate of the British Isles? What influences the climate of the British Isles? 9) What does the United Kingdom produce and export? 10) What is one of the chief industries of the country? 11) What is one of the most British games? Where is it played? 12) Which game attracts the greatest attention? 13) Are there any soccer clubs in Britain? What kind of clubs? 14) Where do the International football matches and the Cup Finals take place? 15) What is the chief spectator sport in British life? 16) What is the most famous single sporting event in Britain? 17) What kind of races are held in Britain? 18) What kind of tournaments are known all over the world? 19) What kind of winter sports are popular in Britain? 20) Is sport an essential part of daily life in Britain?

Read the statements, say if they are true or false, correct the false ones

1) The United Kingdom is made up of three countries: England, Wales and Scotland.

2) The capital of the United Kingdom is Edinburgh.

3) The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

4) There are few rivers in Great Britain.

5) The United Kingdom produces and exports machinery, electronics, textile.

Make up your own three statements, use the information from the text. One of your statements should be false. Read them to the students. Their task is to say which of your statements is false and correct it

Translate the sentences from Russian into English, use the information from the text and your dictionary.

1) Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии расположено на Британских островах, состоящих из двух больших и тысяч малых островов.

2) Население Великобритании в основном городское и составляет более 57 миллионов человек.

3) Соединенное Королевство состоит из четырех частей; в Великобританию входят Англия, Шотландия и Уэльс.

4) Британские острова омываются Атлантическим океаном, Ирландским морем, Северным морем и проливом Па-де-Кале.

5) Британские острова состоят из гористой части и низин.

6) Реки в Великобритании не очень длинные.

7) На климат Великобритании оказывает влияние Гольфстрим.

8) Великобритания производит и экспортирует станки, электронику, текстиль, суда.

9) Великобритания – конституционная монархия.

10) Британцы - большие любители спорта.

11) Одна из самых типичных британских игр – крикет, в нее играют в школах, колледжах, университетах и клубные команды по всей стране.

12) Существует множество профессиональных и любительских футбольных клубов в Британии.

13) Преданные фанаты будут путешествовать из одного конца страны в другой, чтобы посмотреть, как играет их команда.

14) Международные футбольные матчи и финальные кубки проходят на Уэмбли.

15) Гребные гонки между командами Оксфорда и Кембриджа привлекают толпы людей.

16) На следующем месте после футбола, главным зрительским видом спорта в Британии являются скачки.

17) Множество людей играют и смотрят теннис, теннисные турниры в Уимблдоне известны во всем мире.

18) Британцам также нравится играть в гольф, бейсбол, хоккей и хоккей на траве.

Read the dialogue and read the part of the text about sport in Britain once again. Make up your own dialogue on the following situation: two journalists (one of them is from Britain, another one is from Russia) discuss and compare sport in Russia and in Britain. Use the information and the phrases (mind the phrases in bold) from the text and the dialogue given below.

Dialogue. Sport in Russia.

Mike: I consider, that people in Russia are great sport-lovers, aren`t they?

Ben: Yes, they are, I agree with you. Many sports are popular in Russia, such as hockey, soccer, track-and-field, weightlifting, tennis, basketball, volleyball, figure-skating, cross-country skiing, swimming, shooting and many others.

Mike: Yes, sporting activities are a part of daily life in Russia. Most Russians growing up in the North, grow with outdoor winter sports and activities, such as skiing and skating. In all parts of Russia fishing is extremely popular.

Ben: Yes, it is true and it is also worth mentioning, that there are all necessary facilities for those, who wish to go in for sport. In all schools there is a gym and a sports ground. There are a lot of indoor and outdoor stadiums. Above all, much attention is paid to organized sports: there are different sporting societies and clubs. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world.

Mike: Yes, and I want to add, that a great number of our sportsmen participate in the Olympic games.

Ben: Yes, certainly, we were always proud and will be proud of them. Yes, and what about National and International matches?

Mike: Sure, they are regularly held in Russia and always attract large number of fans.

Ben: Besides, there is a lot of live broadcasting of matches and championships, many of them are televised live.