Английский без проблем для продвинутых = A cup of English

608 Pages·2013·10.072 MB·Russian

by  Корнильева Л.Н.

All about Britain and the British
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The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
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The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities*
The British Isles are a group of islands of the northwest coast
of continental Europe. The total area of this archipelago is 315,134 km².
Two largest islands of the British Isles  — Great Britain and Ireland  —
constitute 95,6 % of this area. The remaining islands, including the
Hebrides, the Orkneys, the Shetlands, the Anglesey, the Isle of Man,
the Channel Islands, etc. occupy only 4,4 % or 13,950 km² of the overall
territory of this archipelago. All in all the British Isles include over
1,000 islands, where only 51 have an area larger than 20 km². Smaller
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islands that are also parts of England, Scotland and Wales are
collectively known as Britain’s islands or the British islands (not isles).
Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles, comprising
England, Scotland and Wales. GB is also a substitute to the official
name of the country  — the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, though the latter is not a geographical, but
a political entity, formed in 1801.
Ireland is the second largest island of the British Isles which is
politically separated into two sections: the Republic of Ireland, and
Northern Ireland. Northern 1 / 6 part of Ireland is known as Northern
Ireland. Northern Ireland is sometimes referred to as Ulster, though
these proper names are not synonymous. Ulster consists of 9 counties
and only 6 of them, namely Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh
and Tyrone form Northern Ireland and are parts of the UK.
Three Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man
are the British possessions that are under the sovereignty of the UK,
but none of them form part either of the UK or of the EU.
* Трек № 1 на аудиодиске.
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
Слова и выражения:
the British Isles  — Британские острова
archipelago  — группа островов
the latter  — последний из двух
dependencies  — зависимые территории
British possessions  — владения Британии
Правильны ли следующие утверждения?
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True False
1. The UK comprises England, Scotland, Wales (cid:133) (cid:133)
and Ireland.
2. Great Britain is the geographical name for the (cid:133) (cid:133)
biggest island of the British Isles comprising
England, Scotland and Wales.
3. The British Isles is a geographical name of the (cid:133) (cid:133)
archipelago of isl ands including Great Britain,
Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the
Orkney Islands, the Hebrides, the Shetland
Isles, the Channel Islands, the Anglesey, the
Holy Island, and numerous others.
4. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and (cid:133) (cid:133)
Northern Ireland is situated off the north-
western coast of continental Europe.
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
Какие административно-территориальные части Соединен-
ного Королевства соответствуют предложенному описанию?
1. This is a country of mostly low hills and plains. Upland regions
are found only in the north and in the north-west.
2. It is a mountainous country on the western side of GB.
3. Its north-eastern coast is separated from Scotland by the
North Channel, which is only 21 km wide. Its border with the
Irish Republic is the only land boundary of the UK.
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4. This country is bounded by England to the south, the Atlantic
Ocean to the west and north, and the North Sea to the east.
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
Дайте наиболее точное описание каждому из четырех при-
веденных ниже изображений Британских островов на анг-
лийском и русском языках.
A B
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C D
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
Nota Bene
Administrative Divisions оf England, Scotland,
Wales аnd Northern Ireland
Administrative divisions of England include 27 two-tier counties,
32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London,
36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities (including 4 single-
tier counties).
Scotland is made up of 32 council areas.
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Wales consists of 22 unitary authorities: 11 county boroughs,
9  counties (Isle of  Anglesey, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire,
Denbigshire, Flintshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, the
Vale of Glamorgan) and two cities and counties (Cardiff and Swansea).
Northern Ireland consists of six counties and is divided into
26 district council areas. The other three counties of Ulster (Cavan,
Donegal and Monaghan) are part of the Irish Republic, which consists
of twenty-six counties.
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
Ключ к заданию по тексту “The UK:
Physical Geography аnd Political Entities”, c. 5.
1. The UK comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. False
(and Northern Ireland)
2. Great Britain is the geographical name for the biggest island
of the British Isles comprising England, Scotland and Wales.
Тrue
3. The British Isles is a geographical name of the archipelago 9
of islands including Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the
Isle of Wight, the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides, the Shetland
Isles, the Channel Islands, the Anglesey, the Holy Island, and
numerous others. True
4. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is
situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
True
Ключ к заданию, с. 6.
1. This is a country of mostly low hills and plains. Upland regions
are found only in the north and in the north-west.  — England
2. It is a mountainous country on the western side of GB.  —
Wales
3. Its north-eastern coast is separated from Scotland by the
North Channel, which is only 21 km. wide. Its border with the
Irish Republic is the only land boundary of the UK.  —
Northern Ireland
The UK: Physical Geography аnd Political Entities
4. This country is bounded by England to the south, the Atlantic
Ocean to the west and north, and the North Sea to the east.  —
Scotland
Ключ к заданию, с. 7.
A. The UK. Cоединенное Королевство Великобритании
и Северной Ирландии, или просто Великобритания (как
страна, а не остров).
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B. The British Isles and north-western part of Continental
Europe. Британские острова и северо-западная часть
континентальной Европы.
C. Great Britain and Ireland + some smaller islands of the
British Isles. Два самых больших острова среди всех
Британских островов  — остров Великобритания и остров
Ирландия, а также отдельные более мелкие острова
данного архипелага.
D. The island of Great Britain. Остров Великобритания  —
самый большой остров Британских островов,
на территории которого расположены Англия, Шотландия
и Уэльс.