Questions about grammar on page 244.
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4. open the brackets. use the present perfect or the
past simple tense.
my father is a well-travelled person. he (be) (1)
abroad many times. he (travel) (2) to many countries in
europe. last year he (visit) (3) italy, spain and greece.
he (go) (4) to greece in august. it (be) (5) very
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Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 
It is located on the British Isles
Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. 
The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans:  the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque.
The capital of the UK is London.
The official language is English.
The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'.
Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy.
Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament
and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. 
But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session.
The  three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party.
The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
The chief river is the Thames River 
Britain's major industries include  iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.

n the Orthodox Church there are three main parts. 2. The temple has an altar, the nave and the narthex. 3. In the altar there is a throne, an altar, the icon behind the altar and high place. 4. In every Church under the throne relics of saints. 5. Between the altar and the nave is the iconostasis. 6. In the iconostasis of the classic song five tiers. 7. In the iconostasis there The Royal doors and deacon's doors. 8. On the territory of the Trinity Sergius Lavra is located Moscow theological Academy and Seminary. 9. In the Western part of the temple there is the porch. 10. On the Solea there is a pulpit - the Central part of it. 11. In the Orthodox Church may be two or more the side chapels. 12. On each dome there is a cross. 13. In the chapel there the altar. 14. In the ancient temples had no iconostasis.