OskarWild

24.03.2022 19:15 •  Английский язык

Read these five texts and guess what countries they describe. rewrite them filling in the gaps with the names of the countries. 1. when you say you think of: kilts,military tatto and bagpipes. is a very beatiful country with high rocky mountains, picturesque valleys and rivers of clear cold water. 's capital is sometimes called the athens of the north, it's a centre of business, education and law. people of love their country and keep its traditions. 2. is the world's largest island and its smallest continent. english is the language spoken there but it is spoken with a strong accent. the people who live in use so many expressions of their own that sometimes it is hard for an english-speaking foreigner to understand what they speak about. 3.although nobody needs a passport to cross the border from england to , it's easy to see that is a different country as it has its own culture, traditions and language. the old capital of was caernarfon. the castle of caernarfor is the place where prince charles was crowned as prince of . has high mountains,including mount snowdon, which is over one thousand metres high. 4.the land in was colonized mainly by the british and the french in the 17th century, but the growing dasagreement between britain and the colonies led to the revolution and the declaration of independence in 1776. differences between the north and the south of the country led to the civil war. nowadays is one of the main indestrial countries in the world. 5. is the largest country in britain. its capital is the city where queen elizabeth's main residence is situated. gave birth to such famous people as william shakespeare, winston churchill, horatio nelson, oliver cromwell, jonathan swift. has a lot of traditions, for example five-o'clock tea or having turkey for christmas