1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).
2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.
Task 2. Complete the text with the right words. 1. clothes; 2. course; 3. residence; 4. wear; 5. academic; 6. full; 7. old; 8. allowed; 9. present; 10. had; 11. days; 12. live. In the ... times students' life was ... of restrictions. Students of Cambridge were not ... to play games, sing, hunt, fish or even to dance, they ... to … special dark ... and the "squares", the ... caps they still wear in our ... . During the ... all students have to ... in the college; there are at ... over 9,000 students in ... .
2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster,
in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.
Task 2. Complete the text with the right words. 1. clothes; 2. course; 3. residence; 4. wear; 5. academic; 6. full; 7. old; 8. allowed; 9. present; 10. had; 11. days; 12. live. In the ... times students' life was ... of restrictions. Students of Cambridge were not ... to play games, sing, hunt, fish or even to dance, they ... to … special dark ... and the "squares", the ... caps they still wear in our ... . During the ... all students have to ... in the college; there are at ... over 9,000 students in ... .