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The geographical position

Great Britain or England as they often call the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles in the European (1) _____________ of the world. They include two big islands (the largest is Great Britain and the other one is Ireland) and more than 5 thousand small (2) ___________ around them. The country consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There are no high mountains and very long rivers in the UK. The highest mountain is in the north, in Scotland, its name is Ben Nevis. Its height is a little more than 1 thousand (3) __________. The longest river is the Severn, 350 meters long. The UK. is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by the Northern Sea in the east and between them there is the Irish Sea.

The population

Nearly 60 million people live in the UK. The most populated part of the Great Britain is its central part – England, where 46 million people live. All people in the Great Britain use the English language as their state (4) __________ and of course they can speak their native languages: in Scotland – Scottish, in Wales – Welsh, in Northern Ireland – Irish.

All Englishmen love their country and respect their native flag the Union Jack, as they call it. The symbol of England is the (5) ______________, of Scotland is the thistle, the leek symbolizes Wales and the shamrock is the symbol of Ireland.

Englishmen are the people who keep and love their traditions. The favorite theme of their discussion is the weather because it is very changeable and nobody knows what it will be in a moment. One of their traditions is every day’s tea at 4 o’clock. Englishmen consider tea their national drink and they are really proud of this fact. They love their home and always say: East or West- home is best.



The capital and large cities

The capital of the UK. is London. It is a very old city. It was born more than 2 thousand years ago. It stands (6) _______________ the river Thames. More than 7 million people live in it. This is the place of the Government and the Parliament. And Buckingham Palace is the official residence of English Royal family.

The city contains three parts: the City, the financial center, the West End and the East End. The West End is the most beautiful and fashionable part. Here the theatres, big shops, restaurants and of (7) ________________ places of interest are concentrated. The most famous museum – the British museum is also here. The Westminster Palace or the Houses of Parliament is situated along the river Thames. We can see there the main clock of Britain (8) _____________ the biggest bell Big Ben, which struck every quarter. The famous park is Hide-park. It is popular with its Speaker’s Corner, where everybody can speak on different themes he likes.

London’s metro is called the Tube because it looks (9) _____________ a tube perhaps. The main square of London, Trafalgar Square attracts many tourists from different corners of the world. Besides London there are many other big cities: Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh; Cardiff is the center (10) _____________ Wales. Such cities as Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the fact that they are the first university-cities in the country.