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many good harbours, easy to reach, to stretch down, estuaries, counties, local constituency, hereditary, limitations, manufactured goods, barley, oats, to account for, suppliers, exhausted, abundant resources, to be of vital importance, source of energy, to boast, royal collection, to enhance, to maintain, to enhance, security, prosperity.

острів, загальна площа, м’який, правити, законопроект, складатися з, промислові товари, відповідати за, багаті запаси, джерело енергії, виснажений, особливо важливий, вирощувати, ячмінь, палата, ціль зовнішньої політики, безпека, міжнародні організації.

1. Great Britain … on two large islands, the larger of which is Great Britain, the smaller is Ireland.

2. No place in Great Britain … from the sea.

3. It also has many good harbours … from any part of the country.

4. West winds from the sea bring rain and … English winters mild.

5. Administratively Great Britain … into55 counties.

6. In fact the country is ruled by the … consisting of two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

7. The Lords … of hereditary and life peers and peeresses, and 26 bishops of the established Church of England.

8. Once passed through both Houses, … receives the Royal Assent.

9. Britain's main exports are... such as machinery, vehicles, aircraft, metal manufactures, electrical and electronic equipment.

10. EU countries... seven of the 10 leading suppliers of goods to Britain and Germany is Britain's biggest supplier of imports.

11. Britain's mineral resources were historically important, but today most of these resources... or produced in small quantities.

12. Britain has the richest energy sources in the European Union, and its... of oil and natural gas are of vital importance to the British economy.

13. For many years coal was mined extensively, providing the primary... in Britain.

14. Britain's main foreign policy objectives are to enhance its …, and to promote and protect its interests overseas through world peace and economic growth.

5. Comment the following figures:

Model: 240,000 sq km

The total area of Great Britain is 240,000 sq km

1. 240,000 sq. km

2. 56,000,000 people

3. 1,343 m high.

4. 354 km long

5. 346 km long

6. 55 counties

7. 651 elected members

8. 10 leading suppliers of goods

9. 30 breeds and innumerable crosses.

10. 2,500 museums and art galleries

11. 169 countries

12. 120 international organizations

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