and slate are most ... minerals in England. 9. The rich ... of south-east England is well cultivated. 10.
The Welsh Mountains are very ... and difficult to climb. 11. The seas surrounding the British Isles are
very ..., usually less than 300 feet deep. 12. Britain's complex geology is one of the main reasons for
its rich ... of scenery. 13. In winter eastern Britain faces the colder continent whereas western Britain
faces the ... warm Atlantic. 14. In most areas the farmer ... only the valley lands and the ... where
soils are deeper and richer. 15. There are ... types of wild vegetation, including the natural flora of
woods, fens and marches. 16. The Lake District is famous for its ....
XI. Express the same idea in your own words or explain the following
substituting synonyms for the words in italics:
1. Tom Ramsay spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. 2. Blodwyn, gazing
at the dark out/me of mountains before her, knew that rain would fall before night-time. 3. The
windows of semi-circular shape were on the level of the floor. 4. He was wandering about with two
pence in his pocket and nowhere to go for the night. 5. It was the string of pearls Miss Robinson was
wearing and it was valued at 50 thousand pounds. 6. Larry had a wonderfully melodious voice with a
singular variety of tone. 7. The children appreciated the mechanical toys they had never seen before.
8. His hands were long, but not large for his size, beautifully shaped and at the same time strong. 9.
She has twenty years advantage over me. 10. Both had the advantage of speaking good and fluent
French. 11. They have just had a terrific scene. 12. I used ro wander about the sweet-smelling
meadows in the evening. 13. He was not interested in your views on the social and moral value of
their relationship. 14. Though she had lost the fresh bloom of extreme youth, there was not a line on
her forehead or under her hazel eyes. 15. The climate is sufficiently varied for both sub-tropical and
sub-arctic plants to be cultivated within the extent of the British Isles. 16. The British farmer
cultivates a comparatively small tract of land producing a variety of products. 17. Tom ran around
and stopped within a foot or two of the flower. 18. Owing to numerous rapids the river is not
navigable. 19. Julia Pendleton liked to sit cross-legged on the couch just to show her shapely legs in
silk stockings.
XII. Fill in prepositions. Make a study of the text'
Just off the coast... the mainland ... north-western Europe and only nineteen miles distant ... it
... the nearest point lies the small group ... islands known as the British Isles.
The British Isles include Great Britain, Ireland and a number ... small islands. Great Britain
consists ... England, Scotland and Wales. The southern two thirds ... Ireland are occupied ... the Irish
Republic which borders ... Northern Ireland. Great Britain is a region ... varied lowlands, rolling hills
and few mountains. Although the highest peak, Ben Nevis ... the Grampians ... Scotland, rises ...
4,400 feet, such-heights seldom occur. The Pennine Range ... northern England rises only slightly ;..
3,000 feet, as do the Cambrian mountains ... Wales.
... the extreme south ... England are the famed chalk hills some ... which form the Dover
Cliffs.
The rivers ... the region are short and ... general flow ... the central and southern lowlands ...
the surrounding seas. Many ... them are connected ... each other ... canals. The coasts ... the British
Isles are washed ... the Atlantic Ocean, the Norwegian, North and Irish seas and two big channels
(the English Channel and the North Channel).
ХIII. Write questions about the text, using new words and phrases in each
question. When asking and answering the questions use the map.
XIV. Give English equivalents of the Russian word мелкий in its different
meanings. Use them in sentences of your own.
XV. a) Read and translate the following text:
The warm currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain. The winters
are not severely cold, while summers are rarely hot.
Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.
The percentage of the cloudiness is high, well over half the days of the year being overcast;
fogs along the coast as well as occasionally in the interior frequently hide the sun. The fogs of
London, often made severe by mixture with city smoke (smog), have a world-wide reputation, but
one not to be envied.
b) Talk (or make up a dialogue) on the climate "of the European part of Russia
using the terms from the text above.
XVI. Translate these sentences iato English:
1. Разные люди, которых мы не ожидали, появились в зале. 2.. Ангара вытекает из
озера Байкал и впадает в Енисей. 3. Едва ли вы найдете в нашей стране такой район, где бы не
выращивались сельскохозяйственные культуры. 4. Просто удивительно, как может водиться
столько рыбы в таком мелком озере. 5. Орел — большая птица, сильная, с острым зрением. Он
обычно живет в скалах или на вершинах гор. 6. Этот одинокий утес напоминает мне по форме
древнюю башню. 7. Если бы вам удалось защитить эти тюльпаны от жары, они бы не завяли
(fade) так скоро. 8. Гористый ландшафт встречается главным образом на юге и на востоке
нашей страны. 9. Он не раз видел, как олени бродят по тундре (the tundra). 10. Детей следует
ограждать от дурного влияния. 11. Теперь уже едва ли вы найдете на карте белые пятна (blank
spaces).
XVII. Fill in:
a) to change, to vary or to differ.
1. The soil ... within a few miles in many districts, producing sharp contrast of scenery and
flora. 2. The climate of Great Britain ... greatly from that of the Continent. 3. The weather ... very
often in England. 4. The face of Scotland ... from that of South East England. 5. The educational
system of Great Britain ... from that of the United States. 6. Tastes .... 7. He looked exactly as she
remembered him, as young, as frank, but his expression was .... 8. The average winter temperature ...
between — 3°C and — 7°C. 9. What can have happened to ... him so much? 10. That is a point on
which you and she would certainly. ..
b) different, various or varied:
1. Russia has a ... climate because of its vast territory. 2.... branches of industry are found in
Greater London. 3. This good wheat land is quite ... from those being cultivated in northern regions.
4. Britain is immensely ... within a small area. 5. The insect fauna in Britain is less... than that of
Continental Europe. 6. He has been to ... places of the extreme North. 7. A glance at the map is
enough to see how... the surface of England is. 8. A home in the country is very... from an apartment
in the city. 9. I have come across him in recent years on ... occasions. 10. The young man asked
me ... kinds of questions. 11. The newspapers carried ... reports of the storm. 12. What we wear
nowadays is quite ... from what our ancestors wore. 13. He started to teach me German. He would
tell me the German for the ... objects we passed, a cow, a horse, a man and so on, and then make me
repeat simple German sentences. 14. Through many years of... conditions he kept thinking of his
family. 15. Having tried ... topics of conversation I felt exhausted.
