The UK

Read the text. Say what you have learned about the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom or the UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The capitals of these countries are: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The official name of the whole country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It’s too long, isn’t it? So usually people call it the UK or the United Kingdom. The name ‘United Kingdom’ was first used in1707.The United Kingdom consists of more than5,000islands, small and big. Great Britain is the largest island. Three countries are located on this island: England, Scotland and Wales. But Great Britain doesn’tincludeNorthern Ireland.The national flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack.All the people living in the UK speak English. It’s the official language of the UK. But some people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland speak their native languages, too.Use the text and translate from Russian into English:1. состоит из 4 стран2. официальное название страны всей страны3. острова4. самый большой остров5. официальный язык6. называется7. говорить по -английски8. национальный флаг - Юнион ДжекListen to the text, read the text, record and upload the audio file. Complete the text with the verbs in the correct forms. Mike is Rachel’s classmate. Mike is (be) sociable and he has (have) a lot of friends. He enjoys (enjoy) travelling and he is a member of the local Explorers’ Club. He dreams (dream) of going around the world one day. For the present he is traveling round the UK with the other members of the Explorers’ Club, they study the country’s history and its traditions. He has already been (be) to Scotland and Northern Ireland. But he has never been (be) to Wales. Yesterday Rachel phoned (phone) him. She invited (invite) Mike to take part in a new project. Tomorrow Mike and his classmate will start (start) to create a website about the United Kingdom. There will be (be) a lot of interesting facts.