Вставить слова : area, consists, arrived, group, name, ancient, local, settlement, island, situated в текст orkney islands orkney is a islands in the northen miles from coast of caithness. the archipelago of more than 70 islands. nearly 20 of them are inhabited. the as "mainland" has 523 square kilometres, making it the sixh largest scottish island. the administrative centre is kirkwall.the can be called orcadians. the name of the islands is first recorded by claudius ptolemaus who called them orcades.the the norvegian the island they interpreted the island to be orkneyjar, which was shortened to orkney in english.

                                            orkney islandsorkney is a __ islands in the northen situated__10 miles from coast of caithness. the archipelago of orkney_ more than 70 islands. nearly 20 of them are inhabited. the as "mainland" has an_ area__of 523 square kilometres, making it the sixth largest scottish island. the largest__ settlement__and administrative centre is kirkwall. the __ can be called orcadians. the name of the islands is first recorded by the _ ancient_ geographer claudius ptolemaus who called them orcades. the norvegian vikings_ arrived_on the island they interpreted the__ name__of the island to be orkneyjar, which was shortened to orkney in english.

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Топик Great Britain (3)

The UK of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland occupies the territory of the British Isles. It consists of 4 main countries which are England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff and Belfast. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland is the official name of the state which is sometimes referred to as Great Britain or Britain (after it major island), England (after its major historic part or the British Isles). The UK is an Island state - it is composed of about 5500 islands, large and small. The two main islands are: Great Britain to the east and Ireland to the west. They are separated by the Irish Sea. The area of the UK is 244,100 square kms. It is situated off to the northwest coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on the north and the North Sea on the east and is separated from the European continent by the English Channel (or La Manche) and the Straits of Dover (or Pas de Calais). The population of the UK is over 57 mln people. The UK is inhabited by the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish who constitute the British nation. English is not the only language. Scottish, Welsh and Irish are also used. The flag of the UK is known as the Union Jack. It has its history. It all began in 1603 when Scotland was joined to England and Wales. The flag is made up of 3 crosses. The upright cross is the Cross of St. Jeorge, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal cross is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the cross is the cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. All of them are on the blue background. The national currency is pound. Geographically the island of Great Britain is subdivided into 2 main regions: Lowland Britain and Highland Britain. Lowland Britain comprises southern and eastern England. Highland Britain consists of Scotland, most of Wales, the Pennines (or the Pennine Chain) and the Lake District. The highest mountain top is Ben Nevis in Scotland. The chief rivers of Great Britain are: the Severn, separating England and Wales, the Thames (the longest and the deepest one). The swiflest flowing river is the Spray. Also the Tweed is famous (the woolen fabric is made here). There are many lakes in Great Britain. The Lake District is the most beautiful. The largest are London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, Cardiff. The capitals are: London in England, Edinburgh in Scotland, Cardiff in Wales and Belfast in Northern Ireland. Every country has its own national emblem. The red rose is the national emblem of England the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland the daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales and the shamrock (a kind of clover) is the emblem of Ireland.

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2. The children are playing basketball right now. They have been playing for almost two hours. They must be getting tired. 

3. The telephone has rung four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate. 

4. The telephone has been ringing for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it? 

5. It has been raining all day. I wonder when it will stop. 

6. We have had three accidents so far this week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly. 

7. We have been living here since last June. 

8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he has been playing in the mud. 

9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you have not cried.  Oh, now I understand. You have been peeling some onions. 

10. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I haven't seen  you for weeks. What have you been doing lately? 

11. I haven't been able to reach my boss on the phone yet. I have been trying for the last twenty minutes, but the line has been busy. 

12. We have had three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have. 

13. I have written to them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply. 

14. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long has he been teaching at the university? B: He has been teaching here for almost 25 years. 15. A: What are you going to order for dinner? B: Well, I have had pizza. So I think, I’ll order that. 

16. My uncle has been painting the outside of his house for three weeks and he’s still not finished. 

17. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They have been travelling throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.