15 предложений о Великобритании
1 The official name of the whole country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but it is often referred to as Great Britain. 2 The capital of the country is London.3 Population of Britain is more than 60 million people.
4 People living in Britain are called British. English is the main language. 5 What are the capitals of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland, which comprise the UK? 6 The capitals of these parts are Edinburgh, Cardiff, London and Belfast. 7 The national flag is called the Union Jack.8 The UK is a constitutional monarchy.
9 Queen Elizabeth II is 91 years old now. She is the head of the state from 1952.
The head of the government is the Prime Minister.
10 British national currency is a pound. (British banknotes are called pounds. One hundred pence make one pound.)
11 The British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea. The English Channel separates Great Britain from the continent.12 The surface of Great Britain varies very much.
The north of Scotland is mountainous. All the rest – east, centre and south-east of the country – is a vast plain.
13 The British climate is mild. It’s never too cold or too hot in Britain.14 Britain is a highly developed industrial country.
15 The British are proud of their customs and traditions and carefully keep them up.
16 A lot of tourists come to Great Britain every year to do some trip in its big and small towns.
1 Официальное название страны -Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии, но её часто называют Великобританией.
2 Столица страны - Лондон.
3 Население Великобритании составляет более 60 миллионов человек.
4 Людей, живущих в Британии, называют британцами. Основной язык- английский.
5 Какие столицы стран Шотландии, Уэльса, Англии и Северной Ирландии,
из которых состоит Великобритания?
6 Это столицы: Эдинбург, Кардифф, Лондон и Белфаст.
7 Национальный флаг называют Юнион Джек.
8 Великобритания является конституционной монархией.
9 Королева Елизавета II, которой сейчас 91 год, глава государства с 1952 года.
10 Британская национальная валюта – фунт стерлингов
( Британские банкноты называются фунтами. Сто пенсов составляют один фунт.)
11 Британские острова омываются Атлантическим океаном, Северным морем и ирландским морем. Ла-Манш отделяет Великобританию от континента.
12 Поверхности Великобритании очень сильно варьируется.
Север Шотландии -гористый. Всё остальное – восток, центр и юго-восток страны – это обширные равнины.
13 Британский климат мягкий. Никогда не бывает слишком холодно или слишком жарко в Великобритании.
14 Великобритания является высокоразвитой индустриальной страной.
15 Британцы гордятся своими обычаями и традициями и бережно хранят их.
16 Множество туристов приезжает в Великобританию, чтобы побывать в её больших и малых городах.
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The republic of Belarus is situated in the center of Europe on the watershed of the Baltic and Black Seas. The capital is Minsk. Belarus borders on Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. The total length of the state border makes up 2,969 km. Geographic and climatic conditions favor the development of transport and economic relations. The shortest ways from Russia to Western Europe and from the Baltic Sea to the Black sea run through Belarus.
The territory of Belarus is 207.6 thousand sq km. It stretches from west to east for 650 km and from north to south for 560 km.
The country’s relief is flat with hills. The climate of Belarus is moderate continental with mild and humid winters, warm summers and damp autumns.
Forests constitute 33 % of the country’s area. In Belarus there are over 20 thousand rivers and lakes. The largest lake is Naroch. The navigation is carried out on the rivers Pripiats, Dnieper, Neman, Berezina and Western Dvina.
Belarus consists of 6 regions: the Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk and Mogiliov regions. Minsk, the capital, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
The industrial potential of Belarus includes 20 thermoelectric power stations, 17 metallurgical works, 70 petrochemical plants (the concern “Belneftekhim”), 29 machine-tool construction enterprises, 36 automakers and so on. According to recent researches the number of small enterprises has exceeded 30 thousand. 6 economic zones are established. Foreign enterprises are created with participation of 80 countries.
The financial market is represented by the National bank of Belarus, 29 commercial banks and 10 foreign ones.
There are 27 state theaters, including opera and ballet theater, a musical comedy theater, etc. The Ministry of culture has 128 state museums. The sports facilities include almost 500 stadiums and swimming pools, more than 5000 outdoor sports grounds. In 2000 all regional centers had Ice palaces and skating rinks.
Minsk citizens and all inhabitants of Byelorussia are especially proud of the new National Library being unique as in Europe, and all over the world.