1 . Укажите, правдивы ли следующие предложения и объясните, почему. a) There are fifteen National Parks in the north of England. b) The Lake District is forty-five kilometers wide. c) There aren’t any beaches in the Lake District. d) There are more than sixteen lakes. e) Forty thousand people visit the Lake District every year. f) You can visit the homes of two famous English writers. 2 . Опишите один из заповедников нашей страны. Включите в описание следующую информацию: a) Where is it? How big is it? b) What is the scenery like? Are there any animals? c) What activities do people do there?

The United Kingdom or The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the island state in the Western Europe.

The capital of Great Britain is London. It`s the cultural center of the country. There is an International London Heathrow Airport, a famous Tower Bridge over the river Thames, a Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery of Art and many other beautiful places to visit.

London is situated on the British islands and it is settled down on a zero meridian which is also called Greenwich.

The English sometimes callLondon The Big Smoke or The Great Smoke.

The are about 60 million people living in Great Britain. Most of them are English, Scottish and Irish.

They also have many traditions,like wearing kilts in Scotland and cooking special food for festivals. They celebrate many events in different ways. But all the members of the family take part in it.

People in Great Britain are kind and polite.