Grammar: Articles (THE UNITED KINGDOM)

THE UNITED KINGDOM

1.      Insert the Article “the” or “-“ where necessary (43p)

_______ United Kingdom includes _______  Great Britain and  _______  Northern Ireland, so the official name of the group of countries is _______  United Kingdom of  _______   Great Britain and_______  Northern Ireland. _______   UK is surrounded by a lot of water: to _______  northeast is _______   North Sea; _______   Atlantic Ocean is to _______  northwest; and the Strait of Dover and the English Channel are to _______  south of this group of islands. The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, and it is 32 km wide. _______  Great Britain consists of_______  England,_______   Scotland and_______  Wales, and it forms the greater part of _______   British Isles. _______   British Isles are separated from the rest of _______   Europe by water, and are situated to_______  northwest of_______  Europe. The population of _______   UK is 64.1 million people. The largest country in _______  UK is _______   England. Its population is just over 53 million people. There are several rivers in_______   England. The longest is _______  Severn, but the most important is _______  Thames because boats can travel on it. There are three parts in_______   England: Northern England, the Midlands, and Southern England. Each part has its own beauty, and is very different from the other parts. Northern England, for instance, is famous for its many lakes._______  London is the capital of_______  England, _______  Great Britain and_______   UK. It is one of the most important seaports in the world. It has many wonderful places to visit and see, and many tourists visit them each year. Other important cities in _______  England are _______  Birmingham, _______   Liverpool, _______   Manchester, _______  Leeds, _______  Sheffield and_______  Bristol. _______  Oxford and_______  Cambridge are small cities, but they are famous for their universities. _______  Stratford-upon-Avon is also small, but it is famous as the birthplace of _______  William Shakespeare, a famous English poet and dramatist.

2. Find the synonyms in text(6p)

consist of __________________                           for example ____________________________

little ______________________                           popular _______________________________

beautiful __________________                           visitor _________________________________

3. Find the antonyms in text(6p)

wide_______________________                              small _______________________________

many ______________________                               short _______________________________

ugly _______________________                              unknown ___________________________

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Задания для отработки темы Articles “the” or “-“ с географическими названиями на базе текста THE UNITED KINGDOM.

В тексте предлагается использование артиклей с названиями городов,стран,рек,озер, гор. Есть исключения в использовании артикля с названиями стран.
Также после текста даны упражнения на нахождение синонимов и антонимов в тексте.