Exercise 4 Retell the text using the following questions. a. What does Allie think about San Francisco?

The United Kingdom (or Great Britain) is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244.000 square kilometres.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland (on the island of Great Britain), and Northern Ireland (on the island of Ireland). Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast respectively. The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands. The north and west of England are mountainous, but all the rest cast, centre, and south-east — is a vast plain. Mountains are not high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain (1.343 m).

Exercise 6 Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph 

Exercise 7 Speak on the given topics.

a) Greatest capital in the world- London.

b) The greatest writer of all time- W.Shakespeare.

c) Education and Universities.

Exercise 8 Work in pairs. Discuss the following topics.

a) The climate of the UK.

b) The national sport of UK.

c) Worldwide Sightseeing of Great Britain.