Номер 2, страница 8 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

2a. Read the information line on the next web page of the site AboutUK.com. What’s the topic? Look through the questions and the first sentences under them. Complete the questions.

What is the ... of the UK?

The UK is situated on the British Isles ['brɪtɪʃˌaɪlz]. It lies between the North Atlantic Ocean in the north and west and the North Sea in the east. The UK is 35 kilometres off the north-western coast of France, from which it is separated ['sepəreɪtɪd] by the English Channel. In its narrowest part it is called the Strait of Dover ['streɪt əv 'dəʊvə].

in the north of

Interesting fact
Beneath ['brɪnɪːθ] the English Channel there is the Channel Tunnel which links the UK with France. The Channel Tunnel is the longest under-sea tunnel in the world. The section under the sea is 38 kilometres long. The three tunnels, each 50 kilometres long, were made at an average¹ of 40m below the seabed.

to the north of

below the sea – above the sea ↑

How many ... are the British Isles made up of?

The British Isles are made up of 136 inhabited islands ['aɪləndz]. The two largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland ['aɪərələnd]. Some other large islands are the Hebrides ['hebrədɪːz] to the north-west of Great Britain, the Orkney ['ɔːknɪ] Islands to the north and the Shetland Islands still further (ещё дальше) to the north. The biggest island to the south of Great Britain is the Isle of Wight [waɪt].

Interesting fact
There are 6,289 islands around Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), mostly in Scotland.

What ... surround [sə'raʊnd] the UK?

The UK is surrounded by four seas: to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from continental Europe ['jʊərɒp], to the east by the North Sea, to the west by the Irish Sea and to the north-west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Interesting fact
No one in the UK lives more than 120 km from the sea.

How long is the land ...?

Only Northern Ireland, part of the UK, shares a 360 km international land border with the Republic of Ireland. The UK does not border on any other countries.

2b. Read your questions again and correct the mistakes if there are any. Listen and check.

2c. Listen and read the text paragraph by paragraph. Read the definitions of the words in bold. Write their translation without a dictionary. Check with your partner, then with the class.

location [ləʊ'keɪʃ(ə)n] (n) – the place or position where someone or something is

separate ['sepəreɪt] (v) – divide into parts; separate ['sep(ə)rət] (adj) – not together

narrow ['nærəʊ] (adj) – small in width, not wide (широкий)

link [lɪŋk] (v) – antonym: separate

be made up of – consist of, include (включать)

surround [sə'raʊnd] (v) – be / stand around somebody / something

a border ['bɔːdə] (n) – a dividing line between countries or regions; border ['bɔːdə] (on) (v) – lie along the dividing line

Прочитайте информацию на следующей веб-странице сайта AboutUK.com. Какая тема? Просмотрите вопросы и первые предложения под ними. Дополните вопросы. Прочитайте свои вопросы еще раз и исправьте ошибки, если они есть. Послушайте и проверьте. Послушайте и прочитайте текст по абзацам. Прочитайте определения выделенных жирным шрифтом слов. Напишите их перевод без словаря. Проверьте с партнером, затем с классом.

Ответ:

2a, 2b.

What is the location of the UK?

How many islands are the British Isles made up of?

What seas surround the UK?

How long is the land border?

2 c.

Перевод:

2a, 2b.

Каково местоположение Великобритании?

Из скольких островов состоят Британские острова?

Какие моря окружают Великобританию?

Какова протяженность сухопутной границы?

2с.