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The official name of the country we usually call
England and occasionally Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. The U. K. is situated on the group of islands lying just
off the mainland of north-western Europe. The British Isles include Great
Britain proper, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. Great Britain consists
of England, Scotland and Wales. The southern part of Ireland is the Republic of
Eire. P>
Great Britain is separated from the continent by the
English Channel, the narrower part of which is called the Strait of Dover. The
British Isles are surrounded by the shallow waters of the Irish Sea and the
North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. P>
Britain is comparatively small, but there is hardly a
country, in the world where such a variety of scenery can be found. There are
wild desolate mountains in the northern Highlands of Scotland - the home of the
deer and the eagle. The Pennine Range in northern England and the Cambrian
Mountains in Wales are much lower. In the extreme south of England are the famous chalk hills, some of which form
the Dover Cliffs. The southern and south-eastern parts of the island lie in
varied lowlands. p>
The rivers of the region are short and of no great
importance as waterways. The longest of them is the "Father of
London ", the Thames, which is a little over 200 miles. Britain's principal
ports are London, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Glasgow. They have splendid
harbours, for the coast line is very indented. Owing to the shape of the
country, any point in Great Britain is no more than 70 miles from the sea.
Naturally, it's made the English race a sea - loving one. P>
The warm currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence the
climate of Great Britain. The winters are not severely cold, while summers are
rarely hot. The British Isles are well - watered throughout the year. The
cloudiness is rather dense, well over half the days of the year are overcast --
fogs along the coast frequently hide the sun. The fogs of London, often made
severe by mixture with city smoke have a world - wide reputation, but the one
not to be envied. Rivers in Great Britain are seldom frozen and generally
ice-free. The grass remains green all the year round. Thanks to climatic
conditions, Britain in truth looks like one great well-ordered park with its
old trees, green meadows and hedges. p>
WORDS p>
a
mainland p>
материк p>
indented p>
порізаний, зазубрений p>
proper p>
власне p>
owing
to p>
внаслідок, завдяки, з причини p>
Wales p>
Уельс p>
a
shape p>
форма p>
Ireland p>
Ірландія p>
naturally p>
природно p>
Eire p>
Ейре p>
a
current p>
потік, протягом p>
the
(English) Channel p>
Ла-Манш p>
cloudiness p>
хмарність p>
the
Strait of Dover p>
Па-де-Кале p>
dense p>
густий, щільний p>
Norwegian p>
норвезька p>
overcast p>
покритий хмарами, похмурий p>
a
variety of scenery p>
різноманітність пейзажу p>
fog p>
туман p>
the
Highlands of Scotland p>
північний захід Шотландії p>
frequently p>
часто p>
a
deer p>
олень p>
to
hide p>
ховатися p>
an eagle p>
орел p>
to envy p>
заздрити p>
the
Pennine Range p>
Пеннінські гори p>
seldom p>
рідко p>
Cambrian p>
уельський, (геолог.) кембрійський p>
frozen p>
замерзлий p>
a
cliff p>
скеля p>
in
truth p>
воістину p>
principal p>
головний, основний p>
well-ordered p>
упорядкований, доглянутий p>
splendid p>
чудовий p>
a
meadow p>
луг p>
a
harbour p>
гавань, порт p>
a hedge p>
жива огорожа p>
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