Раздаточный материал к уроку английского языка 8 класс часть 2

Match the countries and the texts

1.

It is a country and constituent part of the island of Great Britain, comprising, with the principality of Wales, the principal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, another country and division of the United Kingdom. United as an independent monarchy in the 10th century, this country in time achieved political control over the rest of the island, all the British Isles, and vast sections of the world, becoming the nucleus of one of the largest empires in history. The capital, largest city, and chief port of the country is London, with a population of 6,967,500 (1994 estimate). It is also the capital of the United Kingdom, and the site of the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations.

2.

It is a country, administrative division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The crowns of this country and England were united in 1603, and the governments of the two countries in 1707; the country has retained, however, its own legal system, its own Church, a substantially different education system, and the right to issue its own bank notes. The countryis bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean; on the east by the North Sea; on the south-east by England; on the south by the Solway Firth, which partly separates it from England, and by the Irish Sea; and on the west by the North Channel of the Irish Sea which separates it from the island of Ireland, and by the Atlantic Ocean. The land area of the country, including the islands, is 77,080 sq km (29,750 sq mi). The country also has some 1,700 sq km (660 sq mi) of inland water. Edinburgh is the capital of the country, and a leading cultural and economic centre.

3.

It is a province, integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, situated in the north-eastern portion of the island of Ireland. It is bounded on the north and north-east by the North Channel, on the south-east by the Irish Sea; on the south and west it has a 488 km (303 mi) border with the Republic of Ireland. It includes Rathlin Island in the North Channel and several smaller offshore islands.

The country isis also known as Ulster, because it comprises six of the nine counties that constituted the former Irish province of Ulster. The total land area of the country is 13,483 sq km (5,206 sq mi). Belfast is the capital of the country

4.

It is country and principality, part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, united politically, legally, and administratively with England, and occupying a broad peninsula on the western side of the island of Great Britain. The country also includes the island of Anglesey, which is separated from the mainland by the narrow Menai Strait. The country is bounded on the north by the Irish Sea; on the east by the English counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Hereford and Worcester, and Gloucestershire; on the south by the Bristol Channel; and on the west by the St George’s Channel and Cardigan Bay. The maximum north-south length of the country mainland is about 220 km (137 mi); in an east-west direction the width of the country varies between 60 and 155 km (36 and 96 mi). The total area of the country is 20,766 sq km (8,018 sq mi). Cardiff is the capital, largest city, and principal seaport of thecountry.

A – Northern Ireland

B – Wales

C – England

D - Scotland