Exercis 1
I. decide whether the following states are true (T) or fal (F).
1. The United Kingdom is located in southern Europe.
2. The United Kingdom consists of four political divisions — England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
3. England is one of the two large islands in the British Isles.
4. The British Isles are made up of three large islands and hundreds of small ones.
door to door5. Wales lies on the east coast of the island of Great Britain.
6. The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries which has 54 members.
7. In Scotland, rugged mountains, green valleys, and deep, blue lakes provide some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe.
8. The longest river in Britain is the Thames.
9. The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in northwest England.
10. Britain’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles.
11. The English, the Scots, and the Welsh are Anglo-Saxons, but the Irish are Celts.
12. London and England as a whole have great influence over the rest of the United Kingdom becau of their large population.
13. People of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origin are the largest group of immigrants in Britain.
14. Compared to the rest of the world, the UK has a smaller percentage of older people and a higher percentage of younger people.
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15. The Welsh language is the official language in Wales.
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16. Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland.
17. The English language is the predominant language in Northern Ireland.
18. English people all strive to free themlves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people.
19. Social class in the UK lays more emphasis on money and property.
20. Britishness is associated with political, historical, technological, sporting, and cultural achievements in Britain.
21. The first Roman invasion took place in 43 AD, headed by the Emperor Julius Caesar.
22. The name “England” derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who came to England in the 5th and 6th centuries.
23. The Magna Carta defined the King’s feudal rights, preventing him from arbitrarily collecting revenue.
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24. The Black Death once ravaged England, carrying off three fourths of the population.
25. During Edward III’s reign, the war with France known as the Hundred Years’ War began.
26. The Wars of the Ros were in the main a great contest for Crown between the rival hous of York and Lancaster.
27. Queen Mary was a follower of the Church of England and she was determined to make England once again a Protestant country.
28. James’ son, Charles I, who succeeded him in 1625, also thought that his right to rule was God-given.
29. The establishment of the British East India Company in 1600 was a ca of economic penetration.
30. Although the monarch does not have any real power, he (or she) does have great influence.
mars talk31. Britain does not have a written constitution.
32. Each Member of Parliament reprents a constituency, and holds his at during the life of a Parliament.
33. hung upThe Hou of Lords is the cond chamber where changes in law can be made.
34. The party which wins the cond largest number of ats in the Hou of Lords becomes the official Opposition.
35. Ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
36. The two major parties in Britain today are the Conrvative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party.
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37. Ministers in Britain cannot be elected Members of Parliament at the same time.
38. Although Britain is a unitary state, it does not have a single legal system.
39. A Magistrates’ Court sits with a jury.
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40. The main courts of civil jurisdiction in England and Wales are the County Courts.
41. A century ago the British economy was among the strongest in the world.
42. John Maynard Keynes was an influential American economist.
43. A strong opponent of the policies of the Labor Party, Margaret Thatcher worked to increa government control over the British economy.
44. In Britain rvice industries account for about two-thirds of its gross domestic product.
45. Most of the United Kingdom’s trade is with other developed countries, especially other members of the European Union.
46. Today, the City of London is the center of London where government departments are located.
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47. Christianity was first introduced into Britain by St. Augustine in the 6th century.
48. Under the Act of Settlement 1701, the British monarch is required to be a member of the Church of England.priority
