Grear britain

LESSON 7

GREAR BRITAIN

Answer the questions:

1. What countries does the UK of Great Britain consist of? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Wales, Scotland

and Northern Ireland.

2. What is your opinion of the climate in Great Britain? Тhe climate is not the same in all parts of England. The western side is warmer than the eastern side. There is much moisture in the air of England. Britain is well known as a foggy island. The mean temperature in London is about eight degrees above zero.

3.What is the average temperature? The mean temperature in London is about eight degrees above zero.

4.What are the historical places in London? The main sightseeings in London are: the City – the oldest part of London, Whitehall, Big Ben, Downing Street, West Minister Abbey, the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Law Courts, the British Museum, the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of

Parliament, the bridges over the River Thames, and parks.

5.What are the big cities of the country?

6.In what part of the UK is Scotland situated? Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain

7.What are the main cities of Scotland?

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen

8.What are the Scottish people remarkable for? .Edinburgh has been the home of men of letters and scientists for many centuries. Robert Burns and Walter Scott lived and worked in this city. Glasgow is the largest city and the principal port. Here are ship- building yards, engineering, iron and chemical works, extensive docks and textile factories.

9.What is the population of Wales? About 4 million

10.What is the state emblem of Wales? The Welsh have two national emblems, not counting the blood-red dragon - the leek and the daffodil. The daffodil is a relatively new addendum but the leek has been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years

11.What is the population of Northern Ireland? Northern Ireland is one of the countries in United Kingdom with population over 1.8 million.

12.How long has Northern Ireland been a part of the UK of Great Britain? The rest of Ireland (6 counties) was to become Northern Ireland, which was still part of the United Kingdom although it had its own Parliament in Belfast. As in India, independence meant the partition of the country. Ireland became a republic in 1949 and Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom.
Fill in the table. The first one has been done for you.

Country	most people	language	capital	population
1. Uzbekistan	Uzbek	Uzbek	Tashkent		more than 25 million.
2. Wales	English and Welsh	English and Welsh	Cardiff		About 4 million
3. France	French	French	Paris		67 million
4. Russia	Russian	Russian	Moscow		145,934,462 people
5. China	Chinese Japanese Koreans	Chinese	Pekin	1,439,323,77
6. Japan	Japanese Chinese. Koreans	Japanese	Tokyo	126,476,461
7. Germany	Germans	German and Dutch	Berlin	83,783,942
8.Belgium	German	Dutch, French and German	Brussels	11.5 million
9.
10. Washington	American	English	Olympia	7.5 million
11.Scotland	Scottish people	Scotch	Edinburgh	5.50 million
12. UK	English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish	English	London	67,886,011

Re- read the text and find the answers to the questions below:

1.What is necessary to do in order to understand English Constitutional law? To understand English constitutional law it is necessary to study numerous documents, including constitutional treaties like the Bill of Rights, various statutes and judicial decisions and others. But the whole of the Constitution ofBritain, often called "unwritten", will not be found in any of these documents.

2.Why is the English Constitution to be regarded as „unwritten‟ from the standpoint of constitutional lawyers? The English constitution though partly written is yet to be regarded as "unwritten" from the standpoint of con-

stitutional lawyers, as it is not codified as a whole in any particular document or documents. The English Constitution is

flexible because Parliament can "make or unmake" any law by the same procedure and with the same ease.
3.Is the English Constitution rigid or flexible? The constitution is flexible because it is able to evolve with the changing political, social, economic and moral circumstances of the era (e.g. promoting political devolution in Scotland; granting independence to former colonies, referendum on Scottish independence).

4.The Constitution is the source of the law, isn’t it? The Constitution is not the source of the law, but the law gives birth to the Constitution

5.What power do the judges enjoy in administering justice? In common-law legal systems such as the one used in the United States, judges have the power to punish misconduct occurring within a courtroom, to punish violations of court orders, and to enforce an order to make a person refrain from doing something

6.What laws do the judges administer? In administering the judges enjoy little arbitrary power. The law which

they administer is defined by statutes and other documents having statutory validity and by judicial precedents

7.What can you say about the theory and practice concerning English Constitutional law?

a) in theory the Sovereign is to be an active party to the making of laws, but in practice he has a shadowy veto;

b) in theory certain persons (e.g. Lord Mayor) are invested with judicial powers at trials in the Central Criminal

Court; but in practice they don't take part in judicial work there;

c) in theory certain public departments should be controlled by boards consisting of various high officials (e.g.

the Board of Trade), but the real head is a single Minister of the Crown (e.g. the President of the Board of Trade).

8.In what way are the Legislature and Executive joined together? Legislature and Executive are joined together by a connecting chain – the Cabinet.

QUESTIONS:

Where is the United Kingdom situated? The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles.

What islands do the British Isles washed by? The two main islands are: Great Britain and Ireland. They are separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. The west coast of the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea, the east coast is washed by the North Sea

What ocean and seas are the British Isles washed by? 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

How many parts does the Island of Great Britain consist of and what are they called? The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and above five thousand small islands

What country does Northern Ireland border on? A map showing the border. The Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, sometimes referred to as the Irish border or British-Irish border, runs for 499 km (310 mi) from Lough Foyle in the north of Ireland to Carlingford Lough in the northeast, separating the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland

Are there any high mountains in Great Britain? There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In the north the Cheviots separate England from Scotland, the Pennines stretch down North England along its middle, the Cambrian mountains occupy the greater part of Wales and the Highlands of Scotland are the tallest of the British mountains.

What sea do most of the rivers flow into? . Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is. the deepest and the longest of the British rivers

What mineral resources is Great Britain rich in?. Great Britain is not very rich in mineral resources, it has some deposits of coal and iron ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that were discovered in the North Sea

What is the climate like in Great Britain? The warm currents of the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain. Winters are not severely cold and. summers are rarely hot

What is the population of Great Britain? The population of the United Kingdom is over 58 million people

What city is capital of the U.K.? London

What king of state is Great Britain? The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy.
Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives and adverbs:

nice hot tasty fast

beautiful warm pleasant quick

pretty cold democratic slow

brutal cool interesting deep

far rainy dull shallow

near dry boring thin
nice – nicer – the nicest

hot- hotter – the hottest

tasty – tastier – the tastiest

fast – faster – the fastest

beautiful - more/less beautiful – most/least beautiful

warm – warmer – the warmest

pleasant - more pleasant – most pleasant

quick- quicker - the quickest

pretty- prettier – the prettiest

cold - colder – the coldest

democratic – more democratic – the most democratic

slow – slower – the slowest

brutal – more brutal – the most brutal

cool – cooler – the coolest

interesting – more interesting – the most interesting

deep – deeper – the deepest

far – farther – the farthest

rainy – rainier – the rainiest

dull – duller – the dullest

shallow – shallower – shallowest

near – nearer – the nearest

dry – drier – the driest

boring – more boring – the most boring

thin – thinner –the thinnest