Cross the odd word out.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Warm-up

Answer the following questions:

1. What English speaking countries do you know?

2. Which English speaking countries have you visited? What was your experience? What did you like? What didn’t you like? Why?

3. Is it a good place to live?

4. Which English speaking country would you like to visit most? Why?

5. What is the difference between England, Great Britain and the UK?

6. The British have the best sense of humor. Do you agree?

I. Practise saying, translate and learn the vocabulary:

- official name

- to be situated on, to be located

- in addition to

- to include

- total area

- in the north-west, west, east, south, north

- to be washed by

- to be separated from

- to be divided into

- mountainous, lowland

- due to

- moderating influence

- climate: insular, humid and mild

- striking discrepancy

- to consists of, to be made up

- to be noted for

- to be famous for

- coal mine

- principal city

- parliamentary monarchy

- the head of state

- to be limited

- in practice

- on the advice of

- to reign, to rule, to act, to appoint

- branches: legislative, executive and judicial

- written constitution

- the supreme authority.

- Houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

- to elect, the election

- a general election

- as a rule

- a highly-developed industrial country

- to be known as