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    The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and hundreds of smaller islands. Scotland has two distinct regions, the mountainous Highlands and the more populated Lowlands. The prevailing winds from the Atlantic Ocean bring frequent mild but wet weather to the UK.

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    The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and hundreds of smaller islands. Scotland has two distinct regions, the mountainous Highlands and the more populated Lowlands. The prevailing winds from the Atlantic Ocean bring frequent mild but wet weather to the UK.

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    UK Culture – Climate and Geography

    http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture/climate-and-geography

    Introduction
    This support pack accompanies:
    UK Culture – Climate and Geography
    To watch the video online, go to:
    http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-
    culture/climate-and-geography
    This support pack contains the following materials:
    • a pre-watching vocabulary activity;
    • the tape script
    • 2 comprehension tasks

    So what is the United Kingdom?


    To give it its full title it’s ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. You might hear it
    referred to as Britain, Great Britain or more often, simply as ‘The UK’.

    Before you watch / read


    Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions.

    1. distinct 2. boasting 3. sparsely 4. lies 5. adjacent to

    6. hilly 7. rugged 8. consists of 9. spells 10. prevailing

    Definitions:
    a. to be made or formed of 8

    b. be in a particular place or position 4 the city lies next to the sea


    c. next to 5
    d. clearly separate and different 1
    e. wild, not even, difficult to travel over 7 a rugged street/hill
    f. small in number and over a large area 3 the city is sparsely populated
    g. having lots of parts higher than the surrounding land 6
    h. having something to be proud of 2 England boasts beautiful hills
    i. which blows in a particular place 10
    j. short periods of a particular type of weather 9

    © The British Council, 2010 Page 1 of 3

    The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
    UK Culture – Climate and Geography
    http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture/climate-and-geography

    Transcript: UK Culture - Geography and Climate


    So, what is the United Kingdom? To the North is Scotland which consists of two
    very distinct regions known as the Highlands
    To give it its full title it’s ‘The United Kingdom of
    and the Lowlands. The Highlands region is to
    Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. You might
    the North and West of the country and is much
    hear it referred to as Britain, Great Britain or
    more mountainous than its lowland sister. The
    more often, simply as ‘The UK’.
    rugged terrain of the highlands ensures the
    Four countries make up the UK – England, region is sparsely populated.
    Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It
    The Lowlands region is home to most of
    consists of a group of islands - 2 large ones and
    Scotland’s population. It’s here where
    several hundred smaller ones. By far the largest
    Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh and the larger city
    island is that which is divided into three
    of Glasgow will be found.
    countries - England, Wales and Scotland. This
    island is about 700 miles long and is 300 miles Crossing the Irish Sea takes us to Ireland of
    at its widest point. At its nearest point only the which only the north eastern corner (Northern
    22 miles of the English Channel separate it from Ireland) is part of the UK. The rest of this island
    the coast of France. is a separate country, the Republic of Ireland.
    Northern Ireland, with its capital, Belfast, is a
    England’s capital London is also the capital city
    hilly region boasting the largest inland body of
    of the UK. Most of England consists of lowland
    water in the UK, Lough Neagh, at 150 square
    with some mountainous terrain northwest of a
    miles.
    line drawn between the Humber estuary in the
    East and the river Exe in the Southwest. The prevailing winds tend to come from the
    southwest, bringing with them frequent spells of
    Wales, with its capital Cardiff, lies to the West
    mild but wet weather from the Atlantic Ocean.
    having a coastline adjacent to the Irish Sea. It is
    Overall though the climate is fairly temperate
    more mountainous than England, particularly in
    and similar to much of northern Europe.
    North and Mid Wales.

    © The British Council, 2010 Page 2 of 3

    The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
    UK Culture – Climate and Geography
    http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture/climate-and-geography

    Comprehension Task
    Multiple Choice
    Read the questions and choose the right answers.

    1. The United Kingdom contains


    a. a hundred of small island.
    b. hundreds of small islands.
    c. thousands of small islands.

    2. England consists mainly of


    a. low land with a few mountains.
    b. highlands and lowlands.
    c. mountains and lowlands.

    3. The highlands of Scotland have


    a. few people and many mountains. sparsely region
    b. many people and few mountains.
    c. many people and many mountains.

    4. Most people in Scotland live


    a. in the Highlands.
    b. in the mountains.
    c. in the Lowlands.

    5. The Atlantic Ocean brings lots of


    a. cold windy weather.
    b. wet but not too cold weather.
    c. cold and wet weather.

    Task 2 22 300 4 700 2 150


    Match the numbers
    Match the numbers in the box to make facts about the UK.

    1. The number of miles that separate the largest island from France = 22

    2. The length in miles of the largest of the UK islands = 700


    3. The number of distinct regions in Scotland = 2 what are they?

    4. The size in square miles of the largest inland body of water = 150
    5. The maximum width in miles of the largest island in the UK = 300

    6. The number of countries which make up the United Kingdom = 4 what are they?

    Answers

    © The British Council, 2010 Page 3 of 3

    The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.

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