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    The UK New words for this article

    The UK is not only one country, it is 4 countries. 1 million 1,000,000


    These countries are England, Wales, Scotland and 2 parliament the people choose the parliament
    Northern Ireland. & the government works with the
    parliament;
    The UK is not a small country, and it is not a big 3 coast where the land meets the sea
    country. It is in the middle. 4 wet not dry - the rain is wet
    It has about 65 million people. 5 tourist a visitor to a country
    The country is getting bigger - more people come to
    live in the UK every year.
    Comprehension questions
    The UK has different names – United Kingdom, or Great
    1 What are the other names for Britain?
    Britain, or Britain.
    2 Who are the people from Denmark?
    3 How many tourists come to Britain every year?
    Britain is an old country. People lived here 10,000
    4 Why is the country very green?
    years ago. Different people came to live here – the
    5 What can you find in the sea around Britain?
    Romans came from Italy. The Anglo-Saxons came from
    Germany. The Vikings came from Denmark. Other
    people came from many other places. Britain has
    people from many countries. Many families have lived
    here for more than 1000 years.

    Britain has an old Parliament – the first parliament in


    the world. It has a Queen who comes from a very old
    family. Her family came here from Europe 1500 years
    ago.

    Britain has many old cities. There are many interesting


    cities to visit – London, Bath, York, Cambridge, Oxford,
    Edinburgh. London is the biggest and the oldest city.

    Britain has difficult weather. There is often rain, and


    grey sky. It is often cold, and wet. The sun is not hot,
    and on many days there is no sun.

    But the country is very green because there is a lot of


    rain.
    The farmers can make a lot of good food because
    there is a lot of rain.

    Britain is an island. There is a lot of sea around Britain.


    The coast is very beautiful. There are a lot of fish in the
    sea around Britain. We can catch a lot of fish around
    the coast of Britain.

    Britain has fast trains. You can go from London to


    Manchester in only 2 hours. You can go from London
    to Paris in only 2 hours. You can go from London to 5 You can find a lot of fish in the sea
    Brussels in only 1.5 hours. 4 Because there is a lot of rain
    3 About 40 million tourists come each year
    Many tourists visit Britain every year. 40 million tourists 2 The Vikings are from Denmark
    come to Britain every year - please come and visit! 1 United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain
    Comprehension questions

    Answers

    To find more English language activities visit www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish


    © British Council 2018

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