Population of the United Kingdom

1. The population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is over 57 million people. The population lives mostly in towns and cities and their suburbs. Four out of every five people live in towns.

2. The distribution of the population is rather uneven. Over 46 million people live in England, over 3 million in Wales, a little over 5 million in Scotland and about 1.5 million in Northern Ireland.

3. Greater London, the south and the southeast are the most densely populated areas. London’s population is nearly 7milliom. Most of the mountainous parts of the UK including much of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Pennine Chain in northern England are very sparsely populated.

4. The UK is inhabited by the English, the Scots, the Welsh, and the Irish who constitute the British nation. British are the descendants of different peoples who settled in the British Isles at different times.

5. The earliest known people of Britain were of Iberian origin. Then followed a long succession of invaders including the Celts, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Danes and at last in 1066 the Normans. It was the last time Britain was invaded.

6. Now there are also many people of all colours and races in the UK. These are mostly former inhabitants of the former British colonies. These people, called ‘the coloureds’, came to the UK in search of better living standards.

7. English is the official language of the UK. Besides standard literary English these are many regional and social dialects. The Scottish and Irish forms of Gaelic survive in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.

8. Wales is officially bilingual, Welsh in spoken by about a fifth of its population. Welsh is the first language in most of the western counties of Wales and at least formally has the same status as English. Nowadays there is a growing movement in Wales and Scotland for a revival of national culture and languages.

 

Вариант № 7

Задание 1. Раскройте скобки и переведите предложения.

1. Jill was afraid she (forget) her key at home, but she found it m her handbag.

2. Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He (go) out twenty minutes before.

3. I wasn't hungry because I (just/have) breakfast.

4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody (leave) it the day before.

5. I apologized I (not phone) her.

6. He told me that he (come back) a fortnight before.

7. I knew him at once though I (meet) him many years before.

8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we (often/hear of) but (never/see).

9. They couldn't believe he (give up) his job in the bank. He (make) a good living there.

10. Mr. Jackson said that he (already / buy) everything for lunch.

11. Alice asked her brother where he (arrange) to meet his friends.

12. We had no car at that time because we (sell) our old one.

13. They (finish) painting the ceiling by two o'clock

14. Hardly... I (go) to bed when the telephone rang.

15. I kept silence for a while thinking of what he (tell) me.

16. Bob tried to find a job after he (serve) a five-year sentence.

 

Задание 2. Замените выделенные части предложения инфинитивными оборотами.

1. I have an examination which I must take soon, so I can’t go to the theatre with you.

2. The rule was so difficult that they did not understand it.

3. I should be delighted if I could join you.

4. Here is something which you can rub on your hands.

 

Задание 3. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя устойчивые словосочетания с инфинитивом.

1. Начнем с того, что вы опоздали.

2. На твою сестру приятно смотреть.

3. Короче говоря, мы не выполнили наше задание во время.

4. С тобой трудно иметь дело.

5. Твоя учеба оставляет желать лучшего.

 

Задание 4. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.

1. We thought of seeing a film after supper.

2. Iron is found by digging in the earth.

3. There are two ways of getting sugar: one from beet and the other from sugar-cane.

4. She is fond of reading.

5. He was in the habit of asking my opinion.

 

Задание 5. Раскройте скобки, напишите каждое предложение три раза, образуя условные предложения I, II и III типов.

1. If he (not to be) very busy, he (to agree) to go to the museum with us.

2. They (to take) measures if they (to know) it before.

3. If you (to ring) me up, I (to tell) you a secret.

4. If he (not to pass) his examination, he (not to get) a scholarship.

5. We (to meet) if my friend (to work) in my office.

Задание 6. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.