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1. Retell the text

The main nationalities are: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish. In Great Britain there are a lot of immigrants from former British Asian and African colonies.

The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year round. Winters are not severely cold and summers are rarely hot.

There are no great forests on the British Isles today. Historically, the most famous forest is Sherwood Forest in the east of England, to the north of London. It was the home of Robin Hood, the famous hero of a number of legends.

The rivers of Great Britain are short and of no great importance as waterways. The longest of them are the Severn, 338 km while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one, the "Father of London". It flows through the rich agricultural and industrial districts of the country. London, the capital of Great Britain, stands on it. Britain's principal ports are London, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. They have splendid harbours. Owing to the shape of the country, any point in Great Britain is no more than 70 miles from the sea.

2. The words by heart

The Severn ['sev(ə)n] - Северн (река в Великобритании)

Thames [temz] Темза (река в Великобритании)

deep  [di:p] – глибокий

flow  [fləʊ] - текти; литися;

agriculture ['ægrɪkʌlʧə] - сільське господарство

agricultural [‘ægrɪ'kʌlʧ(ə)r(ə)l] – сільськогосподарський

industry ['ɪndəstrɪ] - промисловість, виробництво, індустрія

industrial [ɪn'dʌstrɪəl] - промисловий, індустріальний

principal ['prɪnsəpl] - головний, основний; ведучий, провідний

Liverpool ['lɪvəpu:l] - Ливерпуль (город в Англии)

Manchester ['mænʧɪstə] - Манчестер (город в Англии)

Glasgow ['glɑːzgəu] - Глазго (город и порт в Шотландии)

splendid ['splendɪd] - роскошный, пышный, великолепный, величественный

harbour ['hɑːbə] - гавань; порт

owing to ['əʊiŋ] - завдяки