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Many of the English and Scottish rivers are joined by canals, so that it
is possible to travel by water from one end of Great Britain to the other. The
Thames has a wide mouth, that's why the big ocean liners can go up to the London port.
Geographical position of Great Britain is quite good as the country lies
on the crossways of the see routes from Europe
to other parts of the world. The sea connects Britain with most European
countries. The main sea route from Europe to America
also passes through the English Channel.
Great Britain
is not very rich in mineral resources; it has some deposits of coal and iron
ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that were discovered in the North Sea.
Great Britain is a highly developed industrial
country. It is known as
one of the world's largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products,
machinery and electronics, chemicals and
textile, aircraft, and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country
is shipbuilding.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy
with a parliament and the Queen as the Head of State.
2. The words by heart (7-A):
machinery [mə'ʃi:n(ə)rɪ] - машинное оборудование; машины
electronics [i,lek'trɔniks] - електроніка
chemical ['kemɪk(ə)l] (chemicals) химикалии, химические препараты
textile I ['tekstail] – текстиль
aircraft ['ɛə,krɑːft] - літак; літальний апарат
navigation [nævi'geiʃ(ə)n] 1) навігація, судноплавство 2) кораблеводіння;
літаководіння
equipment [i'kwipmənt] - обладнання; оснащення
chief I [ʧɪ:f] - головний; основний
constitution [kɔnsti'tju:ʃ(ə)n] – конституція
constitutional I [kɔnsti'tju:ʃ(ə)nəl] конституційний
monarchy ['mɔnəki] монархія
parliament [‘pɑːləm(ə)nt] -парламент
the Head of State глава держави
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