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1. Read and translate the first part of the text

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Geographical position.

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     The British Isles are a group of islands lying to the north-west of the continent of Europe. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. The two islands are separated by the Irish Sea.

     The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the state which is situated on the British Isles. It consists of four countries which are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland are situated in Great Britain. Their capitals are London, Cardiff and Edinburgh respectively. 

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Northern Ireland is situated in the north-eastern part of Ireland. Its capital is Belfast. The larger part of Ireland is the independent Irish Republic. The capital of the UK is London.

The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. Once the British Isles used to be a part of the continent. The nearest point to Europe is the Strait of Dover

     The United Kingdom is also washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.    

     The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244000 square kilometres. It is the 75th place among other countries in the world. The population is over 55 million.

2. The words to the first part швидко читати

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 the British Isles ['brɪtɪʃ  aɪlz] – Британські острови

 an island ['aɪlənd] – острів

 Europe ['juərəp] – Європа

consist of [kən'sɪst] - складатися з

Great Britain [`greɪt'brɪt(ə)n] - Велика Британія, Великобританія

Ireland ['aɪələnd] - Ірландія (острів і держава)

To be separated by - ['sep(ə)rətid] [baɪ] - розділяти(ся) чимсь

the Irish Sea ['aɪ(ə)rɪʃ] – Ірландське море

The United Kingdom [ju:'naɪtid] ['kɪŋdəm] - Сполучене Королівство

Northern Ireland ['nɔ:ð(ə)n] - Північна Ірландія

official [ə'fɪʃ(ə)l] – офіційний

state [steɪt] – держава

to be situated ['sɪtjueɪtɪd] - розташований, розміщений

England ['ɪŋglənd] – Англія

Wales [weɪlz] – Уельс

Scotland ['skɔtlənd] – Шотландія

London ['lʌndən] – Лондон

Cardiff ['kɑ:dɪf] – Кардіфф

Edinburgh ['edɪnb(ə)rə] – Единбург

respectively [rɪ'spektɪvlɪ] – відповідно

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Belfast ['belfɑ:st] – Белфаст

independent [ɪndɪ'pendənt] – незалежний

 the Irish Republic [rɪ'pʌblɪk] – Ірландськa Pеспубліка

to be washed by - омивати

the Atlantic Ocean [ət'læntɪk 'əuʃ(ə)n] – Атлантичний океан

the North Sea [nɔ:θ] [si:] – Північне море

the English Channel ['ʧæn(ə)l] – Ла-Манш; Англійський канал

the Strait of Dover [streɪt ɔv 'dəuvə] - Дуврська протока, Па-де-Кале

square [skwɛə] - площа, сквер, квадратний

kilometre [kɪ'lɔmɪtə]

population [pɔpju'leɪʃ(ə)n] - населення