Page 57 - Exercise 5B

Page 57 - Exercise 5B

1) This is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are four countries in the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland isn’t part of the UK.

2) There are a lot of hills and mountains in Scotland. You can go skiing here in the winter. This is Ben Nevis. It’s 1,343 metres high. The forests here produce a lot of trees for wood and paper.

3) Loch Ness is a very deep lake. It’s 226 metres deep in the middle. People say that a monster lives here!

4) London is the capital of the UK. It’s a very big city with some tall skyscrapers. About eight million people live in London. The river is called the Thames. There are a lot of bridges over the river. This one is Tower Bridge.

5) There are lots of islands around the coast of the UK. This is the Isle of Wight. We sometimes go here for our holidays. There are some beautiful beaches here.

6) The Channel Tunnel goes under the sea between England and France. It’s about 50 kilometres long. In the picture you can see the famous White cliffs of Dover.