В задании
Read the title of the text. What do you think the text is about? Listen and check. Which flag does the text describe?
Название текста — The United Kingdom, значит, текст о Соединённом Королевстве: его странах, столицах, флаге, населении и валюте. В разделе Flag сказано: The Union Jack includes the flags of England and Scotland as well as the old flag of Ireland. Значит, текст описывает флаг Великобритании — the Union Jack.
Заголовок помогает предположить тему текста. В тексте флаг назван прямо: The Union Jack.
The text is about the United Kingdom (its countries, capitals, flag, population and currency). It describes the Union Jack.
Read the factfile and complete the diagram.
The United Kingdom
Country: The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Capital: London is the capital of the UK but also the capital of England. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.
Flag: The Union Jack includes the flags of England and Scotland as well as the old flag of Ireland. Each country has its own flag as well as the Union Jack.
Population: over 67 million
Currency: British Pound £
Берём из каждого раздела factfile ключевую информацию:
- Country: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
- Capital: London (capital of the UK and England), Cardiff (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland), Belfast (Northern Ireland).
- Flag: the Union Jack — flags of England and Scotland and the old flag of Ireland; each country also has its own flag.
- Population: over
million. - Currency: British Pound £.
The United Kingdom
- Country: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Capital: London (UK and England), Cardiff (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland), Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Flag: the Union Jack (England + Scotland + old flag of Ireland); each country has its own flag too
- Population: over
million - Currency: British Pound £
