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5. Read the notes about Britain and answer the questions below.
• Over 20,000 British people are fishermen.
• No town in Britain is more than 80 miles away from the sea.
• Great Britain gets all the oil it needs from the North Sea.
• The national flag of the United Kingdom is made up of three crosses (as you can see on the map at the end of the textbook): the cross of St. George (the patron Saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron Saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron Saint of Ireland). It is usually called the Union Jack ['ju:njan djaek].
• Each country has its own flag and colour: England — white, Scotland — blue, Wales — red. The colours are usually used for football or rugby teams.
1. How many of Britain's inhabitants are fishermen?
2. How far from the sea can a British town be?
3. Where do the British get the oil they need?
4. What is the name of the British flag? Why?
5. What are the national colours of different parts of the UK? English flag
6. Work in a group of three to prepare a short lecture about Ukraine.
a) Brainstorm the ideas about our country, its people and cities, languages and а Лад.
b) Make notes and write down the plan of your lecture. Make use of the information below.
c) Present your lecture in front of your class. Use the map of Ukraine.
• The population of Ukraine is 47 million people.
• 72 % of the population are Ukrainians.
• Russians represent 22 % of the population of Ukraine.
• The other 6 % are presented by Belarasians, Poles, Moldovians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Jews, Czechs, Greeks, Tatars and others.
• The state language is Ukrainian.
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