Упр.2 Юнит 1 Урок 1 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
The photos were taken in the countries that are described below.
1) What countries are described? How can you tell? (reading/listening for the main idea)
A It is the world’s largest island and its smallest continent. The continent is south of the Equator. Much of the land is a useless desert. Great deserts cover nearly 2,000,000 square kilometres. Most of the continent is sunny most of the year. Its population is very small (only 0.3% of the world’s population) for such a huge country. Many people live far away from towns in the outback. Severe droughts, floods and cyclones happen very often on the continent. The people suffer from limited fresh water.
B It is an island state. It covers a territory of two large islands and several smaller ones. Its coast is over 6,000 miles long. It may be a small island by Russian standards, but geographically it is varied. The south and the east of the island consist of flat plains or hills. Mountainous areas are found only in the north and west. In this country you are never very far from the coast and there are lots of seaside resorts. It has a mild climate. It is never very cold or very hot. There’s steady rainfall throughout most of the year. The main passenger ports and airports are in the Southeast. It’s a rich country, one of the richest in the world.
C It is the fourth largest nation in the world. It covers 4,500 kilometres from one ocean on the east to another one on the west. Three-quarters (3/4) of the country is washed by ocean. People live within four time zones. It’s a land of physical contrasts. Practically every climate in the world is represented. The southern parts of the country have warm temperatures year round, but the northern parts have very cold winters. The land varies from heavy forests to large deserts, from high mountains to deep canyons. If you travel across the country you would go over mountain ranges, cross hundreds of rivers, and spend days on the vast, flat prairie lands. You would drive past hundreds of lakes, woods and forests. It has most of what every country would like to have — a variety of natural resources, all sorts of products and industries of every kind.
What climate and landscapes are typical of which country? Fill in suitable words from the descriptions on pages 4–5. (reading for detail)
Geographical names make the description of a country more specific. What do the following geographical names stand for? Replace the highlighted words in the descriptions of the USA, the UK, and Australia in exercise 2 with the suitable geographical names from the box. Add articles where necessary.
What other features are characteristic of the geographical position of these countries? (AB Unit 1, ex. 1)
A — Australia. It is the world’s largest island and its smallest continent. It is south of the Equator. Much of the land is a useless desert. Great deserts cover nearly 2,000,000 square kilometres. Most of the continent is sunny most of the year. Its population is very small. Many people live far away from towns in the outback. Severe droughts, floods and cyclones happen very often. The people suffer from limited fresh water.
B — the United Kingdom. It is an island state. It covers two large islands and several smaller ones. Its coast is over 6,000 miles long. It is geographically varied. The south and the east consist of flat plains or hills. Mountainous areas are found only in the north and west. There are lots of seaside resorts. It has a mild climate with steady rainfall throughout most of the year. It is one of the richest countries in the world.
C — the USA. It is the fourth largest nation in the world. It covers 4,500 kilometres from one ocean to another. Three-quarters of the country is washed by ocean. People live within four time zones. It is a land of physical contrasts. Practically every climate in the world is represented. The southern parts have warm temperatures year round, but the northern parts have very cold winters. The land varies from heavy forests to large deserts, from high mountains to deep canyons.
Typical climate and landscapes:
- Australia: sunny weather, deserts, the outback, droughts, floods, cyclones.
- the UK: mild climate, steady rainfall, flat plains, hills, mountains, seaside resorts.
- the USA: different climates, forests, deserts, mountains, canyons, rivers, lakes, prairie lands.
Geographical names:
- Australia — the Equator, the outback
- the UK — the south, the east, the north, the west
- the USA — the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Rockies, the Mississippi, the Great Lakes, the prairies
Other features of the geographical position: the countries are washed by seas or oceans, have long coastlines, and their position influences climate and landscapes.
