пересказ The UK as made up of England Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The rest of Ireland i an independent country The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain' refers only to England, Scotland and Wales. not to Northern Ireland There are also several islands which are closely linked with the UK but are not a part of it: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. They have their own governments and are called Crown dependencies. There are also several British overseas temtories in other parts of the world, such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands. They are also linked to the UK but are not a part of it The UK is located in the north west of Europe. The longest distance on the mainland is from John O'Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land's End in the south-west comer of England. It is about 870 miles (approximately 1,400 kilometres) The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Westminster Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have parliaments or assemblies of their own, with devolved powers in defined areas The UK today is a more diverse society than it was 100 years and in both ethnic and religious terms Post-war immigration means that nearly 10% of the oved (dt volvd)-nepe Lesson 1 population has a parepor andparent bom outside the UK The UK continues to be a national and nutrical fonty with a fich and varied cutre Most people live in towns and bes but much of Britain in a countryside. Many people continue to visit the countryside for holidays and for leisure activities such as wading camping and fishing​

41.  katia says she was very tired recently. she had workedalmost sixty hours a week for the past month.

42.  my daughter-in-law had been trying to find a job since she graduated from university.

43.  how long  have you been  a hairdresser?

44.  the police  had been investigating the break-in at the college since last september.

45.  she  is always  obsessed by her appearance.

46.  they are so scruffy because they  have been camping all week.

47.  i'm fed up. i  have waitedfor the bus since three o'clock.

48.  carol  has already made ten phone calls and it's onlynine o'clock.

49.  she's obviously very unhappy. she sits alone in her bedroom for most of the day.

50.  paul and jean  have been  going out  together for about a year now.

51.1 can smell something nice. what  are you cooking!

52.  he always argues or fights.

53.  i'm afraid my nails are a bit dirty. i  am working in the garden.

54.  i'm afraid i  *ve broken one of your glasses.

55.  you look exhausted. what  are you doing!

56.  since i last stayed at this hotel, they  had put their prices up.

57.  the police  has arrestedthe man who is suspected of com­mitting the murder.

58.  since i  have brokenmy leg i depend on my daughter to see to the shopping and housework.

59.  he  has been applyingfor jobs without success for months now.

60.  the hall    holds300 people on some occasions, though you'd hardly believe it.

61.  sorry about the mess! the workmen  are installing a new boiler in the bathroom all morning.

62.  the success of the agricultural show  depends very much on the weather in recent years.

63.  up to now the discount  was applied only to children under 10. from next month we *ll  plan to extend it to children under 16.

64.  food prices have been  rising so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.

65.  although max  has been cooking for many years, he still doesn't know how to prepare french foods in the traditional marfner.