Traveling

1.      Complete the text filling in the words and word combinations: a return ticket, arrivals, by train, fast trains, departures, slow trains, a taveller, information office, booked, traveled.

That summer Mary wanted to go to Spain … . "I have never … by … . I have always … by … . This time I am going to change this. After all I have been … for many years,” she thought. So, she went to the … to find out about the train … and … . She … … for Wednesday and went home.

2.      Complete the following sentences:

1)      … is the official name of the state which is situated on the British Isles.

2)      The capital of Great Britain is …

3)      The capital of Scotland is …

4)      The capital of Northern Ireland is …

5)      The capital of Wales is …

6)      Ireland and Great Britain are separated by …

7)      The UK is separated from the continent by …

8)      Once … used to be a part of the continent.

9)      The UK is washed by … in the west.

10)  The UK is washed by … in the east.

3.      Complete the following sentences making the right choice.

1)      The Union Jack is … a) the flag of the UK b) the flag of the USA

2)      English is spoken … a) all over Britain b) only in England

3)      The UK is the official name of the country situated … a) on the island which is called Great Britain b) on the British Isles

4)      Edinburgh is the capital of … a) Wales b) Scotland

5)      The independent Irish Republic is situated … a) in Northern Ireland b) on the smaller of the two biggest islands of the British Isles

6)      Great Britain and Ireland are separated by … a) the North Sea b) the Irish Sea

7)      The nearest point to Europe is … a) the Straits of Dover b) the North sea

8)      The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in … a) the north b) the west

9)      People from Scotland are … a) the Welsh b) the Scots

10)  More then … million people live in Britain. a) 56 b) 65