Transcript Anglický jazyk - prezentace 08

UK – location and borders, climate,
geography
Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík
Autor je výhradním tvůrcem materiálu.
Datum vytvoření: 20. 07. 2013
Klíčová slova: UK – location and borders, climate, geography
Anotace: prezentace je určena na získání základních znalostí o
geografii, klimatu a poloze Spojeného království Velké Británie a
Severního Irska. Ve zpracovaném materiálu jsou také cvičení k
procvičení.
Způsob využití: určeno pro výklad a procvičení základních
znalostí o geografii, klimatu a poloze Spojeného království Velké
Británie a Severního Irska. Tyto znalosti je možno využít u maturity z
anglického jazyka na středních školách.
Číslo šablony: VY_32_INOVACE_ANJ_08
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
LOCATION AND BORDERS
Location
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The UK is situated in the north-west part of Europe. It consists
of two large islands (Great Britain and Ireland).
It borders with France over the English Channel, which separates
Great Britain from continental Europe, on the east it’s washed by
the North Sea and on the west it’s washed by the Atlantic Ocean.
Its only neighbour is The Irish Republic.
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
LOCATION AND BORDERS
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It is a country consisting of four countries: England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
CLIMATE
The UK's climate varies greatly according to season
and location, but on the whole can be described as
mild with few extremes.
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
GEOGRAPHY
Area:
 The UK has a total area of almost a quarter of a million square
kilometres (250 000 km²).
 The UK is bordered by four seas:
 to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from
continental Europe, but the UK is connected to continental Europe
by the Channel Tunnel, which at 50 kilometres is the longest
underwater tunnel in the world,
 to the east by the North Sea,
 to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
GEOGRAPHY
NATURAL FEATURES
 Natural Regions: Scottish Highlands, Lowlands and Uplands; Lake
District.
 Major Ranges: The main mountain regions here are the Cornish
Heights (south-west England), the Cambrians (Wales), the
Cambrian Mountains (in the Lake District), the Pennines (the
Backbone of England).
 The Cheviot Hills are on the border between England and Scotland.
The Highlands of Scotland are the highest mountains in Britain
(with the highest mountain Ben Nevis – 1342 km).
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
GEOGRAPHY
Notable Peaks: Ben Nevis (in Scotland) 4 406 feet (1 343 meters);
Snowdon (in Wales), 3 560 feet (1 085 meters).
Picture: Ben Nevis
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
GEOGRAPHY
Major Lakes: Loch Ness (Scotland), Lough Neagh
(Northern Ireland), Lough Erne (Northern Ireland), Loch
Lomond (Scotland).
Major Rivers: The UK's rivers are not very long. Severn
(west England), Thames (south England), Clyde
(Scotland-Glasgow), Trent (middle England), Tweed
(south Scotland).
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
CVIČENÍ
Choose the correct answer:
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The UK is situated in the ……….. part of Europe.
north-west
north-east
south
south-west
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a)
b)
c)
In the east the UK is washed by……….. .
the North Sea
the Irish Sea
the Atlantic ocean
UK – location and borders, climate, geography
CVIČENÍ
Fill in the gaps with information from the ellipse below the text to get
correct statements. You will not use all information there.
a)
b)
c)
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The UK has a total area of almost ……….. km².
The highest range in the UK is ……….. .
You can find the lake Loch Lomond in ………. .
The highest mountain of the UK is Ben Nevis. It is about ………. high.
Wales 1,600m
England
Scotland
250,000 The Highlands 200,000
the Atlantic Ocean
the Pennines
1,300m
1,100m
Zpracoval: Ing. Vladimír Havlík
Bibliografie:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
Obrázky:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uk_topo_en.jpg
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BenNevis2005.jpg
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