Decide whether the statements are true ( + ) or false ( – ).
1. The first settlers on the British Isles were Iberians who came from the Inishowen
peninsular (the area of Spain and Portugal) between 3000 BC and 2000 BC.
2. The conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity began at the end of the 7th
century and was completed, in the main, in the second half of the 8th century.
3. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are part of Northern Ireland.
4. The seas around Britain are shallow and provide exceptionally good fishing
grounds.
5. The last in the long successions of invaders on the British Isles were the Normans,
the Norsemen who had assimilated in France.
6. The 18th-century struggle between the Crown and Parliament led to the establishment
of a constitutional monarchy.
7. Parliament in Britain was officiallyestablished in 1285 by Simon de Montfort.
8. The House of Commons originated in the second half of the 14th century.
9. The Promenade concerts were first held in 1840 in the Queen's Hall, later were
directed by Sir Henry Wood and still continue today in the Royal Albert Hall every
night for about three months in winter.
10. Comprehensive Schools are non-selective (“all-in”) schools, which provide a wide
range of secondary education for all the children of a district.