Great
Britain
The
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is (Present Simple
Active, ед.ч.) an island
country. The British Isles include (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) two
islands; Great Britain and Ireland and about five thousand small islands. The
country consists (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) of four parts; England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland. The country is washed (Present Simple Passive, ед.ч.) by the
English Channel, the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The main
rivers are (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) the Severn, the Thames and the Trent. The climate
of Great Britain is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) wet. The
sea keeps (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) the island warm in winter and makes (Present
Simple Active, ед.ч.) the air
cool in summer. So in England it is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) never too
hot or too cold.Great
Britain is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) a monarchy, but it is (Present Simple
Active, ед.ч.) a
constitutional monarchy. The power of the queen is limited (Present
Simple Passive, ед.ч.) by the
Parliament. The British Parliament consists (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) of two chambers;
the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The prime Minister is (Present
Simple Active, ед.ч.) usually
the leader of the party that has (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) majority
in the House of Commons.The
capital of the United Kingdom is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) London. It
is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) a large and beautiful city. There are (Present
Simple Active, мн.ч.) a lot of
wonderful sights there, e.g. the Tower of London. In ancient times it was
(Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) a citadel,
a prison, an armoury. Nowadays the Tower is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) a museum.
Here we can see (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) the national collection of armour, the Crown
Jewels and Royal Regalia. The Tower is still guarded (Present
Simple Passive, ед.ч.) by Yeomen
Warders, the famous beefeaters, who wear (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) a
traditional sixteenth century uniform. The Tower Bridge was opened (Past
Simple Passive, ед.ч.) in 1894.
It is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) a famous monument to the ingenuity of the man. The
bridge weighs (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) about 1000 tons, but it can be raised (Present
Simple Passive, ед.ч.) in some
minutes to let the ships go (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) in and out
of the Pool pf London.