The 15th of September.. Flora and Fauna of the United Kingdom

The 15th of September.

Flora and Fauna of the United Kingdom

Флора и фауна Соединенного Королевства

Task 1. Read the text and give a name to each of its four parts. - Прочтите текст, переведите его устно и дайте название каждой из его четырех частей.

Flora and Fauna of the British Isles.
1. The warm and wet climate of Great Britain is very good for plants.
That’s why the country looks like a big beautiful garden.
Centuries ago there were a lot of forests in the British Isles but now you can find big forests only in a few parts of the country — the north of Scotland and the southeast and southwest of England. The most common trees in England are oaks, elms and beeches while Scotland has а lot of pines, firs and birches.

2. The fauna, or animal life in the British Isles is like in the northwest of Europe. Many larger animals such as bears and wolves don’t live on the British Isles any more but there are a lot of smaller animals: foxes, rabbits, hares and hedgehogs. Deer live in the forests of Scotland and England too. There are also different kinds of fish, snakes, frogs, butterflies and dragonflies.

3. More than two hundred species of birds live in the British Isles and about two hundred kinds are visitors to the place. Many of them are songbirds, in spring the land rings with their singing. The most common are blackbirds and sparrows. A lot of water birds — swans, ducks, geese and gulls live on the lakes and rivers and on the sea coasts of Great Britain.

4. It may be interesting that the robin, one of Britain’s common birds, has become the national symbol of the country. There are also plant symbols of the country: the red rose is the national emblem of England, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland, the yellow daffodil and the leek are emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the emblem of Ireland.

Task 2. Complete the sentences in the text. -Дополните предложения из текста.

1. The climate of GB is…

2. That’s why the country looks like…

3. The most common trees in England are…

4. There are a lot of… in Scotland.

5. On the British Isles live a lot of smaller animals: ….

6. We can meet different kinds of…

7. A lot of birds in great Britain are…

8. Some of water birds live on the…

Home work: to read the text.