UK

            The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country located in Europe. It is an island nation. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United kingdom with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin is the Irish capital and most populous city of Ireland. Guinness has been brewed at the St. James's Gate Brewery since 1759. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.

            The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. London is the capital of England. It has five international airport and forty three universities. The London Underground network is the oldest underground railway network in the world. Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh are the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively.

            The flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Flag (also referred to as the Union Jack).

                    TEXT COMPREHENSION

01- Northern Ireland borders ______________.

a) France

b) Germany

c) Spain

d) the Republic of Ireland

e) Italy

02- Edinburgh is the capital city of ______________.

a) Northern Ireland

b) Republic of Ireland

c) England

d) Wales            

e) Scotland

03- Check the correct alternative.

a) London has 4 international airport

b) Cardiff is the capital city of Scotland

c) The Union Flag is the United Kingdom flag

d) Belfast is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland

e) London has 42 universities

 04- Guinness is a brewery in

a) England

b) Wales

c) Scotland

d) the Republic of Ireland

e) Northern Ireland

05- The capital city of Scotland is _____________.

a) Edinburgh

b) Dublin

c) Cardiff

d) Belfast

e) Glasbow

06- The capital city of the Republic of Ireland is ______.

a) Belfast

b) Cardiff

c) Edinburgh

d) London

e) Dublin