2. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the names of the islands situated to the west of the continent of Europe? 2. What parts does the island of Great Britain consist of? 3. How many parts is Ireland divided into? 4. What is the official name of Great Britain? 5. Name the seas and oceans the country is washed by. 6. How large is the territory of the UK? 7. How are the people living in the UK called? 8. Why is the climate of the British Isles moderate?

1. The islands situated to the west of the continent of Europe are Great Britain and Ireland. 2. The island of Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. 3. Ireland is divided into Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. 4. The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 5. The country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea from the west, and by the North Sea from the north and west. 6. The territory of the UK is about 244,000 square kilometers. 7. The people living in the UK are called British. 8. The climate of the British Isles is moderate because of the warm current of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream.