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V. Finish the phrases, choosing the necessary words in brackets.
1. Great Britain is rich in ... (oil; gold; copper; silver; iron ore; zinc; coal). 2.
Great Britain has to import ... (coal; agricultural products; electrical goods; chemicals;
electronic equipment; oil; various metals; food products; cotton; timber; tobacco;
wheat; fruit). 3. When the world demand for the products of Britain's main industries -
textiles, coal and machinery - decreased, it began seeking compensation in new
engineering products, such as ... (cars; atomic power reactors; electrical goods;
electronic equipment). 4. It is characteristic of Britain's industry to produce ...
(semifinished goods; cheap articles; raw materials; high quality expensive goods;
articles requiring skilled labour; precision instruments; electronic equipment). 5.The
main products of Britain's industry are ... (precision instruments; high quality
consumer goods; electronic equipment; chemicals; textiles; ready-made clothing;
manufactured goods; petrol). 6. A great number of new industries were added to the
traditional ones such as ... (the aircraft industry; the textile industry; the electronic
industry; the shipbuilding industry; the automobile industry; mining; engineering). 7.
The main crops grown in Britain are ... (flax; cotton; wheat; barley; tobacco; oats). 8.
In Britain they breed ... (cattle, that is cows and oxen; horses; sheep; pigs; goats; deer;
rabbits).
VI. Put the questions, the answers to which are the following sentences.
1. No, it isn’t. Apart from coal and iron ore Great Britain has very few natural
resources. 2. It imports raw materials for its industries such as oil and various metals.
It also imports agricultural products. 3. It is a shortage of raw materials that makes it
unprofitable for British industry to produce semi-finished goods or cheap articles. 4. It
produces articles requiring skilled labour such as precision instruments, transport
engineering equipment, electronic equipment, chemicals and high quality consumer
goods. 5. It’s widely dispersed, not concentrated in one area. 6. Cattle, sheep and pigs.
7. Wheat, barley and oats. 8. Where the soil is less fertile.
VII. Finish the questions and answer them.
1. Does Great Britain live by agriculture or ...? 2. Does Great Britain export raw
materials or...? 3. Did the world demand for the products of Britain's main industries
after World War I increase or ...? 4. Did Britain's share in the world industrial output
increase as a result of the crisis of 1929-1933 or ...? 5. Does Britain's industry produce
high quality goods or ...? 6. Is Britain's industry located in one area or ...? 7. Is Britain
still a mighty colonial power it used to be or has she lost ...?
VIII. Put alternative questions and answer them.
1. It does not export raw materials, it imports them. 2. The world demand for the
products of Britain's traditional industries has decreased. 3. It's characteristic of British
industry to produce high quality expensive goods, not cheap articles. 4. It is not

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