The Uk today. Listening. 9 form.

Listen to two people and complete the gaps in the texts

below.

1. I’m a teacher in a big city in                  [England, Scotland, Walse, Northen Ireland]with             [two names., tree names., four names., five names.] It’s called Londonderry and Derry. In the past there were problems between people who wanted to be          [British, Scottish, Welsh, Irish] and people who wanted to be           [British,, Scottish,, Welsh,, Irish,] but it’s better now. I just say I’m Northern Irish.

2. I live with my              [mum and dad, grandparents, relatives, friends]in Birmingham, in England. My          [dad's, mum’s, uncle's, friend's] from Yorkshire. She’s very funny but has a different accent to me. We often visit my                 [friend's family, dad's family, mum’s family, grany's family]in Leeds. My grandparents were born in Jamaica, in the Caribbean, and came here to        [study., live., rest., work.]My dad says he’s British but my Mum says she’s           [English., Scottish., Welse., Irish.] I say I’m black British.

Listen to some information about each country of the UK. Then match the famous places with each country.

Listen about the countries of the UK again and complete the table.

Listen to Duncan and Fiona to fi nd out their homeland. Choose the right word.

Duncan would like to clear up some

                  [misunderstandings, legends, traditions]

Fiona is talking about her home town of           [Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen]

She is also giving information about:

              [a royal plane, a royal yacht, a royal train]

Duncan is advicing Harry Potter’s fans to visit                  [Edinburgh Castle, the Highlands, England]

Scotsmen           [often, always, sometimes] wear kilts.

Bagpipes are their traditional          [English, Scottish, Irish]instrument.

There is a list of a dozen castles which occasionally visited              [by ghosts., by monsters., by witches.]

There are just       [two, three, four] lochs with monsters.

          [Cardiff, London, Edinburgh] is famous for its medieval old towns.

                          [The Royal Yacht Victoria, The Royal Yacht Britannia, The Royal Yacht Australia] is the most famous in the world.

                                      [Prince Harry and Princess Meghan, Prince William and Princess Catherine, Prince Charles and Princess Diana] spent their honeymoon on the royal yacht.

      [Two, Three, Four]Harry Potter films were shot in the Highlands.