Exercise 5. Finish the sentences choosing the right variant

1. Great Britain is one of the world’s largest exporters of (farm products / semi finished goods / high quality expensive goods).

2. Britain used to be rich in (natural resources / forests / room for cultivation).

3. Before World War II British colonies used to supply it with (precision instruments / skilled labour / cheap raw materials).

4. Most of Britain’s population is employed in (manufacturing, building, and mining / agriculture / sheep and cattle farming)

5. The country has to (import / export) timber, cotton, oil, various metals.

Exercise 6. Open the brackets using the verbs in a proper form (active or passive voice).

1. Great Britain (to live) by manufacture and trade.

2. Britain (to be) one of the largest exporters of manufactured goods per head of population.

3. Most of the forests in Great Britain (to cut down).

4. Most of British people (to employ) in mining, manufacturing and building.

5. The country (to produce) high quality consumer goods, electronic equipment, chemicals and precision instruments.

6. The greater part of land in Great Britain (to use) for cattle and sheep farming.

Exercise 7. Prove that:

- British economy is continuing to grow;

- Great Britain is one of the world’s largest trade nations;

- the country depends on imports;

- it is unprofitable for British economy to produce cheap things;

- Great Britain is mainly an industrial country.