Europe has different
time zones
. The main time zones are: Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal, Central
European Time (CET) for central European countries, Eastern European
Time (EET) and Moscow Standard Time (MST). For example, when it’s
midday in Madrid, it’s 11 a.m. in London, 1 p.m. in Athens and 2 p.m.
in Moscow. Clocks go forward one hour in summer. This helps to take
advantage of natural
daylight
.
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Copy and complete the sentences in your notebook.
a)
Europe’s population is
, which represents about
% of the total world population.
b)
There are
countries in Europe.
c)
Europe has the
Ocean in the west.
d)
The
form a natural division between Europe and
.
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Listen and match the descriptions to the outlines. Can you identify the countries?
a)
b)
c)
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Look at the map on page 22 and write clues. Your partner has to guess the country.
This is a small/big country. It’s between … and … It’s capital is…
5
Choose three European countries and draw their flags.
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QUIZ
Check your learning.
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C T I V I T I E S
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Istanbul is in two
continents – Europe
and Asia. It’s the city
with the biggest population
in Europe.
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