Ireland1 is situated on the British Isles2 – a
large group of islands lying off the north-western coast of Europe3 and separated from the continent be the English Channel4 and the Strait of Dover5 in the south and the North Sea6 in the east.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Dq junaitid’kiNdqm qv’greit’britain qnd’nO:Dqn’ailqnd] – Объединённое королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
the British Isles [‘britiS’ailz] – Британские острова
Europe [‘juqrqp] – Европа
the English Channel [iNgliS’Cxnl] – пролив Ла Манш
the Strait of Dover [streit qv’douvq] – пролив Па Де Кале
the North Sea [‘nO:T’si:] – Северное море