Britain is just under 1,000km long, from the south coast to the extreme north of Scotland, and just under 500km across at the widest point.

　　The biggest lake in Britain is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland at 396 sq km.

　　Although Britain has a reputation for having a lot of rain, New York has more average annual rainfall than London. 2. Discovering useful words and expressions

Turn to page 11, please. Skim the two vocabulary exercises first and then go to page 9 to read the text again for clues to finish the two questions.

　　Check your answers against your partners'.

3. Being introduced to complements

A complement is a word or phrase that completes the predicate in a sentence.

　　There are two kinds of complements: object complements and subject complements.

　　An object complement is a word or phrase that follows the direct object and modifies or completes its meaning. e.g.:

　　The cold water made Susan chilly.

　　The news reports named the explorer a hero.

　　A subject complement follows a linking verb (a verb such as to be, to seem, to appear, to feel) and modifies or renames the subject. A subject complement that is an adjective is termed a predicate adjective. e.g.:

The instructor seemed cheerful.