6 Read the text again. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–3. There are two extra sentences. A But Stephen didn’t know then that the rescue would take four days.
B While he was climbing Everest, he met the climber Chris Bonnington for the first time.
C In 1992, while climbing another Himalayan mountain, he fell 100 m, breaking both his legs.
D It was the second time that he needed medical attention because of his injuries.
E He was coming down from the top of the mountain when he was caught in a snowstorm.

1. G.S. was a British inventor and engineer. He is famous for building the first practical railway locomotive.

2. In 1829 he designed a locomotive known as the Rocket,, which could carry both loads and passengers at a greater speed then any constructed at that time.

I think this is his main invention.

3. R,S.was a British civil engineer.

4. He built several famous bridges including the Victoria bridge in Northumberland, the Britannia bridge in Wales, two bridges across the Nile in Damietta in Egypt and the Victoria bridge in Montreal ,Canada.

Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 
It is located on the British Isles
Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. 
The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans:  the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque.
The capital of the UK is London.
The official language is English.
The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'.
Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy.
Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament
and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. 
But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session.
The  three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party.
The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
The chief river is the Thames River 
Britain's major industries include  iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.