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= //__﻿Task 1 Individual/Pair /Group work__// = =__A trip to Gibraltar__= =__Change all the verbs in brackets into the past tense__= =Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It is a [|peninsula] of 6.843 square kilometres (2.642 sq mi) whose isthmusconnects to the north with Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is the densely populated city area, home to almost 30,000 Gibraltarians nationalities. An Anglo-Dutch force…… (capture) Gibraltarin 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The territory…… (be) subsequently ceded to Britain by Spain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It ……. (become ) an important base for the British Royal Navy, which....... ( drive ) the local economy and ……..(provide) employment for a large portion of the local population. Today its economy is based largely on tourism, financial services and shipping. = == The sovereignty of Gibraltar is a major point of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations as Spain asserts a claim to the territory and seeks its return. Gibraltarians resoundingly ……… (reject) proposals for Spanish sovereignty in referenda……..( hold ) in 1967 and 2002. Under its [|2006 constitution] Gibraltar governs its own affairs, though some powers, such as defence and foreign relations, remain the responsibility of the UK Government. ==
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