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2. Спросите у своего одногруппника по-английски:
- бывал ли он(а) в Великобритании,
- что он(а) знает о географическом расположении Великобритании, ее климате, сельском хозяйстве, промышленности, политическом строе,
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- что он(а) собирается посетить, посмотреть в Великобритании, если туда поедет т.п.
| - the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - to be situated on - to consist of smth. - total area - population - urban - to be made up of smth. - to include smth. - to be separated from .. by - to be washed by - surface - to vary - mountainous - a valley - a plain - to influence smth. - mild - a highly developed industrial country - to produce smth. - to export smth. - machinery - electronics - textile - the chief industry - shipbuilding - a constitutional monarchy - Head of State - the Queen | Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии быть расположенным на состоять из чего-либо общая площадь население городской состоять из чего-либо включать что-либо отделяться от (чего-либо чем-либо) омываться (чем-либо) поверхность варьировать, меняться гористый долина равнина оказывать влияние на что-либо умеренный высокоразвитая промышленная страна производить что-либо экспортировать что-либо станки электроника текстиль ведущая отрасль промышленности судостроение конституционная монархия глава государства королева |
UNIT 6. LONDON – THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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London is the capital of the United Kingdom, its economic, political and cultural centre.It is one of the world's most important ports and one of the largest cities in the world. London with its suburbs has a populationof about 11 million people.
London has been a capital for nearly a thousand years. Many of its ancient buildingsstill stand. The most famous of them are the Tower of London, where the crown jewelsare kept, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Most visitors also want to see the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace (the Queen's home with its Changing of the Guards)and the many magnificent museums.
Once London was a small Roman town on the north bank of the Thames.Slowly it grew into one of the world's major cities.
Different areas of London seem like different cities. The West End is a rich man's world of shops, offices and theatres.The City of London is the districtwhere most offices and banks are concentrated; the Royal Exchange and the Bank of Englandare here too. The East End is the district where mostly working peoplelive. The old port areais now called «Docklands». There are now new office buildings in Docklands, and thousands of new flats and houses.
By the day the whole of London is busy. At night, offices are quiet and empty,but the West End stays alive,because this is where Londoners come to enjoy themselves.There are two opera houseshere, several concert halls and many theatres, as well as cinemas. In nearbySoho the pubs, restaurants and night clubsare busy half the night.
Like all big cities, London has streets and concrete buildings,but it also has many big parks, full of trees, flowers and grass.In the middle of Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens you will think that you are in the country, miles away.
Many people live outside the centreof London in the suburbs, and they travel to workin shops and offices by train, bus or underground(«The Tube»).