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The Towns of Great Britain — Города Великобритании

The centre of everything in Great Britain is the city of London. It’s situated at the centre of a vast national and international network of communication. London consists of four main districts, which differ from each other. These are the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End. London’s industries are extremely varied. Among them an extensive system of docks and port industries, electrical engineering, the motor car industry and other. The other towns, situated to the north of the Thames are Oxford and Cambridge.
Oxford was first mentioned in recorded history in the tenth century and later became an important trade centre in medieval times, then it developed into leading educational centre. Cambridge is also best known for its ancient university. Its industries are mostly concerned with electronics which has an international reputation. Bristol dominates South-west England, both as the region’s largest seaport and as its largest city. It is a major

centre of metallurgy, aircraft and chemical industries. Of the towns situated in the south of England the largest ones are Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton. Southampton is primarily a seaport, the most important on the south coast.
Brighton is one of the most popular seaside resorts of Britain. It has mild climate, warm sea and wonderful beaches. Manchester is a city of ancient origin. By the 17th century it was great commercial city, a centre of textile industry. Now engineering along with clothing manufacture are most important industries there. Sheffield, situated in South Yorkshire, produces almost two-thirds of the country’s alloy steel, it is famous for its-tools and cutlery. Other industries include paper making machinery and food processing. In North Yorkshire the largest town is York. Its leading industries are engineering and manufacture of confectionery. York attracts many tourists because of its famous medieval city walls.

Города Великобритании

Столица Великобритании — Лондон. Он расположен в центре обширной

национальной и международной сети коммуникаций. Лондон состоит из четырех районов, которые отличаются друг от друга. Это Сити, Вестминстер, Уэст-Энд и Ист-Энд. Промышленность Лондона разнообразна. Она включает обширную систему доковой и портовой индустрии, электротехническую, автомобильную промышленность и другие. Другие города, расположенные к северу от Темзы, это Оксфорд и Кембридж.
Оксфорд впервые упоминался в письменной истории в X веке и позже стал важным торговым центром средневековья, потом — лучшим образовательным центром. Кембридж также хорошо известен своим древним университетом. Его промышленность в основном представлена электроникой, которая имеет международную известность. Бристоль известен в юго-западной Англии как самый большой морской порт региона и самый большой город. Это важный центр металлургии, авиапромышленности и химической промышленности. Среди городов, расположенных на юге Англии, самые большие Саутхемптон, Портсмут и Брайтон. Cаутхемптон — в первую очередь морской порт, самый важный на южном побережье.
Брайтон — один из наиболее популярных морских курортов Британии. Тут мягкий климат, теплое море и прекрасные пляжи. Манчестер — древний город. К XVII веку это был большой торговый город, центр текстильной промышленности. Сегодня машиностроение и легкая промышленность — самые важные здесь отрасли индустрии. Шеффилд, расположенный в южном Йоркшире, производит почти 2/3 нержавеющей стали страны; он знаменит своими инструментами и столовыми приборами. Среди других отраслей — пищевая и бумажная промышленность. В северном Йоркшире самый большой город — Йорк. Лидирующие отрасли промышленности — машиностроение и пищевая. Йорк привлекает многих туристов своими знаменитыми средневековыми городскими стенами.

Questions:

1. Are London industries varied?
2. Oxford is an important trade centre, isn’t it?
3. What can you tell about Bristol?
4. Where is Sheffield situated?
5. What other cities of Great Britain do you know?

Vocabulary:

Extensive — обширный
recorded history — письменная история
resort — курорт
alloy steel — нержавеющая сталь

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