II. Guess the meaning of the following words.

electronics, navigation, shipbuilding, radio-set, mineral, electrical, economy, basics

III. Read the text.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial capitalist country. Great Britain is the oldest Industrial country in the world. The industrialisation of Great Britain began in the second half of the 18th century. In the 19th century she was the greatest exporter of industrial products: she was the workshop of the world. This industrial monopoly came to an end before the end of the 19th century. Britain is a pioneer in many fields of industrial deve-looment (e.g. radar, television, jet planes, atomic power plants. etc.) At most half of Creat Britain's population is engaged in industry. It is known as one of the largest producers and expor­ters of machinary, electronics, textile, planes and navigation eguipment, shipbuilding, machine building, electronic engineering are the chief branches of industry in the country.

Naturally, the capital comes first among the country’s big­gest industrial cities. Lots of things such as clothes, food, planes and cars are made in London. It is the country's main centre of printing. The country's second largest city is Birmingham. During the industrial revolution the city developed into the country's great engineering centre. Machines, cars, lorries are made here. TV and radio-sets are also produced in Birminghame. The district around Birmingham is known as the Black Country.

It is a land of factories and mines. Among the articles produced in the factories of the Black Country are steam-engines, gas-engi­nes, motor-cars, railway carriages, rails, guns, bicycles, and agricultural implements.

Manchester is an industrial capital of the North of England. It is the centre of cotton industry.

The towns such as Bradfort and Leeds became the world’s main pro­ducers of woollen goods.

Sheffield is a centre for the production of steel goods. The pro-duction of iron ore, heavy machinary and shipbuilding are the lea­ding industry in Newcastle. Shipbuilding is one of the. most im­portant industries in Scotland, especially in Glasgow. Other industries such as heavy and light engineering and coal-mi­ning have place in Scotland.

Mineral resources are not to large in Wales. But they include gold, silver, lead abd copper. South Wales is more developed - coal-mining, steel production, electronics, electrical engineering can be found there.

The whole economy of Northern Ireland is closely connected with that of Great Britain. There are 3 basic industries - agriculture, textile and shipbuilding.

IV. Agree or disagree.

1. Sheffild is a centre for the production of lead goods. 2. London cones first among the country's biggest industrial cities. 3. Manchester is an industrial capital of the South of England. 4. Shipbuilding is one of the most important industries in Scot­land. 5. The main industries of Northern Ireland are textile and shipbult-ding.

V. Match the parts of the sentences.

1.The economy of Northern Ireland is 2. Birmingham is 3. Manchester is 4. Sheffield is 5. Glasgow is

the 3d largest city in Britain. the centre of cotton industry. a centre of the production of steel goods. the second largest city in the country. connected with that of Great Britain.

VI. Finish the sentences.

1. During the industrial revolution Birminghame developed into....

2. Sheffield is a centre of.....

3. South Wales is more developed.....

4. There are 3 basic industries in Northern Ireland...

VII. Fill in the missing words.

1. One of the chief industries in Great Britain is....

2. In London many things such as... are produced.

3. TV and radio-sets are produced in...

4. The world's main producers of woollen goods are....

5. The leading industries of Newcastle are...

VIII. Give the words corresponding to the following definitions.

1. To send goods out of the country. 2. to make smth from smth; 3. a machine which can fly. 4. things which we use to produce smth. 5. a great change in industry; 6. the main city of the country ..

IX. Give English equivalents in the text.

1.превратиться в 2. ведущий в мире производитель шерстяных изделий 3. центр производства изделий из стали 4. судостроение 5. ведущая отрасль промышленности.

X. Find Russian equivalents.

1.except for 2.mineral resources 3.basic industry 4.heavy /light/ industry 5.Navigation equipment 6.one of the chief industries 7.the country's great engineering centre.

Xl Find synonyms in the text.

to make, consist of, main, chief, heavy industry, important, to find

XII. Answer the questions.

1. What does great Britain produce and export? 2.What is one of the main industries in the country? 3. What things are produced in London? 4What is Manchester famous for? 5.What cities are the world's leading producers of woollen goods?

XIII. Make up 4-5 questions of your own.

XIV. Write short story about industry in your town/country/, using the ney words/ /5-6 sentences/.

XV.Find in the text sentences with the verbs in the Passive voice. Read them aloud and translate.

XVI. Translate into English.

1. Во время промышленной революции Бирмингем превратился в крупнейший центр машиностроения и сейчас производит изделия из стали и железа. 2. Манчестр - ведущий производитель изделий из хлопка, Лиде - изделий из шерсти, Шеффилд - изделий из стали. 3. Глазго ассоциируется с тяжелойпромышленностью.

XVII. Make the plan of the text and retell it.

XVIII. Read and translate the dialogue. Have you learned any new informatlon?

Discussing British industry

A. What are Britain's nuin industries? B. The most important, of course, is heavy industry. It is con-centrutected in the North and in the Midlands. A. What about England's wool industry? B. It is located in the north-east of England, in Yorkshire. A. Could you name some of the industrial centres in Yorkshire? B. They are Leeds, Bradford and Hull. But woolens are produced in Scotland, too. A. Scotland is also famous for its shipyards, I heard. B. Yes, shipyards are located mainly on the Clyde. A.Is Britain very rich in minecal resources? B. Well, I can’t say it is very rich, but it has some deposits of coal. That is Britain's most impoctant mineral. A. Are coal mines nationalized? B. Yes, most of them were nationalized after World War II, in 1946. A. Is coal exported to the continent? B. Not any more. Before the war it was exported mainly to France, Sweden and Italy. A. And where is iron ore produced? B. Half of Britain's iron ore is produced in England and half is imported. A. Is there any oil In the country? B. No, not on land, but some resources have been discovered in the North Sea? A. What are Britain's leading exports? B. The leading exports are machine-too!s, steet, cars, aircraft, ra­dio-sets, woollrns and whisky.

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