- •070209 "Режиссура театрализованных постановок и праздников",
- •071301 "Народное художественное творчество"
- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •Defining London
- •Geography and climate
- •Districts
- •Annotations
- •Comprehension Check Exercises
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Annotations
- •Comprehension Check Exercises
- •5. Architectural unity has become part of London's character.
- •V. Do you remember?
- •The City
- •Annotations
- •Comprehension Check Exercises
- •V. Do you remember?
- •West End of London
- •Location
- •Activities
- •Districts in the West End
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •4. The areas closest to the City around Holborn, Seven Dials and Covent Garden historically contained … communities.
- •V. Do you remember?
- •East End of London
- •Annotations
- •Comprehension Check Exercises
- •2. The term East End was first applied to the districts immediately to the … of the medieval walled City of London.
- •3. A shabby man from Paddington, St Marylebone or Battersea might pass muster as … .
- •4. Throughout history the area has absorbed waves of immigrants.
- •V. Do you remember?
- •A rchitecture in London
- •Built environment
- •Annotations
- •Comprehension Check Exercises
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •3. What is One Canada Square? The British Museum
- •Annotations
- •Nelson's Column
- •Gallery
- •Other monuments to Nelson
- •Nelson's Four Victories
- •Lloyd's building
- •Annotations Comprehension Check Exercises
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Parks, gardens and squares
- •Trafalgar Square
- •Overview
- •The fourth plinth
- •Pigeons
- •Redevelopment
- •Politics and Economy
- •Annotations Comprehension Check Exercises
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Demographics
- •St Paul's Cathedral
- •The previous cathedrals
- •'Old St Paul's'
- •Wren's St Paul's Design and construction
- •[Edit] Description
- •[Edit] Post-Wren history
- •[Edit] Memorials
- •[Edit] Modern-day
- •[Edit] In popular culture
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Coronations
- •Burials and Memorials
- •[Edit] North Transept
- •[Edit] South Transept
- •Education
- •Annotations Comprehension Check Exercises
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Society and culture
- •Annotations Comprehension Check Exercises
- •I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
- •V. Do you remember?
- •Inspiration
Districts in the West End
Using the broadest definition, these are the inner districts of the West End, which were all developed by about 1815:
Bloomsbury
Holborn
Covent Garden
Seven Dials
Soho
Fitzrovia
Westminster
Marylebone
Mayfair
St. James's
The districts to the south, north and west of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens were developed between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the late 19th century, in some cases based on existing villages. The more fashionable of them were generally regarded as being in the West End at that time, but the extension of the term to these areas west of Park Lane is less common nowadays. The last two listed especially are fringe cases:
Knightsbridge
Belgravia
Pimlico
Chelsea
South Kensington
Bayswater
Paddington
Notting Hill
Holland Park
Famous streets in the West End
Charing Cross Road
Oxford Street
Regent Street
Bond Street
Shaftesbury Avenue
Tottenham Court Road
The Strand
Piccadilly
Kingsway
Wardour Street
Park Lane
Famous squares and circuses in the West End
Leicester Square
Trafalgar Square
Berkeley Square
Grosvenor Square
Piccadilly Circus
Oxford Circus
Hyde Park Corner
Marble Arch
Soho Square
ANNOTATIONS
headquarters – главное управление, центр; retail – розничная продажа; Medieval – средневековый; upwind – в направлении, противоположном ветру; fringe - край
Comprehension Check Exercises
I. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
1. The West End contains many of the city's major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative … .
2. It was located to the … of the historic Roman and Medieval City of London.
3. The West End can be seen as one of three poles in central London: the City for finance, Westminster for government, and the West End for … .
4. The areas closest to the City around Holborn, Seven Dials and Covent Garden historically contained … communities.
5. The name "West End" is a … term with different meanings in different contexts.
6. One of the local government … within the City of Westminster is called "West End".
7. The district contains the main concentrations of most of London's metropolitan … .
8. The annual … Parade takes place on the streets of the West End.
9. There are major concentrations of the following buildings and activities in the West End: … .
II. Complete the sentence with the best answer (a, b or c) according to the information in the text:
1. The West End of London is an area of central London where
poor people live
rich people live
middle-class people live
2. Some inner districts of the West End were developed
by about 1815
by about 1185
by about 1581
3. St. James is
one of the districts of London
the famous square in the West End
the famous street in the West End
4. The name "West End" is a flexible term which refers less commonly
to the entertainment district around Leicester Square and Covent Garden
to the shopping district centred on Oxford Street, Regent Street, and Bond Street
to the whole of that part of Central London
III. Find out whether the statement is true or false according to the information in the text:
1. The term "West End" has become synonymous with London's commercial theatre.
2. The West End was long favoured by the poor as a place of residence.
3. The area was usually upwind of the smoke drifting from the crowded City.
4. It was originally built for finance (and to a lesser extent business in general).
5. The West End is largely contained within the City of Westminster.
6. Financial services are concentrated primarily in the City of London.
7. Knightsbridge is the inner district of the West End, which was developed by about 1815.
8. Hyde Park Corner is one of the famous squares in the West End.
IV. Questions:
1. Why was the West End long favoured by the rich elite as a place of residence?
2. What does it contain?
3. What may the name “West End” refer to?
4. What is the boundary of the local government ward called “West End”?
5. Who is generally familiar with ward boundaries in the United Kingdom?
6. What buildings and activities are concentrated in the West End?
7. Name the inner districts of the West End.
8. What districts were developed between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the late 19th century?