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Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. Shipbuilding is one of the principal in- dustries of Great Britain. For centuries, Britain has been the leading shipbuilder in the world.

Coal is the main source for the development of British industry. The biggest centers of iron and steel industries are situated in the neighborhood of coal basins. They are Middleborough, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Sheffield. The district around Birmingham is a land of factories and mines.

Coal mining, metallurgy, textile, shipbuilding are the older branches of industry. The new industries are the chemical, electro technical, automobile, aviation and electronics. The new industries have developed hand in hand with science and technology and are equipped to meet present technical demands.

Big cities and towns such as London, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham have enterprises of nearly all branches of industry, old and new. The main centers of cotton and woolen industry are Leeds, Bradford and Manchester.

London, Liverpool and Glasgow are the biggest English ports. The products of Britain economy, for example, automobiles, textile, machinery, electronic equipment and many others, are exported to many countries of the world.

Agriculture is one of the largest and most important activities in Great Britain. The greater part of the land here is used for sheep-, cattle-, and dairy farming. Vegetables are grown in all parts of the country. The chief grain crops are wheat and barley.

The UK is the sixth largest economy in the world in 2010. Presently UK’s economy encompasses those of its home nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Isle of Man and the Channel Isles are also considered to be part of the British Isles but have offshore banking statuses.

As a member of the EU, the UK is part of a single market that ensures the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within member states. Nevertheless, the UK still maintains its own economy and has chosen to continue using the Pound Sterling as its national currency rather than converting to the Euro.

Today, the UK economy faces another struggle to recover from the 2008 financial crisis. Presently, the recovery effort has been sluggish. Although global economic prospects appear to be improving, economic forecasts for the UK have been negative.

2. 1 Дайте відповіді на питання.

1. Is Great Britain a highly developed industrial country?

2. What is the main source for the development of British industry?

3. What are the old and new branches of industry of Great Britain?

4. What are the biggest English ports?

5. What products are exported to many countries of the world?

6. What about the agriculture of Great Britain?

2. 2 Доповніть речення.

1. The United Kingdom was ____ country in the world, which became highly industrialized. a) the last; b) the second; c) the first

2. Until recent times, Britain’s heavy industry was mainly concentrated ____ and in London region. a) in the centre of England; b) in the south; c) in the north – east.

3.___ are the biggest English ports, from which big liners go to all parts of the world. а) London, Liverpool and Glasgow; b) Sheffield, Birmingham and Coventry; c) London, Birmingham and Glasgow.

4. In ___ century new branches of industry have appeared: electronics, radio, chemical industry. a) the 20^th ; b) the 18^th; c)the 19^th.

5. The south of England is often called the ____, because there are many gardens and orchards there. a) the “Valley of England”; b) the “Garden of England”; c) the Field of England.