Economic development of great britain.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. Shipbuilding is one of the principal industries 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 centres of iron and steel industries are situated in the neighbourhood of coal basins. They are Middleborough, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, 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 centres of cotton and woolen industry are Leeds, Bradford and Manchester.

London, Liverpool and Glasgow are the biggest English ports. The products of British 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.

15. Find these words in the text:

Высокоразвитый, промышленный, кораблестроение, промышленность, уголь, источник, развитие, железо, сталь, окрестности, угольный бассейн, район, фабрика, шахта, добыча угля, отрасль, химический, рука об руку, наука, оснащать, современные технические требования, предприятие, хлопок, шерсть, продукция, оборудование, , сельское хозяйство, деятельность, овца, крупный рогатый скот, молочное животноводство, овощи, расти, зерновые культуры, пшеница, ячмень.

16. Answer the questions:

1. Is Great Britain highly-developed industrial country?

2. What is one of the principal industries of Great Britain?

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

4. What are the older branches of industry?

5. What are the new industries?

6. What are the main centers of cotton and woolen industry?

7. What are the biggest English ports?

8. What products of British economy are exported to many countries of the world?

9. What is one of the largest and most important activities in Great Britain?

10. What is the greater part of the land here used for?

11. What is grown in all parts of the country?

12. What are the chief grain crops?

17. Complete the sentences:

1. Great Britain is a____________________________ industrial country.

2. ___________________is one of the principal industries of Great Britain.

3. ______________is the main source for the development of British industry.

4. The older branches of industry are__________________________ .

5. The new industries are ___________________________________ .

6. Big cities and towns such as__________have enterprises of nearly all branches of industry.

7. Agriculture is one of .

8. The greater part of the land here is used for _________________ .

   1. are grown in all parts of the country.

9. The chief grain crops are

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