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Coventry

1.Read and pronounce the new words.

Coventry

West Midland

ruin

destroy

reminder

horror

forceful

nuclear

lunacy

magnificent

foremost

craftsmen

II.Read the text.

Coventry is the second largest city of the county of West Midlands. The name of County Coventry may have been devided from a great tree known in Anglo-Saxon days as" Cofa’s Tree ".

Coventry developed into a fine city famous for its Great fair, its Mystery Plays, Godiva procession - and for its Craftsmen. And nowadays there's a statue of Lady Godiva on a horse in the centre of Coventry. As an old legend says she once rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to her housband could not take so much money from the people of the town.

Today the name of Coventry and its products are known the world over. Coventry is both an ancient city with a long history and the 20th century city looking to the future.

Insprite of that Coventry was completely destroyed by bombing during the World War II there is plenty to see in Coventry. First and foremost are the cathedrals - the ruins of the old one destroyed in the World War II and next to them, the new one. Together they are an impressive remin­der of the horror of the war especially forceful in this age of nuclear lunacy. And Coventry is famous for its magnificent modern cathedral.

During the World War II the centre of the city was bombed by German planes and more than 70.000 houses were ruined. Thousand of people were killed among them many women, children and old people.

Coventry is one of the oldest cities in England. It lies about 140 kilometres north-west of London and has a population about 350,000 people.

Coventry is an industrial centre. At its factories many things are made; motors, farm machines, aeroplanes, radios, tele­vision sets and many other things.

Coventry is the twin city of Volgograd. This friendship began in the war years. There is a Defence Museum in Volgograd and in it visitors can see many things from Coventry. One of them is a table - cloth with the names on it made in silk of many women of Coventry. They collected money in the war years to buy medicine for the heroic people of Stalingrad.

III. Say that you know ( have heard, have read it) too.

I.I know that Coventry is the second city of the county of West Midlands. 2.I've heard that there is a Statue of Lady Godiva on a horse in the centre of Coventry. 3.I've read that today the name of Coventry and its products are known the world over. 4.I know that Coventry is famous for its magnificent modern cathedral. 5.I've heard that Coventry is one of the oldest cities in En­gland. 6.I've read that Coventry is an industrial centre. 7.I know that Coventry is the twin city of Volgograd.

IV. Agree or disagree.

1.Coventry didn't develop into a fine city. 2.Coventry wasn't completely destroyed by bombing during the World War II. 3.During the World War II the centre of the city was bombed by German planes and more than 70.000 houses were ruined. 4.Coventry lies about 140 kilometres north-west of London. 5.Coventry is not and industrial centre. 6.Coventry has a population about 350.000 people. 7.Coventry is the twin city of Volgograd.

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