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London. (part II)

Pre-reading.

-What is the City?

-What parks of London do you remember?

-What do you know about the Regent's Park?

-What do you know about Windsor Safari Park?

I.Do you know what the following words mean? Read and pronounce them correctly.

business tourism

pavement mile

commercial area

attract attention

lungs the East End

the West End Westminster

II.Read the text.

London is the biggest city in Britain. More that eight million people live and work there. It is a centre for business and for f tourism.

The most important parts of London are the City of London, the East End, the West End and Westninster.

The City or the Square Mile is the oldest part of London.It got it's name from the fact that its area covers about one square mile. In the City the streets and pavements are very narrow and on weekdays the traffic is very heavy because the City is the commercial centre of London, and London’s most important firms have offices there.

The West End is the western part of London.It is between the City and Hyde Park. The City and the West End are the heart of the capital. Here the visitor will find all the most interesting buildings, theatres, museums, picture galleries, shops and gardens.

Westminster with government buildings is the next part of Lon­don. There one can see the Westminster palace, the Westminster Abbey, and the Clock Tower with the great bell - Big Ben.

The East End is the Eastern part of London. In the East End there are most of the factories and docks, many buildings are very old, streets are dirty.

London has many wonderful sights which attract the attention of thousand of people from every part of the world. There are many beautiful squares and parks in the city, the "lungs'' of London. The big­gest parks are: Hyde park with its Speaker's Corner, St.Jameses park and Regent’s Park.

London is also a modern city. A lot of skyscrapers have been built there. The metro of London is one of the biggest in the world.

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

1.I know that London is one of the Most important cities in the world. 2.I’ve heard that the population of London is more than 8 million people. 3.I’ve read that the most important parts of London are the City, the East End, the west End and Westminster. 4.I know that the City is the comnercial centre of London, where banks and offices are situated. 5.I've heard, that there are a lot of interesting buildings, theatres, museums and galleries in the West End. 6.I’ve read that one can see the Westminster Abbey, the Westminster Palace and the Clock Tower in the part of London, which is called Westminster. 7.I know that there are most of factories and docks in the East End. 8.I've read that London has many wonderful sights which attract the attention of thousands of people from every part of the world. 9.I know that there are many parks in London and the biggest parks are Hyde Park, St James's Park and Regent's Park.

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