Answer the questions: I

1. By whom was England ruled for 2 centuries?

2. From whom did they take large sums of money?

3. Why did the barons write a paper?

4. What was written down in the great charter?

II

1. When did the struggle of Parliament against the king begin?

2. Who ruled England at that time?

3. When was the Parliament dismissed and why?

4. Who became the Protector of the new Republic?

Read the text oliver gromwell

(Оливер Кромвелл)

Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntington (Britain) on the 25th of April 1599 in the family of rich landowners. His grandfather was a sheriff and a representative in Parliament (шериф — графлигидаги энг юқори лавозим ). His father Robert had a small estate and represented the Huntingtons in Parliament (кўчмас мулк). Both his father and grandfather worked in the Court as well (суд). Oliver got his education at a Grammar school. When he was 17, he entered the Cambridge University. There he studied mathematics and learned to speak, to write Latin. It was the language of diplomacy at that time (дипломатия тили). It was used by educated men (қўлланиларди). He read much in

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Greek and about Roman history and liked sports (грек). His education prepared him for all his public duties in later years (жамоат ишлари, вазифалари)

At 20 he was married. They worked on their farm, had 8 children - 4 daughters, 4 sons. He had a strong feeling of social justice and did much for the poor people of his native town (социал тенг хуқуқликни қадрларди). When he was elected by the people of Huntington to represent them in the Parliament, Cromwell's activity in Parliament was mostly directed against the oppression of people.

SPEAK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING

1. Speak about Oliver's grandfather and father.

2. Speak about Oliver's education.

3. Speak about Oliver's family.

4. Speak about Oliver's election.

Read the text the plague

(Вабо касали)

In June 1665 the greatest epidemic of the plague broke out in London (вабо касали тарқалди). Few people recovered from it (тузалди). The narrow airless streets of London, bad sanitation helped the disease to spread (дим, ёмон аҳволдаги санитария касалликни келиб чиқишига сабаб бўлди). No one might go near the man, who had the plague. A red cross was pointed on the door. Many people died of the desease that year. The streets of London were empty, shops were closed and no boats were seen on the Thames (Темза). Most of the population left the city.

Nothing could stop the plague from spreading (тарқалишдан). The Lord Major ordered to burn fires in the streets, to purify the air (гулханлар ёқиш, ҳавони тозалаш). By the end of November the plague began to die down (йўқола бошлади). The cold weather in December stopped it at last (ва ниҳоят).

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Answer the questions:

1. Why did the plague spread so quickly in London?

2. What did the people do?

3. When did the epidemic stop?

READ THE TEXT

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

(Лондондаги катта ёнғин)

The summer of 1666 was very hot and dry in London. On Sunday in September a great fire broke out in the city. It began late at night in a street not far from London Bridge (кўприк). The Monument now stands on the spot to remind people of the terrible names (даҳшатли аланга). As a hot east wind was blowing the fire spread quickly. Most of the houses in London were made of wood. The better houses had brick or stone foundations only. The fire burnt for five days. The people left their burning houses and went to the fields across the Thames. They put up tents and lived there.

Thirteen thousand houses were destroyed and many people were left homeless (уйсиз қолиш). But the fire did great good, it burnt dirty narrow streets where the plague ruled a year ago, wide streets and brick houses appeared in London after the Great Fire (бироқ ёнғин кўп яхшилик келтирди, у кир, тор вабо тўла кўчаларни куйдирди, йўқ қилди).

Speak:

1. Speak about the reasons of the Great Fire of London.

2. Speak about the Fire in London.

3. Describe London after the Great Fire.