THE GREAT BRITAIN
You've been studing English for a long time. But what do you know
about the countries where it is spoken? English has been introduced in
the South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries.
To the Noth-West of the continent of Europe there lie two big
islands, called The British Isles. One of these islands consists of
England, Scotland and Walls. The smaller one is Ireland. The Nothern
Sea separates England from Germany and Scandinavian countries, while
The English Channel separates England from France and Belgium.
The highest mountains are in Scotland and Walls. They are not
higher that those in the Crimea. In North-West there are many beatiful
lakes whith green grassy shores all around. There are many rivers in
Britain, but none of them are very long.
The Themse in which London is situated or the Severn which flows
into the Irish Sea are the longest rivers. Many rivers have been joint
by the channels. So, it is possible to travel to any part of the
country by water.
The British Isles lie the same distance from the Equator as the
central part of the ex-USSR between Moscow and Kiev but the climate is
different from that part of our country. It is much milder, snow never
lies very long on the ground in winter. There's much rain and fog in
winter and few sunny days.
The population is over 52 mln people. London is the capital of
the Great Britain. After the World War II London became the greatest
business town-market. Now it is the biggest industrial city. London is
one of the widest sities of the world. It lies on both sides of river
Themse. You can get there from the continent by air or by sea.
The London Bridge is 600 years old. The importents parts of
London are: the Sity, the West-End, the East-End and the Westminster.
THe Sity is often called the commercial heart of the sity. The
West-End is the richest part of London. It is in the west of the sity
and it's streets and parks are the finest in the capital. You can find
many museums, theatres and big shops in the West-End. Trafalgar Square
is there too. It is one of the finest with Nelson Column on it. Four
big lions are placed in the foot.