Великобритания (english)

THEGREAT BRITAINYou vebeen studying English for a long time. But what do you know about the countrieswhere it is spoken? English has been introduced in the South Africa, Australia,New Zealand and many other countries.To the North-West of the continent of Europe there lie two big islands,called The British

Isles. One of these islands consists of England, Scotlandand Walls. The smaller one is Ireland. The Northern Sea separates England fromGermany and Scandinavian countries, while The English Channel separates Englandfrom France and Belgium.The highest mountains are in Scotland and Walls.

They are not higher thatthose in the Crimea. In North-West there are many beautiful lakes with greengrassy shores all around. There are many rivers in Britain, but none of themare very long.The Themes in which London is situated or the Severn which flows into theIrish 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 centralpart of the ex-USSR between Moscow and Kiev but the climate is different fromthat part of our country. It is much milder, snow never lies very long on theground 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 GreatBritain. After the World War II London became the greatest businesstown-market. Now it is the biggest industrial city. London is one of the widestcities of the world. It lies on both sides of river Themes. You can get therefrom the continent by air or by sea.The London Bridge is 600 years old. The importance parts of

London are the City, the West-End, the East-End and the Westminster. The City is oftencalled the commercial heart of the city. The West-End is the richest part ofLondon. It is in the west of the city and it s streets and parks are the finestin the capital. You can find many museums, theatres and big shops in theWest-End. Trafalgar Square is there too. It is one of the finest with

NelsonColumn on it. Four big lions are placed in the foot.