London city

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and of the United Kingdom situated on the Thames river,

the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world.

LONDON

the middle of a marsh on the north bank of

the Thames. That was before the Romans came. In Roman times it was named Londinium, and was already a centre of trade. Today London covers a vast area, with millions of inhabitants.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

the City of London. It is an area of one

square mile running along the Thames Embankment from about Waterloo Bridge to Tower Bridge. It is the financial and business centre of Great Britain. About half a million people work there during the day. At night it is almost deserted.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

It is composed of about thirty boroughs in addition to

the City.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

and the suburbs. It forms a kind of circle with

a radius from fifteen to twenty miles.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

water-born trade which still makes London one of the world’s

largest ports. Historical and geographical circumstances have turned London into one of the world’s most important commercial and cultural centre.

is the West End, a fashionable shopping and entertainment centre,

where, mostly, well-to-do people live.
-There is Mayfair stretching from the West End along Park Lane to Marble Arch.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

the Thames at Westminster.

-Common people reside in the East

End. This is a vast area running eastward from the City.

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• vast - обширный
• inhabitant - житель
• to be

deserted – быть покинутым, пустынным
• boroughs - городки
• in addition – кроме того
• to include - включать
• suburbs - предместье
• fashionable - фешенебельный
• well-to-do - зажиточный
• to stretch - простираться
• to reside - проживать

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2. At night the City of London is almost deserted.
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3. London began when the Romans came.
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4. London is the largest city in Britain and one of the smallest in the world.
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5. The existence of London depended on its sightseeing.
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6. The Houses of Parliament are built on the banks of the Thames at Westminster.
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United Kingdom situated on the Thames river?
How was London named

in Roman times?
How many Londons are there?
What is the City of London?
Why is London one of the world’s most important commercial and cultural centre?
Where is a fashionable shopping and entertainment centre situated?

already a centre of ….
a) entertainment

b) trade c) business
2. At …. it is almost deserted.
a) midnight b) noon c) night
3. It forms … … … circle with a radius from fifteen to twenty miles.
a) a type of b) a kind of c) a sort of
4. Finally there is Greater London which … inner London and the suburbs.
a) divides b) separates c) includes
5. London one of the … largest ports.
a) world’s b) city’s c) country’s

where, mostly,(состоятельные) people live.
Today London covers a vast area, millions

of (жителей).
About half a million people work (там) during the day.
This is a (обширная) area running eastward from the City.
(Затем) there is the Country of London.
It is the financial and (деловой) centre of Great Britain.

inhabitant
well-to-do
than
commercial
vast
there

Britain, is, the largest cities in the world, the, in,

the largest city, and, one, of.
Today, covers, of, millions, London, with, a vast area, inhabitants.
Deserted, it, at night, almost, is.
The existence, its, trade, of, depended, on, London, water-born.
Faces, different, many, London, has.