LONDON
- Learn the words and word combinations:
| 1) a wonde 2) rful place – удивительное место; 3) priceless exhibits – бесценные экспонаты; 4) to dominate – преобладать, господствовать; 5) financial – финансовый; 6) manufacturing – производительный; 7) a monarchy – монархия; 8) the Changing of the Guard – смена караула; 9) a palace – дворец; 10) to extend – тянуться, простираться; 10) to admire smth. – восхищаться ч.-л.; 11) to be associated with – ассоциироваться с ч.-л.; | 12) a luxury – роскошь; 13) including – включая; 14) industrial areas – промышленные районы; 15) to depend upon – зависеть от; 16) unattractive in appearance – непривлекателен внешне; 17) expensive housing – дорогое жилье; 18) to get to some place – добраться до места; 19) musicians – музыканты; 20) wax figures – восковые фигуры; 21) to be tired of – устать от ч.-л. |
References
- the City – 1) Сити (исторический центр Лондона); 2) перен. английский финансовый капитал, финансовая олигархия
- the Stock Exchange – Лондонская фондовая биржа (основана в 1773 г.; современное двадцатишестиэтажное здание построено в 1970 г.)
- Speaker`s Corner – «Уголок оратора» (место в Гайд-Парке, где по воскресеньям и субботам с импровизированной трибуны выступают ораторы на различные темы; в наст. вр. превратился в одну из исторических достопримечательностей Лондона)
- Kensington Gardens – Кенсингтон-Гарденз (большой парк в Лондоне, примыкает к Гайд-Парку)
- St. James`s Park – Сент-Джеймс-парк (расположен в центр. части Лондона)
- Buckingham Palace – Букингемский дворец (главная королевская резиденция в Лондоне с 1837 г.)
- the Palace of Westminster – 1) Вестминстерский дворец; 2) здание английского парламента; английский парламент
- Whitehall – 1) Уайтхолл (улица в центр. части Лондона, на которой находятся важнейшие министерства и др. правительственные учреждения); 2) перен. английское правительство
- Downing Street – 1) Даунинг-Стрит; 2) перен. английское правительство
- Fleet Street – 1) Флит-Стрит (улица, на которой находились редакции большинства крупнейших газет); 2) перен. пресса и мир журналистики
- Harley Street – 1) Харли-Стрит (улица в Лондоне, где находятся приемные ведущих частных врачей-консультантов); 2) перен. медики, медицинский мир
- Bloomsbury – Блумзбери (район в центр. части Лондона, где находятся Британский музей и Лондонский университет)
2. Read the text and translate it. Pay your attention to references given before the text:
LONDON
Modern London is a wonderful place to be! It has great museums with priceless exhibits, old markets, clean green parks and the best shops and nightclubs in Europe. There is something for everyone.
London is situated on the River Thames about 40 miles from the sea. It is the largest city in Britain and one of the largest in the world. Now London has about 9 million people living in and around it. London dominates the life of Britain. It is a big port and most important financial, manufacturing and cultural centre but it is probably most famous for being the home of the British monarchy. You can see the Changing of the Guard everyday outside Buckingham Palace.
The City extends over an area of about 2.6 square kilometres in the heart of London. About half a million people work in the City but less than 6000 live there. It is the financial centre of the United Kingdom with many banks, offices and the Stock Exchange. But the City is also a market for goods of almost every kind, from all parts of the world.
The West End can be called the centre of London. Here you can admire the historical palaces as well as the famous parks. Hyde Park with its Speaker`s Corner is also here. Among other parks are Kensington Gardens, St. James`s Park. It is in the West End that is Buckingham Palace (the Queen`s residence) and the Palace of Westminster which is the seat of Parliament.
The best-known streets here are Whitehall with important Government offices, Downing Street, the London residence of the Prime Minister and the place where the Cabinet meets, Fleet Street where most newspapers once had their offices, Harley Street where the highest-paid doctors live and some others.
The name “West End” came to be associated with wealth, luxury and goods of high quality. It is the area of the largest department stores, cinemas and hotels. There are about 40 theatres, several concert halls, many museums including the British Museum, and the best art galleries. It is in the West End that the University of London is centred with Bloomsbury as London`s student quarter.
The port of London is to the east of the City. Here were kilometres and kilometres of docks and the great industrial areas that depended upon shipping. This is the East End of London, formerly unattractive in appearance, but now changing because of the introduction of new industries and very expensive housing.
In London you can travel on the bus, train, the Underground or taxi to get to different places. London has 3 main airports: Heathrow which is the biggest, Gatwick and Stansted.
A lot of popular actors, actresses and musicians live in London, for example, Mick Jagger, George Michael, Annie Lennox and other great people. Even if you do not see them in the street, you can “meet” them as wax figures in Madame Tussaud Museum.
Dr Johnson once said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”.
Exercises.
1) Pronounce the following words and word-combinations.
a) wonderful; priceless; clean; largest; important; financial; manufacturing; cultural; famous; historical; unattractive; expensive; popular;
b) museum; exhibit; market; shop; nightclub; centre; monarchy; palace; bank; office; parliament; residence; wealth; luxury; quality; concert hall; department store; cinema; art gallery; quarter; appearance; industry; housing; Underground; airport; actor; actress; musician;
c) the Stock Exchange;Speaker`s Corner; Kensington Gardens; St. James`s Park; Buckingham Palace; Whitehall; the Palace of Westminster; Downing Street; Fleet Street; Harley Street; Bloomsbury.
Give English equivalents to the following word combinations and make your own sentences with these words.
- удивительный экспонат;
- финансовый центр;
- Британская монархия;
- восхищаться удивительным дворцом;
- ассоциироваться с роскошью;
- внешне привлекателен;
- добраться до Сент-Джеймс Парка;
- восковые фигуры известных музыкантов;
- устать от жизни.
3) Express your agreement /disagreement using the following word-combinations:
-That’s right. Quite right. -I disagree.
-That’s true. True enough. -That’s wrong.
-Of course. Certainly. Sure. Naturally. -I’m not so sure.
-Most likely. -I doubt it.
-I fully agree. -I shouldn’t say so.
-I won’t deny it. -Surely not. Certainly not.
-Beyond all doubt. -Impossible.
-It goes without saying that … -Not in the least.
-On the contrary!
1) Modern London is famous for its priceless exhibits, old markets, clean green parks and the best shops and nightclubs in Europe.
2) Today about 6 million people live in and around London.
3) The City is a cultural centre of the UK with many theatres, museums and the best art galleries.
4) In the East End you can admire Buckingham Palace which is the Queen`s residence.
5) The best-known streets as Whitehall, Downing Street, Fleet Street and Harley Street are situated in the West End of London.
6) Nowadays the East End has changed its appearance because of new industries and very expensive housing.
7) There are 4 main airports in London.