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1. London (4) London is the British capital and one of the biggest cities in the world. The oldest part of London is called the City. It is small, but it is very important. Two thousand years ago a town was built here. For hundreds of years people lived and worked there, but now many of the old […]...
2. London (10) London is the capital of Great Britain. More than six million people live in London. London lies on both banks of the river Thames. It is the largest city in Europe and one of the largest cities in the world. London is not only the capital of the country, it is also a very big […]...
3. London (9) London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames River. It is the largest city in Europe with a population of eight and a quarter million. It is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End. The City is the business and commercial heart of London. Many […]...
4. London (3) London is one of the largest and most interesting cities in the world. Greater London covers an area of about 600 square miles and has the population of nearly 9 million people. In London today, there still stand numerous landmarks reminding us of the town, as it was five or six centuries ago. The old […]...
5. London (2) London draws people from all over the world. Some come on business, some come to study, to work or on holiday. London is naturally a very English city and it is very cosmopolitan, containing goods, food and entertainment, as well as people, from many countries of the world. London spreads its influence over much of […]...
6. London (5) London is a royal city. The British queen has a palace there – Buckingham Palace, which is the official London home of the Royal family. It is a vast 600 roomed palace but it has no style and is quite uninteresting. The 1st sovereign to live in the Palace was Queen Victoria. There is the […]...
7. London – The Capital of Great Britain When we think of Paris, Rome. Madrid, Lisbon and other European capitals, we think of them as “cities’. When we think of the whole of modern London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, that great area covering several hundred square kilometres, we do not think of it as ‘a city’, not even […]...
8. London (11) THE PLACES TO VISIT. London is the capital of England. It is its political and business centre. The heart of London is the City. It is the oldest part of London. Many people work in the City but very few live there. There are a lot of banks and other offices there are too. You […]...
9. London – Лондон (2) As well as being the capital of England, London is the capital of the United Kingdom. London was founded by the Romans in 43 A. D. and was called Londinium. In 61 A. D. the town was burnt down and when it was rebuilt by the Romans it was surrounded by a wall. That area […]...
10. History of London Топик История Лондона вкратце знакомит вас с историей столицы Великобритании и Северной Ирландии. Сам древний город начинался с небольшого поселения римлян, вторгшихся в Британию в 43 году н. э. В этом месте они построили мост, а поселение – на правом берегу Темзы и назвали его Лондиниум, что означает “поселение на разливающейся реке”. Сейчас это большой […]...
11. London, Capital of Great Britain – Лондон – столица Великобритании London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic, and commercial centre. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its population is about 8 million. London is divided into several parts: the City, Westminster, the West End, and the East End. The heart of London […]...
12. London – Лондон (1) London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It’s one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than million people. London is situated on the river Thames. The city is very old and beautiful. It was founded more than two thousand years ago. Traditionally London is […]...
13. Лондон. Достопримечательности Лондона/ London. Sights of London Лондон. Достопримечательности Лондона London. Sights of London Лондон является столицей Великобритании, крупнейшим городом Европейского союза и одним из ведущих туристических направлений в мире. Город стоит на реке Темзе и был основан римлянами. Изначально он назывался Лондиниумом. Сегодня, этот город глобального масштаба привлекает людей со всего мира развитым искусством, образованием, финансовой сферой, средствами массовой информации и, […]...
14. London – Лондон (3) London is the capital of Great Britain or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is an old city, its history counts more than two thousand years. London is both the capital oi the country and a huge port. London is situated upon both banks of the Thames, about forty miles from […]...
15. London (8) In 1996, I went to London. This city impressed me very much. When we leaved from Archangelsk the weather was terrible: it was awfully cold. But when we arrived to London there were green leaves on the trees and the air was much warmer then in our city. That was the first thing that impressed […]...
16. Why was Washington made the capital of the United States? After the War of Independence the United States needed a capital city. Different cities in different parts of the country wanted to be the nation’s capital. After all, it was decided to build a new city. In 1791 George Washington, the first president, chose the place where the city now stands. The land around the […]...
17. London (7) London has been home of many famous Englishmen. Some were born there. Some lived there all their lives. Others lived in London only for a short time but all gave something to this great city One of the first names of importance is that of Geoffrey Chaucer, the poet. He lived most of his life […]...
18. England (2) The United Kingdom is very small compared with many other countries in the world. However there are only nine other countries with more people, and London is the world’s seventh biggest city. When you travel about the country you can see how the scenery changes right in front of your eyes. Highlands turn into lowlands; […]...
19. Khreshchatyk The main street of Kyiv is certainly Khreshchatyk and you’d better start your sightseeing there. The street is not very long but very impressive. Khreshchatyk looks especially beautiful in spring when chestnut trees are in blossom. The building of this street began at the end of the 18th century. The first houses were wooden. The […]...
20. London’s Attractions London is not only the political, financial and manufacturing centre of Great Britain. It is the main tourist attraction of the country, too. London’s many places of interest attract thousands of tourists every year. Tourists usually want to see Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London. Westminster […]...
21. Some Facts About London Топик Некоторые факты о Лондоне знакомит вас с несколькими известными жителями этого великого города. Вы узнаете о поэте, авторе знаменитых “Кентерберийских рассказов”, Джеффри Чосере, Уильяме Шекспире, архитекторе сэре Кристофере Рене, композиторе Джордже Фредерике Генделе, адмирале лорде Нельсоне и генерале герцоге Веллингтоне. И это всего лишь часть знаменитых людей, прославивших Великобританию и живших, в разное время, […]...
22. London (6) If I had a chance to go to London I’d like to see not only the places of interest but many other interesting things there. Certainly everyone knows that the most famous sights of the capital of the Great Britain are Tower Bridge over the river Themes, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, […]...
23. Cities and Towns of Great Britain Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country, and most of the people live in large cities. Naturally, the capital comes first among the biggest industrial cities of the country. Lots of things such as clothes, food, planes and cars are made in London. Birmingham is the biggest town in the centre of England. Machines, […]...
24. London – Лондон (4) London is traditionally divided into several parts: the City, the Westminster, the East End and the West End. The Westminster lies on the northern bank of the river Thames. The heart of it is the Westminster Palace, where the Houses of Parliament, Victoria Tower, as well as the clock tower with Big Ben are located. […]...
25. New York (2) New York is one of the largest cities in the world and the biggest seaport. It’s the financial capital of the country. It’s the business centre of the United States. The city is situated in New York State, at the mouth of the Hudson river. It’s population is over eight million. In early times the […]...
26. Places of Interest in London – Достопримечательности Лондона Hyde Park It’s the London’s largest and most fashionable park. It was once a royal hunting forest. There are restaurants and bars at each end of the Serpentine lake. Hire a boat. Downing Street Number 10, Downing Street has been the home of the British Prime Minister since 1735. The Houses of Parliament Its official […]...
27. New Zealand Way of Life New Zealand have a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides excellent health care. About 70% of New Zealand people own their houses. Almost every family has a car. Most New Zealanders live in single family […]...
28. Great Britain (4) Из топика Великобритания (4) вы узнаете много интересных подробностей о населении, климате, рельефе, реках, деревнях и климате страны. В тройку известных университетов, кроме Оксфорда и Кембриджа, можно добавить и университет Глазго. В Великобритании хорошо развита промышленность и сельское хозяйство. Главные промышленные центры – Шеффилд, Бирмингем и Манчестер. Крупнейшие города страны – Лондон, Бирмингем, Кардифф, Манчестер, […]...
29. Kiev Kiev is the capital of our country. It is the largest city in the Ukraine. More than three million people live there. Kiev was founded more than 1500 years ago. It is the political, economic, industrial and cultural centre of our country. There are many factories in Kiev. They make different products. In Kiev there […]...
30. Moscow (2) Moscow is the capital of Russia. It was not always the capital. In ancient times the capitals of Russ were also Kiev and Novgorod. Later Peter the Great built Saint-Petersburg, it became the new Russian capital. In the XX century during the Civil war the first Soviet government moved to Moscow. Moscow is one of […]...
31. Cities of the USA Among large and famous American cities there are Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Washington is the capital of the USA. It is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. D. Washington chose the place. The city was founded in 1791 and named after the first president. Now […]...
32. Scotland Scotland is one of the four parts of the GB. Scotland’s area is more than half as big as England’s. The main cities of the country are its capital Edinburgh and the main industrial center Glasgow. Scottish towns look very different from English towns. Some words about Edinburgh. Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is one of […]...
33. England England is the largest and the richest part of GB. Its’ capital is London. The biggest industrial cities are London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, and other interesting cities as York, Chester, Oxford, and Cambridge. Stonehenge is one of the most popular prehistoric places in England. It is situate in the south-west of England. It is a […]...
34. Лондон/ London На английском языке Перевод на русский язык London Лондон I wish I were in London now. If I were there I would organize an excursion and would give you a good idea about this wonderful city. As we know, London is the capital of Great Britain and one of the largest industrial and cultural centers […]...
35. Moscow Moscow is the capital of Russia, its political, economic and cultural center. It was founded 8 centuries ago by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. Historians have accepted the year of 1147 as the start of Moscow’s history. Gradually the city became more and more powerful. In the 13th century Moscow was the center of the struggle of […]...
36. Public holidays and celebrations in Great Britain Топик Государственные праздники и торжества в Великобритании – рассказывает о самых главных праздниках страны. Их всего шесть: Рождество, День рождественских подарков, Страстная (или Святая) пятница, Пасхальный понедельник, Весенний праздник (или Весенние банковские каникулы) и Августовский праздник (или Летние банковские каникулы). Большинство этих праздников имеют религиозное происхождение, но для значительной части населения они потеряли свое религиозное […]...
37. My Native Place В топике Моя родина – я рассказываю о своем родном городе Иркутске, основанном в 1661 году. Вы узнаете немного об истории этого города, о его старинных памятниках, о старом Драматическом театре. От первых деревянных домиков Иркутска сейчас не осталось и следа – в городе построены многоэтажные дома, много университетов и институтов, магазинов, кинотеатров, обновлен Драматический […]...
38. London Traffic London is so large that visitors must learn to use buses and the underground to get about. London taxis are too expensive for any but the rich. You can get a map of the underground and the bus routes at any ticket office. The word “Underground” across a large circle shows you where the stations […]...
39. New York New York is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is over 11 million people. New York is an industrial and cultural centre of the country. Most business is centred in Manhattan Island. The whole area is very small, that’s why the sky-scrapers were invented in New York and, especially, in Wall […]...
40. Jack London Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco. His real name was John Griffit. His father was a farmer. The family was extremely poor and the boy had to earn his living after school. He sold newspapers, worked at a factory. Later he became a sailor; during some time he wandered vrith the unemployed. […]...