                          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.
