Материалы недели Английского языка (день 2)

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England occupies the most favorable position (the central and southern parts). It's bounded by Scotland in the North, Wales in the West and in the East it's washed by the North Sea. In the South-West it's washed by the Bristol Channel. The total area of the country is 130 km².

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  The main regions are:

• The north of England

• The North-West of England

• The Central region

• The South of England

• The South-West of England
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  The North of England is a country of factories (industrial), coal-mining, maсhine-building, chemical, paper, aircraft and computer ingeneering. There are not many towns here, but all the towns are big.

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The North-West or the Lake District is very small and beautiful. It's famous for electric and nuclear power stations.

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Eastern region is on the eastern coast. It's famous for beautiful historical monuments. Tourism is the chief industry here.
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The Central part is the largest. It's called «the Black Country» because a lot of industries are concentrated here. Heavy and light industries are well-developed.

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The South of England is the country of farms. It's flat-like land, mostly arable («The Garden of England»). Crop-farming and cattle-farming are two branches of agriculture.

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The South West of England-the climate is very mild, living conditions are high. Farming, fishing and tourism make-up the economy of this region. A lot of mountains, wild places make this region more attractive.