England. Geographical Setting
This project is about five regions of England. You are to speak about each of them.
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Plan:
1. Introduction
2. The Southeast
3. The Southwest
4. East Anglia
5. The Midlands
6. The North of England
How to speak abou each region:
1. scenery
2. cities
3. famous places
4. famous people
In Great Britain one can find practically every kind of scenery: highlands and lowlands, forests and hills, meadows and plains. And this time I would like to tell you about England.
England
The southeast is a highly populated region of England; there is a lot of industry near the Thames and there are a lot of roads and motorways. London, the capital of the UK, Windsor, Dover and Brighton are situated here. The main passenger ports and airports are also here. The County of Kent is situated here and is known as the garden of England. The Southeast is famous for its resorts, for example, Brighton.
The Southwest is the region where the main activity is farming. It used to be known for its pirates. The two principal cities of the region are Bristol and Bath. The famous Stonehenge and the most westerly point of Great Britain “ Land’s end” is also here.
East Anglia is very flat and it is another farming region. It has beautiful cities, such as Cambridge, with fine historic buildings. The part of East Anglia called the Fens consists of miles of flat lands with almost no trees or hedges. Oliver Cromwell, a famous English general and politician was born in the Fens area.
The Midlands, known as the heart of England, is the largest industrial part in the country. The most important industrial cities are Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, which is one of Britain’s big ports. Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford are connected with English culture: Stratford is the birthplace of the great William Shakespeare and Oxford is famous for its university.
The North of England has some of the wildest and loneliest parts of the country, but also some of the busiest industrial cities. Here you can find deep valleys, rivers and waterfalls, hills and mountains. The main attractions of the North of England are certainly the Lake District, the cities of York and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Many tourists come over especially to look at the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall, a stone wall built across the north of England by the Roman ruler Hadrian.
Britain
ПРИМЕРНЫЙ ТЕКСТ:
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.In Great Britain one can find practically every kind of scenery: highlands and lowlands, forests and hills, meadows and plains. And this time I would like to tell you about England.
The southeast is a highly populated region of England; there is a lot of industry near the Thames and there are a lot of roads and motorways. London, the capital of the UK, Windsor, Dover and Brighton are situated here. The main passenger ports and airports are also here. The County of Kent is situated here and is known as the garden of England. The Southeast is famous for its resorts, for example, Brighton.
The Southwest is the region where the main activity is farming. It used to be known for its pirates. The two principal cities of the region are Bristol and Bath. The famous Stonehenge and the most westerly point of Great Britain “ Land’s end” is also here.
East Anglia is very flat and it is another farming region. It has beautiful cities, such as Cambridge, with fine historic buildings. The part of East Anglia called the Fens consists of miles of flat lands with almost no trees or hedges. Oliver Cromwell, a famous English general and politician was born in the Fens area.
The Midlands, known as the heart of England, is the largest industrial part in the country. The most important industrial cities are Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, which is one of Britain’s big ports. Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford are connected with English culture: Stratford is the birthplace of the great William Shakespeare and Oxford is famous for its university.
The North of England has some of the wildest and loneliest parts of the country, but also some of the busiest industrial cities. Here you can find deep valleys, rivers and waterfalls, hills and mountains. The main attractions of the North of England are certainly the Lake District, the cities of York and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Many tourists come over especially to look at the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall, a stone wall built across the north of England by the Roman ruler Hadrian.
