Методические указания по теме "Город". Богомолова А.Ю - 13 стр.

density – плотность
shortage – недостаток
to restrict – ограничить
“sprawl green belt” – зеленый пояс

      Read the text and ask your questions

                            The growth of London

       Archeological evidence that London was an active center in Roman times. By
the Middle Ages when London became the political and commercial capital of Eng-
land, it was one of the principal cities in Europe. The original commercial nucleus of
the City of London (only a mile square – 2.6 sq km – referred to simply as “the City”)
was adjoined by the City of Westminster, where the political centre established by
the monarchy was supplemented by the administrative offices of Parliament and
Whitehall (originally a royal palace).
       London’s expansion accelerated during the Industrial Revolution of the late –
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, by the end of which it had developed into the
largest city in the world. During the twentieth century, population growth has been
concentrated in the outer suburbs, in the surrounding areas known as the “home coun-
ties” and in 12 new towns around London. These new towns, out of a total of 32 in
Britain as a whole, were created after 1945 within a radius of 129 km of London to
relieve the density of population and the capital’s housing shortage. To restrict the
sprawl of built – up areas, London pioneered the concept of a “green belt” around the
city where the land is left open and free from further large – scale building develop-
ment.

     6.2 Now read the text once more. How many of your questions can you an-
swer? Retell the text

      6.3 While you are reading, make some notes. Like this

                  Things I knew already…
                  Things I didn’t know…
                  Things I don’t understand…

                             Modern London

       Like most of the world’s great cities, London is a place of change and innova-
tion. See the remarkable “inside out” Lloyd’s of London building in the heart of the
city’s financial district – designer with its pipes and lifts on the outside!
       Close by the Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum which tells of the unique contri-
bution these two beverages have made to the culture, society and economy of
Europe.
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