Geography. Козлова Е.П. - 79 стр.

15.9 Text for written translation

     Europe is relatively poor in minerals with the exception of coal and some
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zink. Russia, on the other hand, is one of the
most favourably endowed nations in the world in terms of mineral reserve. Though
being dependent to a large extent on imported raw materials, Europe was the first of
the world’s major regions to develop a modern economy based on commercial
agriculture and industrial development, and it remains one of the world’s major
industrial regions. Western Europe in particular has progressed beyond basic heavy
industries into a post-industrial economic structure reliant on an array of service
industries and the manufacture of high-quality machine and metal products, electrical
goods, synthetic textiles, petrochemicals, automotive vehicles, aircraft, computers.
The economies of Eastern Europe are considerably less advanced; they rely more
heavily on basic iron and steel industries, textiles and food processing.
     Europe accounts for approximately one-half of the world’s international trade.
Exports represent more than one-fifth of the aggregate gross national product (GNP)
of the EC, which constitutes the world’s largest trading bloc. In 1958, six Western
European nations founded an organization called the European Economic
Community, or the Common Market. Now the EEC comprises 12 countries. The
purpose of the organization is to allow goods and workers of the member countries to
move free across each other’s borders.

15.10 Make up all possible types of questions to the text 15.9

15.11 Speak on:

1.   geographical position of Europe
2.   landforms
3.   climate
4.   population
5.   economy

15.12 Get ready to speak about any European country you like
(see Lesson 9 ex. 9.12)




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