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airports. London Gatwick Airport is England's second largest airport, followed by Manchester Airport.

There are around 7,100 km (4,400 mi) of navigable waterways in England. An estimated 165 million journeys are made by people on Britain's waterways annually. The Thames is the major waterway in England, with imports and exports focused at the Port of Tilbury, one of the three major ports in the UK. The UK retains a significant, although vastly reduced, fishing industry. Its fleets bring home fish ranging from sole to herring. Kingston upon Hull, Grimsby, Fleetwood, Great Yarmouth, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and Lowestoft are among the coastal towns that have fishing industries.

The UK service sector, however, has grown substantially, and

arriving in 2004, the United Kingdom is rankedИas the sixth major tourist destination in the world. London, by a considerable margin, is the most visited city in the world with 15.6 million visitors in 2006,

now makes up about 73% of GDP. The service sector is dominated by

financial services, especially in banking and insurance. Tourism is very

important to the British economy. With over 27 million tourists

5. Great Britain is expected to launch the building of new nuclear reactors to …

6. The Thames is the major …

7. The service sector is dominated by …

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a)aerospace engines market.

b)financial services, especially in banking and insurance.

c)replace existing generators.

d)the economy.

e)the United Kingdom's largest aerospace firm.

f)underground coal gasification (UCG).

g)waterway in England.

23. Use your dictionary to explain the words. Choose any five to make sentences.

power; market; global; production; economy; engine; reserves; resources; generator; consumption; gasification; reprocessing; plant; reactor; destination.

Production

One of the important component of Engineering and allied industries is electronics, audio and optical equipment, with the UK having a broad base of domestic firms, alongside a number of foreign firms manufacturing a wide range of TV, radio and communications products, scientific and

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optical instruments, electrical machinery and office machinery and computers.

Other important sectors of the manufacturing industry include food, drink, tobacco, paper, printing, publishing and textiles.

Manufacturing is an important sector of the modern British economy. That’s why there is a considerable amount of published research on the subject of the factors affecting its growth and performance. Of late, such things as increases in taxation and regulation have tended to diminish the favourableness of the political-legal environment for UK industry. Within manufacturing, British firms and industries have often lagged behind their overseas competitors in terms of productivity and various other key performance measures. However, Britain – the birthplace of the Industrial

28. Make the correct word boundaries and you will know the main industries of the United Kingdom.

MACHINETOOLSINDUSTRIALEQUIPMENTSCIENTIFICEQUIPMEN THIPBUILDINGAIRCRAFTMOTORVEHICLESANDPARTSELECTROА NICMACHINERYCOMPUTERSPROCESSEDMETALSCHEMICALPRб ODUCTSCOALMININGOILPRODUCTIONPAPERFOODPROCESSINи GTEXTILESCLOTHINGANDOTHERCONSUMERGOODS.

29. Find the antonymsСto the words from the text. important; component; broad; include; modern.

30. Give the summary of the text using your answers from ex. 27.

31. Look through the following information. Name the banks of England, the main export and import partners.

London is the world's largest financial centre, with financial services based around two districts: 'The City' and the Docklands. The City houses the London Stock Exchange (shares and bonds), London Metal Exchange (Base Metal and Plastic futures), Lloyds of London (insurance), and the Bank of England. There are now over 500 banks with offices in the City and Docklands, with the majority of business in London being conducted on an international basis, with established leads in areas such as

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Eurobonds, Foreign exchange markets, energy futures and global insurance.

Several of the major English cities have large financial sectors & related services, notably the Leeds city region which is home to several large banks & building societies. Manchester also has a large financial sector, including the Co-Operative Financial Services.

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Today Economy MinisterиAndrei Shapovalyants said large-scale joint energy projects with such British companies as British Petroleum, Dana Petroleum and British Gas may bring up to $3 billion of direct investments

into Russian economy. Besides, Russian and British parties implement various projects in telecommunication and food processing industry. British companies invested total of $2.64 billion into Russian economy.

32. Read the following list of the words and find an odd one in each line.

a)banks; insurance; shipbuilding; financial;

b)intelligence; markets; international; exchange;

c)services; applicant, currency; officers; business.

33. Talk to your partner about British investments in Russian economy.

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34. Work with a partner. Discuss the Russian-British relationships. Prove your ideas. Think about their

•economic situations;

•salaries;

•export;

•political view;

•import;

•benefits and rewards;

•maternity leave;

•belief;

•churches;

•hopes;

4.I keep the receipt when I buy something. True / False?

5.I pay bills on time.

True / False?

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