Text 3. LONDON AND ITS PLACES OF INTEREST

Modern London is not one city that has steadily become larger through the centuries; it is a number of cities, towns, and villages that have, during the past centuries, grown together to make one vast urban area.

London is situated upon both banks of the River Thames, it is the largest city in Britain and one of the largest in the world. Its population is about 7 million people.

London dominates the life of Britain. It is a big port and most important commercial, manufacturing and cultural centre. There is little heavy industry in London, but there is a wide range of light industry in Greater London.

The City extends over an area of about 2.6 square kilometres in the heart of London. About half a million people work in the City but only less than 6000 live here. It is the financial centre of the UK with many banks, offices and the Stock Exchange. But the City is also a market for goods of almost every kind, from all parts of the world.

The West End can be called the centre of London. Here are the historical palaces as well as the famous parks. Hyde Park with its Speaker's Corner is also here. Among other parks are Kensington Gardens, St. James's Park. In the West End is Buckingham Palace which is the Queen's residence, and the Palace of Westminster which is the seat of Parliament.

The best-known streets here are Whitehall with important Government of­fices, Downing Street, the London residence of the Prime Minister and the place where the Cabinet meets, Fleet Street where most newspapers have their offices, Harley Street where the highest-paid doctors live, and some others..

The name 'West End' came to be associated with wealth, luxury, and goods of high quality. It is the area of the largest department stores, cinemas and hotels. There are about 40 theatres, several concert halls, many museums including the British Museum, and the best art galleries.

The port of London is to the east of the City. Here were kilometres and kilo­metres of docks, and the great industrial areas that depended upon shipping. This is the East End of London, formerly unattractive in appearance, but now changing because of the introduction of new industries and very expensive housing.

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1. Modern London is a number of cities, towns and villages. ¨

2. London is one of the largest cities in the world. ¨

3. There is a wide range of heavy but little light industry in London. ¨

4. City is the place where people both work and live. ¨

5. City is a market of world goods and the UK financial centre. ¨

6. The West End is a historical centre of London. ¨

7. The Queen's residence is in the West End. ¨

8. Downing Street has Government offices. ¨

9. Harley Street is associated with physicians. ¨

10. The East End is associated with luxury. ¨

11. Theatres, concert halls and many museums are in the West End. ¨

12. New industries and expensive housing are introduced in the East End. ¨

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