London
1. London is situated upon both banks of the River Thames.
2. It is the chief port of the country and the most important commercial,
manufacturing and cultural center.
3. There is little heavy industry in London, but there is a wide range of
light industry in Greater London.
4. The most characteristic parts of London are: the City, the West End, the
East End, and Westminster.
5. The City is the oldest part of London.
6. It is the financial center of the UK with many banks, offices, and Stock
Exchange.
7. he City, the 'square mile', as it is often called, stretches along the
north bank of the Thames from Temple Bar to the Tower of London.
8. The City has its own police force and courts of law, and during the
working day upward of half a million people earn their living there in
the commercial heart of the capital.
9. Among the institutions in the City are the Mansion House, the Bank of
England, the Monument to commemorate the Great Fire of London, the Royal
Exchange, and the Guildhall where the Lord Mayor and his Sheriffs are
elected.
10. The West End is the most fashionable part of London.
11. It is the area of the largest department stores, hotels, cinemas,
theatres, concert halls, museums, the best art galleries, historical
palaces (including Buckingham Palace, the Queen's London residence), and
famous parks, such as Hvde Park with its Speaker's Corner, and Kensington
Gardens. The main shopping streets are Piccadilly, Regent Street and
Oxford Street.
12. The East End of London is unattractive in appearance, but very
important to the country's commerce.
13. It is situated to the east of the City.
14. Here, today we can see kilometers and kilometers of docks of the Port
of London, and the great industrial areas that depend upon shipping.
15. London's docklands - so recently an isolated urban wasteland - is
well on the way to being transformed into the most exciting new
international water city of the 21st century.
16. Westminster is the political center.
17. The best known streets here are Whitehall with important government
offices, and Downing Street with the London residence of Prime Minister
and the place where the Cabinet meets.
18. And here, on the embankment of the Thames, you can see Houses of
Parliament.
19. When Parliament is sitting, the fact is confirmed by the Union Jack
flying on the Victoria Tower during the day, and at night by the light in
the clock tower of Big Ben.
20. The imposing clock tower of Big Ben stands as a symbol of London above
the night-time traffic in Whitehall.
21. Although the world famous clock is known as Big Ben, this name is a
misnomer.
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