Counties

Britain is divided into 53 administrative areas called counties. The counties around the capital, London are known as the Home Counties. Some Large cities have become highly populated and have expanded into the surrounding countryside.

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Britain has a mild temperature (юмшоқ). Britain is visited by winds from different parts of world. The weather is changeable (ўзгарувчан). The temperature rarely exceeds 90° F (32° C) - F -Fahrenheit, С - Centigrede (аҳён-аҳёнда чиқади; Форингейт шкаласи, Цельсий шкаласи) Sometimes the temperature falls below zero (нолдан пастга тушади). Still the winds may bring winter cold in spring or summer days in October. It rains much there. The driest period is from March to June and the wettest months are from October to January (энг қуруқ, энг нам). During a normal summer the temperature is usually 80° F (27° С).

These fields can be worked all the year round (ишлаш мумкин). The fauna of Britain is similar to that of Europe (ҳайвонот дунёси). Some of the animals such as the wolf, the bear, the boar and the reindeer have become extinct (бўри, айиқ, чўчқа, кийик йўқ бўлиб кетган). Other species of deer are found in wooded areas and in some parts (зотлар, кийик топилди). In addition, there are foxes, badgers and others (тулкилар, бўрсиқлар). There are many resident

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species birds and others, which are regular visitors to Britian (доим яшайдиган, доим келиб кетувчи). The number of ducks, geese and other water fowl is immense (ўрдаклар, ғозлар, уй парандалари кўп, чексиз). There are 3 species of snakes which one is venomous (заҳарли).

SPEAK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Speak about Britain's climate.

2. Speak about Britain's fauna.

3. What species of birds can you see there?

The chief rivers of Great Britain are: the Severn, the Thames, the Aire, the Great Oase, the Wye, the Tay, the Clyde, the Spey, the Tweed, the Tyne.

The largest cities of Great Britain are London, (7.880.760 people), Birmingham (1.101.990), Glasgow (960.527 people), Liverpool (705.310 people), Manchester (616.520 people), Sheffield (534.100 people), Bristol (518.640 people), Leeds (507.780 people), Edinburgh (464.986 people). It has a number of important ports.

Bristol serves the industrial Midlands (Бристоль шаҳри, хизмат қилади).

Glasgow is the principal Scottish port.

Leith is the port of the city of Edmburgh (Лиф, Эдинбург). The chief import is grain (дон).

Belfast is the principal port in Northern Ireland (Белфаст).

Portsmouth is a naval port with developed shipbuilding (Портсмут).

Milford Havan (in Wales) is one of the major oil ports in Great Britain

( Мильфард Хевн катта нефть порти).

Other important ports are Cardiff New port and Grandge Mourn (Кардифф). Goods of every kind pass through the docks (доклар).

The port of London is the largest port.

Liverpool is the second largest port and the major export outlet of the United Kingdom

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Manchester is an inland port (Манчестер, мамлакат ички порти). Petroleum is both the main import and export (нефть, керосин).

Southampton is Britian's largest port for ocean going liners (Саутгамтон - океанда юрадитан кемалар энг катта порти). It is the chief port for ocean passenger traffic (қатнови).

Newcastle upon Tyne and the other Tyne ports serve the industries and the most important coal shipping, largest ship repairing centre in the country (кўмир жўнатиш, кема тузатиш).

Hull serves the industrial centres of Yorkshire and Midlands (Гулль, Йоркшир, Ўрта ер).

Middlesbrough is one of the largest importing centres in Britain for iron ore and exports mainly steel (Мидльбери, темир рудаси, пўлат)

Swansea has the largest ports serving South Wales (Свонси).

Answer the questions and find on the map:

1. What are the chief rivers of Britain ?

2. Find them on the map !

3. What are the largest cities of Britain?

4. What are the main ports of it?

5. Find them on the map!

6. Speak about a) rivers b) cities c) ports of Great Britain.

Exploration for natural gas and oil has been going on in Britain since 1960 and is developing rapidly (қидириш, излаш).

Its major industries include iron, steel, engineering motor vehicles and aircraft, textile and chemicals (ўз ичига олади, машинасозлик, автомобиль созлаш, самолётсозлик, тўқимачилик ва химия маҳсулотлари). Its main exports are manufactured goods such as machinery, vehicles, aircraft, metal manufactures electrical apparatus (тўқимачилик маҳсулотлари, машинасозлик транспорт воситалари, металл ишлаш).

The leading minerals resourses of Britain are coal and coal mining is one of the important British industries (минерал бойлик, кўмир қазиб чиқариш).

Great Britain is a highly industrialized country and today work

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in manufacturing mining and building for every one engaged in agriculture (ишлаб чиқариш, қазиш қуриш, ҳар бири қишлоқ хўжалигида банд).

The central uplands of it between England and Scotland are now widely industrialized (кенг). Britain has a well developed modern machine tool industry (асбоблар). Electrical techniques are of growing importance (электротехника).

Britain airospace industry is well known for producing civil and military aircraft helicopters, guided weapons (аэрокосмик саноат, вертолёт, бошқариладиган қуроллар). Production of textiles is spread throughout the country (тарқалган). The British wool textile industry has been important for many years (юнгни ишлаш саноати).