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I. Sum up what the text tell about.

1. Britain as the ‘the workshop of the world'.

2. Some difficulties in Britain economy after world war.

3. Compromise between two different objectives in economy.

4. The new decisions of Labour and Conservative economists.

5. What was determined by the Conservatives in 1979?

6. The role of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

7. The most notable success of ‘Thatcherism”.

Lesson 4.

I. Guess the meaning of the words.

To occupy визначна пам’ятка

A sight процвітати

A memorial посипати

To contain причал

Research стати дорослим

To authorize прибутковий

Prosper досягнути

Profitable пам’ятник

Fledging складатися

Flour дозволяти

Wharf науковий

Gain займати

II. Read and retell Washington — the Capital of the usa

Washington, the capital of the USA, was founded in 1791. The city was named after the first president George Washington. The population of the city is nearly three million people. The Capitol is the centre of the city. It was built according to the plans of William Thornton, who was an amateur architect. It is situated on Capitol Hill.

The White House is the place where the president of the USA lives and works. This house was first occupied in 1800 by John Adams, who was the first president to live in that house. The White House has 132 rooms. Washington has many sights, for example, the Library of Congress, the Lincoln memorial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and others. The National Gallery of Arts contains art collections by the great masters of the 14th to 18th centuries. The Library of Congress contains millions of books and manuscripts.

Outside the city the Arlington National Cemetery is situated. John Kennedy was buried there. The famous Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also situated there. The industry of the city is not well developed. But Washington is a large scientific and cultural centre.

Many research and designing institutes are concentrated here. There are five universities in the city and the National Academy of Sciences. In Washington it is also difficult to find a park or a square without a monument.

The one very big part of present Washington is Georgetown. Georgetown was officially formed in 1751 when the Maryland Assembly authorized the foundation of a town bordering the Potomac River. It was named George Town in honor of King George II, and very soon it prospered. In the beginning, tobacco was the lifeblood of the fledging community, which soon expanded into a profitable shipping community. Because of its access to the Potomac, Georgetown soon had a commercial and industrial center around the waterfront where flour mills and wharves were constructed. As a result of its prosperity, Georgetown gained a reputation as the fashionable quarter of the capital and was visited by important people from all over the world.