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— Near... just opposite...
— Good. Here...
— How much...
— The meter says..
— Here it is. Keep..
— Thank you. Good-bye. Enjoy...
9. Make short dialogues as in the examples:
• Example
the talk/short
— The talk is very short,
isn't it?
— Yes, it is. / No, it
isn't.
the journey/short
the charge /big
the sight /wonderful
the sights / wonderful
— The sights are wonderful,
aren't they?
— Yes, they are. / No, they
aren't.
• Example
the tests / stringent
the tests of taxi cab drivers /
stringent
the regulations / strict
• Example
he / go by taxi
— He went by taxi, didn't he?
— Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.
he / hire the cab in the street
the driver / stop near Big Ben
the meter / say three forty
Vladimir / ask the driver to keep
the smal change
10. Role play.
Imagine you are speaking with an English businessman. Tell him about taxi services in your town.
Unit forty two
London and the City
Text
London was not built as a city in the same way as Paris or New York. It began life as a Roman
fortification at a place where it was possible to cross the River Thames. A wall was built around the town for
defence, but during the long period of peace which followed the Norman Conquest, people built outside the
walls. This building continued over the years. In 1665 there was a terrible plague in London which killed too
many people. In 1666 the Great Fire of London ended the plague, but it also destroyed much of the city.
Although many people who had fled London during the plague returned to live in the rebuilt city after the
plague and the Great Fire, there were never again so many Londoners living in the city centre.
These days London has spread further outwards into the country, including surrounding villages. Today
the metropolis of Greater London covers about 610 square miles (1580 sq. km), and the suburbs of London
continue even beyond this area. Some people even commute over 100 miles (over 150 km.) every day to
work in London.
The gradual growth of the city helps to explain the fact that London does not have just one centre, it has a
number of centres, each with a distinct character: the Government centre in Westminster, the shopping and
entertainment centre in the West End, the financial and business centre called the City.