Презентация по английскому языку "Юго-восток Англии"

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  The Southeast
  of England
  
  

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  The Southeast is the most densely populated region
  of England.
  

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  It is only 11 per cent of the land area of the country, but a third
  of the total population lives here.
  

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  Because of this a large part of the region is affected by urban devel­opment: housing, factories, offices and a complex network
  of roads and motorways.
  

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  However, there is still attractive countryside to be found in all counties outside the influence of London.
  

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  The south cost has a mild and sunny climate which makes it popular both with holiday-makers and with the elderly, who find it
  a comfortable area to retire to.
  
  

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  The county of Kent is known as the Garden of England because it produces a lot of the fruit and vegetables which are eaten all over the country. The soil and climate make ideal growing conditions.
  
  

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  Brighton, on the south coast,
  is a famous seaside resort.
  

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  There are entertainments of all kinds.
  

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  Brighton Pier is a popular place
  to spend a few hours, especially
  if the weather is not good enough to stay on the beach.
  

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  Brighton is also well known
  as a conference centre, all the major political parties, as well as the Trade Union Congress, may hold their conferences there in autumn.
  
  

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  Canterbury is a town in Kent with
  a population of about 120,000.
  

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  It is the religious capital of England because its cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop
  of Canterbury who is head of the Church of England.
  
  

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  From the 12th to the 15th centuries,
  it was a place of pilgrimage.
  

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  Thousands of people came to pray at the shrine of a former Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered
  in the Cathedral in 1170. His name was Thomas Becket.
  
  

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  The best-known Canterbury pilgrims are probably those who appear
  in the book by Geoffrey Chaucer,
  "The Canterbury Tales".
  

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  It was written in the 14th century, when the pilgrimage had become
  a rather pleasant holiday for the groups of people who travelled together
  for protection and companionship.
  

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  "The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of stories told by the members
  of a group of pilgrims.
  

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  Through the stories we get a vivid picture of the religious and social life of the 14th century.
  

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  There are twenty-nine pilgrims altogether, including a knight,
  a doctor, a miller, a middle-aged widow and numerous members of religious orders of one kind or another.