The environment is all the things we need to be able to live - clear water to drink and to wash with, air to breathe and healthy food to eat. we can't live without plants and animals. they help to make the soil, they clean water and air, and they give us all our food. the world is our home and we want to see it clean and beautiful. at the same time we take from nature as much as we can. we cut down forests and build farms, houses, road and factories on the land. while doing it we pollute the environment. we make a lot of waste, some of which is toxic. we dump domestic and industrial waste in the country and pour toxic waste into our rivers, seas and oceans. cars and factories, plants and power stations pollute the air anamareit dangerous to breathe. people have to think about all these ecological problems if they 'want to survive.

Окружающая среда -- это всё,что нужно нам для жизни: чистая вода для питья и мытья,воздух для дыхания и здоровая еда для поедания. мы не можем жить без растений и животных. они создавать почву,очищают воду и воздух и нам всю нашу еду. мир -- это наш дом, и мы хотим видеть его чистым и прекрасным. и в то же время мы берём от природы столько,сколько можем. мы вырубаем леса и строим на земле фермы,дома,дороги и фабрики. при этом мы загрязняем окружающую среду. мы создаём множество отходов,некоторые из которых токсичны. мы сваливаем и промышленный мусор на землю,сливаем токсичные отходы в реки,моря и океаны. машины и фабрики,заводы и электростанции загрязняют воздух и делают его непригодным для дыхания. люди должны думать о всех экологических проблемах,если хотят выжить.

Достопримечательности лондона

london draws people from all over the world. some come on business, some come to study, to work or on holiday. london isnaturally  a very english city and it is very cosmopolitan, containing goods, food and entertainment, as well as people, from many countries of the world.

london spreads its influence over much of the southern areas of england; it gives work to millions of people who live not only in the inner city areas but in surrounding districts.

there is much in london which fascinates visitors and inspires the affection of londoners: the splendor of the royal palaces and the houses of parliament, the dignity of st. paul's cathedral and many monuments and beautiful parks.

london shows examples of buildings that express all the different areas of its history.

buckingham palace is the official london residence of the sovereign. the daily ceremony of the changing of the guards takes place in its courtyard. the palace was built in 1703 by the duke of buckingham.

piccadilly circus has become animportant  meeting point - for as well as sightseers. at its heart is a bronze fountain topped by a figure of a winded archer, known as eros, the pagan god of love.

this area is now famous for its theatres, clubs and shops.

whitehall is a street in central london running from trafalgar square to the houses of parliament and containing many important buildings and government offices, such as the treasury, admiralty and others. in the centre of the roadway stands the cenotaph, the memorial to the fallen of both world wars. the prime minister's residence at no. 10 downing street is directly connected to whitehall.

london is always full of life. the streets are crowded with traffic. high 'double-decker' buses rise above the smaller cars and vans.

the city of london today is the financial powerhouse of the country and one of the chief commercial centers of the western world.

the city has its own lord major, its own government and its own police force. here the medieval buildings stand side by side with modernglass  high-rise offices.

the parks of london provide a welcome contrast to the great built-up areas. st.james's park, green park, hyde park, and kensington gardens are linked together. they form 313 hectares of open parkland in the heart of london.