1. is london the capital and the largest city in the uk? 2. is it population about 8.5 million? 3. is london the country's main industrial and financial centre? 4. is london also one of the largest ports in the uk? 5. is london a great educational and cultural centre as well? 6. is london t raditionally divided into several parts: the city westminster the west end and the east end? 7. is t he heart of london is the city, its financial and business centre? 8. are t here a lot of banks offices and firms there? 9. do few people live here but over a million come to the city to work? 10. is t he city famous for its oldest part the tower of london?
Sergei-Gradus199
17.07.2021
1. i live in russia, which is the world's largest country. 2. of course, on the extensive territory of this country there are many big and small cities, towns, villages and other settlements. 3. some of them are very old, with unique history and traditions. 4. st. petersburg is a large beautiful city in the north-western part of russia. 5. it is a city of white nights, green parks, numerous channels and bridges, granite embankments and railings. 6. many famous russian and foreign architects created the face of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries. 7.saint petersburg is often called the second, cultural or northern capital of russia. 8. its population is three times less – about 5 million people. 9. although st. petersburg is relatively young (just 300 years old), it has a rich history. 10. its name had been changed several times – from petersburg to petrograd, from petrograd to leningrad, and then back to petersburg. 11. here, in 1917, the october socialist revolution began. 12. and just after world war ii , in 1945, leningrad was awarded the title of a hero city for heroism of its citizens during the siege, which had lasted 872 days and was recognized one of the greatest tragedies of this war. 13. today saint petersburg is renowned for a large number of different kinds of museums, art galleries, cultural and historical monuments. 14. among them are the summer garden with its famous railing, the hermitage, the kazan cathedral, the russian museum, the rostral columns, the alexander nevski monastery, the alexander column, the palace square, the triumphal arch, the admiralty, the field of mars, etc. 15. it has an internationally recognized status of a cultural center of global importance.