Look through the text again and answer these questions. 1. how big is london compared with other cities? 2. where do people usually arrive when they travel to britain by sea or air? why? 3. what are principal cities in the southeast? 4. what is the southeast famous for? 5. why do people find the southwest attractive? 6. why do you think tourists often come to cambridge? 7. what are the most important industrial cities in england? 8. what are stratford-upon-avon and oxford famous for? 9. what are the main attractions of the north of england? 10. what do you know about the north of england?

Compare your ideas with your partner. 
experience of lifetime сильнейшее впечатление в жизни
to provide with снабжать
to benefit from получать пользу от
to experience firsthand прочувствовать на себе
participant участник
lifelong пожизненный
appreciation of something признательность
to enhance students' lives вносить разнообразие в жизнь студентов
unforgettable awareness of something незабываемое осознание
to gain skills набираться умения
maturity зрелость
self-confidence уверенность в себе
communicativeness общительность

Andrey sergeyevich arshavin was born on may 29, 1981 to leningrad (nowadays – st. petersburg). the love to football in arshavin since the childhood was brought up by the father. it was the quite good player therefore aspired and to see in the son similar attachment to game. andrey arshavin was fond also of drafts, even had on them the youthful category. andrey was engaged in the house of pioneers and school students of the vasileostrovsky area. his instructor convinced that professional game in drafts is that area where arshavin can reach considerable successes. but andrey arshavin chose other way – football