Read the title and the headings. What do you know about these two
disasters? How are the buildings in the pictures related to them?
Listen and read to find out.
7.R2 Mark the statements (1-6) T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).
1 The Kebin earthquake was the first earthquake in southern Kazakhstan.
2 Over 700 buildings in Almaty survived the earthquake.
3 People built the Ascension Cathedral without nails.
4 The Great Fire of London started in a bakery.
5 The Great Fire of London lasted a week.
6 Samuel Pepys was a rich man.
Pronunciation​

Great Britain occupies a large island to the West of Europe. London is the capital of Great Britain. It is situated on the bank of the Thames. The population of  London is about 9 million people and Great Britain's population is about 56 million. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial capitalist country. London is a large industrial and cultural centre. The main branches of Great Britain's industry are machine building and shipbuilding. London is known all over the world for its places of interest such as: Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, St. Paul's Cathedral and others.

 Великобритания занимает большой остров к западу от Европы .
 Great Britain is situated on (=occupies) a large island to the west of Europe.
 Лондон - столица Великобритании .
 London is the capital of Great Britain.
 Он расположен на берегу Темзы.
 It stands (=is situated) on the river Thames.
Население Лондона 9 млн человек , а Великобритании 56млн.
The population of London is nine million people, and the population of Great Britain is fifty-six million people.
Великобритания - высоко развитая промышленная капиталистическая страна . Great Britain is a highly developed industrial capitalist country. 
Лондон - крупный промышленный и культурный центр.
London is a large industrial and cultural centre.
Основные отрасли промышленности Великобритании - машиностроение,кораблестроениe.
The main branches of industry in Great Britain are machine-building and ship-building.
Лондон известен всему миру своими достопримечательностями, такими как Букингемский дворец,Британский музей, собор Св. Павла, Тауэрский дворец и Тауэрский мост, Вестминстерский дворец с башней Биг Бен и Вестминстерское аббатство, колесо обозрения Лондонский глаз и др.
London is famous all over the world for its sights such as Buckingam Palace, the British museum, Saint Paul's Cathedral, Tower bridge and the Tower museum, The Houses of Parliament with Big Ben clock, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye wheel and many other sights.