Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists. Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards. · Answer the question: 1. Is Britain the most industrialized society in the world? 2. How many farms are there in the UK? 3. Why do more and more farmers leave the land? 4. Are most British farmers big? 5. What do they grow in the east of England? 6. Where do they raise sheep and cows? 7. How do the small family farms do to earn more money? 8. How old are hedges? 9. What do farmer do to use modern machinery? 10. Are now most fields in England are large or small?