1. Manchester Manchester is a city in England. In 2001, there were over 450,000 people, a population that makes it the 5th largest city in the United Kingdom.

2. It is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was given a city status in 1853. In 2001 Manchester had a population of 452,000. The city is in the middle of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, which has 2,240,230 people and is the United Kingdom's third largest built-up place.

3. Manchester is a very important city in England, and it is called the second city of the UK. It has also been called the "Capital of the North». Manchester has many places for the arts, places for learning, businesses providing media as well as lots of shops. In a poll of British managers in 2006, Manchester was named the best place in Britain to have a business. A report in 2007 said Manchester is a fast-growing city (meaning lots of jobs are being created). Manchester was the host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Manchester United and Manchester City are football teams in the area.

5. Manchester was the first place to have big industry,because of the Industrial Revolution. It was the main place for making cloth and fabric. During the 19th century it had the nickname Cottonopolis, because it had so many cotton mills. The centre of Manchester is important as it is on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, because of its network of canals and mills built during its 19th- century development.

8. Geography

9. Transport

10. University of Manchester

11. Football Teams Manchester City

12. Football Teams Manchester United

13. Presentation was prepared by Stepan Sharov