London. Parts and transport.

  Traditionally London is divided into several parts: the City, Westminster, the West End , the East End . They are very different from each other.

The heart of London is the City ,

its financial and business centre.

A lot of banks, offices and firms are situated there.

Few people live here, but over a million people come to the City to work.

One expression that describes the City perfectly is

"Money makes the world go round”.

The political centre of London is Westminster .

It is the part of London where there are a lot of offices.

The West End is the richest and most beautiful part of London.

It is the symbol of wealth and luxury.

You can see the best hotels, shops, restaurants, clubs,

and theatres.

The East End is the industrial part.

It is the poorest district of London.

There are a lot of factories, workshops here.

The streets are narrow, the buildings are not beautiful.

London has five airports in or near the city :

- Heathrow,

- Gatwick,

- London City Airport,

- Stansted,

- Luton.

The city has eight big train stations.

You can catch a train from London to Paris or Brussels now.

Many people live outside London and come into the city for work every day.

There are a lot of cars in London. But the city is famous for its black taxis and red buses.

You can move across London on the Underground, too.

Londoners also call it "the Tube".

The London Underground is the oldest and the longest in the world.

People first used it in 1863.