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London sights

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Let’s learn a poem!

• There are a lot of cities
• Beautiful and fine
• But the city I’d like to visit
• Is no doubt, London!

London

• is the capital of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• It is the largest city in Europe and one of the largest cities in the world .

London is a great tourist centre. There are a lot of places of interest in London which attract thousands of tourists every year. The most popular sights are the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament .

The Tower of London

In the centre of the city there is the Tower of London, which was built in 1066. Once it was a royal palace , then a prison for criminals .  Today it is one of the most famous museums of London.

Black ravens live in the Tower. Here you can see one of them. A legend says that as long as the ravens live here, England is safe from invasion.

One of the most famous attractions of the Tower are 36 beefeaters.

Beefeaters guard the Tower of London and look after the ravens.

The Houses of Parliament were built in 1834.

There are two houses in the Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Here you can see the famous clock Big Ben .

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is the favourite place of Londoners and tourists.

Tower Bridge

There are about 20 bridges across the river Thames. The most popular one is Tower Bridge. It has become the symbol of England.

Look at Tower Bridge at night!

Westminster Abbey

It’s a royal church.

Almost all kings and queens of Britain are buried here.

Westminster Abbey

St. Paul’s Cathedral

This cathedral was built by famous British architect Sir Christopher Wren. A lot of famous people are buried here.

There a lot of beautiful parks and gardens in London where people can have a rest.

St. James’s Park

In London Zoo you can see thousands of exotic animals.

The London Eye looks like a giant bicycle wheel.

Its diameter is 135 meters.

The Eye is especially popular with children .

Разработка Гайсиной М.В. 2005 г.

London sights

• Trafalgar Square
• The Houses of Parliament
• Big Ben
• Tower Bridge
• The Tower of London
• Westminster Abbey
• St. Paul’s Cathedral
• London Eye

Let’s learn a dialogue!

• P1: Would you like to visit London?
• P2: Yes, I would.
• P1:What would you like to see in London?
• P2: I’d like to see Big Ben.

Your homework: Ex. 29 P. 95 to translate the texts

Good luck!

Have a nice day!