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A trip to London

2. The motto of the lesson

A man who is tired of London
The motto of the lesson
is tired of life.
Samuel Johnson

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East or West
like home
An
Englishman’s
house
home is best
There is no place
is his castle

4. Our associations

LONDON

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Westminster Abbey
Regent’s Park
Andriyivskyi Uzviz
Khreshchatyk Street
St. Sophia’s Cathedral
Tower Bridge
The Houses of Parliament
Kyiv Pecherska Lavra
The Golden Gates
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
Madam Tussaud’s
Museum
Hydro Park

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London stands
on the river
Thames, it is
not very long
but it is very
deep.
Londoners call
it “the Father of
London”.

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London, the capital of the UK, is a very old
city. It is two thousand years old. Many
years ago London was a small town which
was founded by Romans and it was called
“Londinium”.

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Now London is
a big port and
a beautiful
city with
large squares
and parks.
About 7
million
people live
here.

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And now we
start our tour
from Tower
Bridge. It is
the most
famous bridge
over the
Thames. It is
more than 100
years old.

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From Tower
Bridge you can
see the Tower of
London. Tower
of London is a
very old building. It is nine
hundred years
old. It was a
fortress, a royal
palace and a
prison. Now it's
a museum.

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There are many ravens in the Tower. The
English people like them very much. A man
looks after the ravens and gives them food in
the morning and in the evening.

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Now you can see St. Pauls Cathedral. One of the
greatest English churches, and it is not far from the
Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir
Christofer Wren built it after the Great Fire.

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It is a beautiful building with many columns
and towers.

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The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the
British government. Another name of this
building is the Palace of Westminster.

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There two
towers in the
Palace of
Westminster
: the Victoria
Tower and
the Clock
Tower,
another
name of
which is Big
Ben.

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Big Ben is the symbol of London.

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Now we are at Buckingham Palace. The
Palace is the official home of the British
royal family.

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When the flag is flying on the top the Queen is
at home. There are almost 600 rooms in the
Palace.

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The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard
at Buckingham Palace is a great tourist
attraction.

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Westminster Abbey is the royal church. It is one of
the most famous and beautiful churches in
London. It is more than nine hundred years old.

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There are so
many
monuments
and statues
there. Many
English kings
and queens are
buried there. It
is famous for
the Poet's
Corner.

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The largest park
in London is
Hyde Park. It is
the property of
the royal
family. Hyde
Park is one of
the most
popular places
of London on
hot summer
days.

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It is famous for its Speaker’s Corner. There
are many other green parks and
gardens there too.

42. a) St. Paul’s Cathedral b) Big Ben e) Buckingham Palace c) The Tower of London d) Westminster Abbey

a) St. Paul’s Cathedral
f) The Houses of Parliament
b) Big Ben e) Buckingham Palace g) Tower Bridge
c) The Tower of London
d) Westminster Abbey

43. Complete the sentences

1. London is the capital of…
2. London is situated on…
3. The Queen of the UK lives in…
4. One of the greatest and oldest
churches is…
5. …is in the centre of London.
6. The most interesting museum is…
7. The largest clock is…