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LONDON

LONDON. FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME!. LONDON. London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom situated on the Thames river, the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world. HISTORY.

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LONDON

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  1. LONDON FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME!

  2. LONDON London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom situated on the Thames river, the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world.

  3. HISTORY London began on two small patches of dry land in the middle of a marsh on the north bank of the Thames. That was before the Romans came. In Roman times it was named Londinium, and was already a centre of trade. Today London covers a vastarea, with millions of inhabitants.

  4. CITY OF LONDON Actually there are several Londons. First, there is the City of London. It is an area of one square mile running along the Thames Embankment from about Waterloo Bridge to Tower Bridge. It is the financial and business centre of Great Britain. About half a million people work there during the day. At night it isalmostdeserted.

  5. GREATER LONDON Finally there is Greater London which includes inner London and the suburbs. It forms a kind of circle with a radius from fifteen to twenty miles.

  6. BUCKINGHAM PALACE It is the official residence of the Royal family. It is very interesting to watch the ceremony which dates back to the 17th century. It is called Changing of the Guard. The ceremony takes place in front of BUCKINGHAM PALACE every day at 11.30 a.m. and lasts for 30 minutes. The Queen’s Guards wear traditional uniforms and tall black fur caps called busbies. When the Queen is at the residence the flag is flying on the top of Buckingham Palace.

  7. THE WORLD LARGEST PORT The existence of London depended on its water-born trade which still makes London one of the world’s largest ports. Historical and geographical circumstances have turned London into one of the world’s most important commercial and cultural centre.

  8. LONDON AS A CULTURAL CENTRE London has many different faces. -There is the West End, a fashionableshopping and entertainment centre, where, mostly, well-to-do people live. -There is Mayfair stretching from the West End along Park Lane to Marble Arch.

  9. MUSEUMS and ART GALLERIES London is also famous for its art galleries and museum. The National Gallery contains a rich collection representing works of all European schools of painting existed between the 13th and the 19th centuries. In 1897 the Tate Gallery was opened in London. Now it contains valuable collections of British and European paintings and modern sculptures. The British Museum is famous for its library and reading halls. Madame Tussaud’s Museum is famous for its collection of waxworks.

  10. BIG BEN Big Ben is the name given to the clock on one of the towers of the Houses of Parliament. The clock with its bell is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the chief Commissioner of Works when the Houses of Parliament were rebuilt in 1850. Sir Benjamin Hall was a very tall and stout man. His nickname was «Big Ben»

  11. RIGHT OR WRONG 1. Actually there are several Londons. Right Wrong 2. At night the City of London is almost deserted. Right Wrong 3. London began when the Romans came. Right Wrong 4. London is the largest city in Britain and one of the smallest in the world. Right Wrong

  12. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS • Is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom situated on the Thames river? • How was London named in Roman times? • How many Londoners are there? • What is the City of London? • Where is a fashionable shopping and entertainment centre situated?

  13. FILL IN THE GAPS 1. In Roman times London was already a centre of …. a) entertainment b) trade c) business 2. At …. it is almost deserted. a) midnight b) noon c) night 3. It forms … … … circle with a radius from fifteen to twenty miles. a) a type of b) a kind of c) a sort of 4. Finally there is Greater London which … inner London and the suburbs. a) divides b) separates c) includes 5. London one of the … largest ports. a) world’s b) city’s c) country’s

  14. FIND ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS • The West End is a part of London, where, mostly,(состоятельные)people live. • Today London covers a vast area, millions of (жителей). • About half a million people work (там) during the day. • This is a (обширная) area running eastward from the City. • (Затем)there is the Country of London. • It is the financial and (деловой)centre of Great Britain. • inhabitant • well-to-do • then • business • vast • there

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