A Trip to London

1. A Trip to London

2.

• - Are you going to London for
the first time?
• - Yes, I have always dreamed
to visit this city.
• - I believe there are many
attractive places.
• - Certainly. I’ll see everything
I’ve read and heard about
London.

3.

• - What would you like to visit in
London?
• - Oh, there are so many places
I want to see. But I’ll start with
the Tower of London.
• - I’ve heard it has a great
history.
• - You are right. I’d like to see
famous ravens.

4.

• - In London there are so many
unusual things.
• - What do you mean?
• - I mean double-decker buses.
• - Oh. We’ll make a doubledecker bus tour about London
and see many sights from its
top.

5. London

London is one of the largest
cities in the world. About
seven million people live
here. London is more
than two thousand years
old. London’s most
famous sights are Tower
Bridge, Big Ben and the
Houses of Parliament,
Trafalgar Square and St.
Paul’s Cathedral.

6. Big-Ben

7. British Museum

8. Buckingham Palace

9. Westminster Abbey

10. Shakespeare’s Birthplace

11. Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

12. St. Paul’s Cathedral

13. Tower of London

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Trafalgar Square

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Trafalgar Square is a geographical center of
London. It’s the largest among London’s
squares. On the column in the centre there is
a statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the
French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

16. National Gallery

17.

The main building of Trafalgar Square is the
National Gallery with its facade in neoclassical style. It has a fine collection of
European paintings.

18. Buckingham Palace

19.

We are at Buckingham Palace. It is the
London home of the Queen. When the flag
is flying on the top she is at home.

20. Big-Ben

21.

St. Stephan’s Tower of the Houses of
Parliament contains the famous Big Ben. It
is one of the most famous clocks in the
world.

22. Westminster Abbey

23.

In a moment you will see Westminster
Abbey. It is a royal church. The last
monarch coronated in the Abbey was
present Queen Elisabeth II.

24. the Tower of London

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Now we are crossing Tower Bridge over the river
Thames. From here you can see the Tower of
London. English kings lived there many years
ago. It was a fortress, a Royal palace and a
prison, but now it’s a museum.
The ravens are another famous sight. The legend
says that without them the Tower will fall.

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2. What is the Tower of London now?
3. What Abbey plays the role of the Royal church?
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6. What is the most famous clock in Great Britain?
7. What gallery can you visit in Trafalgar Square?
8. What birds are the national symbol of London?

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1. In what Palace does the Queen live?
2. What is the Tower of London now?
3. What Abbey plays the role of the Royal church?
4. What square is situated in geographical center of London?
5. In Trafalgar Square there is a monument to Admiral …
6. What is the most famous clock in Great Britain?
7. What gallery can you visit in Trafalgar Square?
8. What birds are the national symbol of London?

28. London Bridge is Falling Down

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

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Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars.
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady!
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

30. The End