London. Sightseeing tour.

London Sightseeing Tour

«The world is a book and those who don’t travel read only one page» St.Augustine The motto: The more you live The more you travel The more you travel The more you see The more you see The more we learn

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Associations with London….

Westminster Abbey Madam Tussaud’s Museum Trafalgar Square London Eye The Tower of London Buckingham Palace St. Paul's Cathedral Big Ben London The main sights of London

Three main parts of London: The City The West End The East End

It is in the center of London. There is Nelson's Column with the figure of the great seamen Admiral Nelson in the center of square. Trafalgar Square

Nelson's column

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace-is the Royal residence. It was built in 1703.It is now the official home of Queen Elizabeth.

Inside There are nearly six hundred rooms and 3 miles of red carpet. Buckingham Palace is like a small town, with a police station, a hospital, a bar, a cinema and a swimming pool.

The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government. Big Ben is one of the most famous clocks in the world. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

St. Paul's Cathedral

Inside

Madame Tussaud's Museum It is the world’s most famous waxwork museum. Museum has got wax models of famous people from all over the world. The models look like real people. 2 million tourists go there every year.

The Tower of London

This castle has been a Royal palace, a prison, a fortress but it is only a museum today. The ravens are another famous sign. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall.

The British Museum

It has one of the largest libraries in the world. There are many old books and manuscripts there.

Big Ben The large clock in one of the towers of the Houses of Parlament is “Big Ben. It is the name of 13 ton bell hung within the clock Tower. You can hear the sound of “Big Ben” every hour

London Eye

A double decker is a transport that has two levels for passengers. The first double-deckers appeared in London in 1820th.  They were called “Omnibuses”. They became red in 1950th.  The double-deckers are very popular in London.

Underground The tube -the 1st ever Underground railway system in the world. It opened more than 100 years ago. It has 300 underground stations and it is about 300 kilometers long. The tube is used by hundreds of people who travel from the suburbs into central London every day.

Match the parts to make a sentence 1.The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren a) the seat of the British government. 2.There are 600 rooms in b) a place where you can see all the celebrities at once, even if they are only wax figures. 3.There is Nelson's Column c) has been a Royal palace, a prison, a fortress but it is only a museum today. 4.Madame Tussaud's museum is d) the richest part of London. 5.The Houses of Parliament is 6.The Tower of London 7.The West End is g) Buckingham Palace. 8.London Eye is h) in the center of Trafalgar Square

Complete the sentences 1. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the _____ attraction of London. 2. Nelsons Column surrounded by _________ 3. Take a ride on a _________ bus. 4. Experience the city by _____. 5. Covent Garden today – is a house of _________, pubs and _____. 6. Tower of London is a historic __________ nowadays. 7. London Bridge was constructed in _____. 8. Houses of Parliament also known as Westminster ________. 9. Buckingham Palace – is the residence of _______ monarch. 10. London Eye is the world’s ________ Ferris wheel. 10th fountains double-decker water restaurants shops landmark 1894 Palace British largest

Correct the mistakes 1. In the center of Trafalgar Square there is a statue to Prince Albert. 2. The Tower of London is one of the newest building in London. 3. At Sir Tussaud’s there are wax statues of famous people. 4.Trafalgar Circus was built to remember the battle of Trafalgar. 5. St. Peter’s Cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London. 6.Big Bob is the Great Bell on the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament. 7. The Queen Elizabeth II and her family live in a part of the Houses of Parliament. 8.London Ear is a giant Ferris wheel rises 135 m high on the south bank of the River Thames. Admiral Nelson oldest Madam Square Paul’s Ben Buckingham Palace Eye

"When a man is tired of London he is tired of life"

It is a tower of the Houses of Parliament with a huge bell in the clock. Big Ben

In the 11th century, this castle has been a Royal palace, a prison, a zoo, but it is only a museum today. Tower of London

This charming cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London. St. Paul’s Cathedral

It is in the centеr of the West End. In the centеr there is Nelson’s Column with a figure of a great seaman. Trafalgar Square

It’s official name is the Palace of Westminster. The seat of the British government. The Houses of Parliament

It is the place, where British Queen and her family live. Buckingham Palace

It has one of the largest libraries in the world. The British Museum

London Eye

There you’ll see realistic, life-size wax figures of famous people. Madame Tussaud's Museum

It is the Heart of London, it's financial and business centre. There are many banks, offices and firms there. The City