Class 9. Dive 17. Big Ben

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Big Ben is known as Great Britain’s most famous clock and one of London’s best-known sights, situated on the bank of …........ river Thames. It’s popular both with visitors and Londoners.

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Some people refer it to the clock tower itself, …...... use the name just for the clock.

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Irrespective of the definition, Big Ben is massive. The tower is 315 feet (96 m) high. …....... of the four faces of the clock is 23 feet square and the figures are each 2 feet tall.

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There are some legends as to the origin of the name Big Ben. Some people believe it …........ during the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as “Big Ben”.

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Another possibility is that the name referred to Benjamin Caunt, a heavyweight boxing champion of the time …........ nickname was “Big Ben”

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What bank is Big Ben situated on?

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The name Big Ben is the name of the largest bell in the clock.

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The tower is 315 feet (96 m) long.

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Each of the four faces of the clock is 23 feet square and the figures are each 2.5 feet tall

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The book mentions only two legends about the name of the clock.

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The second legend of the name Big Ben referred to Benjamin Franklin, a heavyweight boxing champion of the time whose nickname was “Big Ben”