“Welcome to London!”

Welcome to London!

LET’S KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UK! ABOUT THE UK!

The UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

National flag of the UK

Great Britain on the map Capital: London Population:59,5 mln. Square: square km Cash: English pound Language: English

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London’s places of interest. Buckingham Palace Big Ben Houses of Parliament Tower of London Tower bridge Madame Tussaud's Museum Sherlock Holmes Museum London National gallery

London

Trafalgar Square

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Nelson’s Column

The National Gallery

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Buckingham Palace

This is Buckingham Palace – the place where British kings and queens live when they are in London. Important visitors often go to the palace. They meet Queen Elizabeth and the royal family inside the palace. A lot of tourists go to Buckingham Palace. They stand outside and see the Changing of the Guard. It happens every day at a.m.

The Houses of Parliament

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is a symbol of England. It’s a royal church. The legend says that Westminster Abbey was founded by St Peter himself. We know that Westminster Abbey was built by King Edward in The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place in Westminster Abbey.Some famous English people are also buried here. Here you can see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people.

Tower of London

The Tower of London is a very old building. It is nine hundred years old. In the early days of England the English kings lived in the Tower. Then it was a prison where many people died. Black ravens had much food near the walls о f the Tower in those days. Black ravens live outside the Tower now. The English people like them very much. Now it’s a museum housing the National Collection of Armour and Royal Regalia. Many tourists from other countries come to see it. They see the dark stone halls with small windows and thick doors. The Tower is still guarded by the famous Beefeaters who wear a traditional Sixteenth century uniform.

Tower Bridge

Piccadilly Circus is a square in the central part of London. In the square you can see people of many nationalities. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting-point of 6 streets. London’s famous restaurants and best- known theatres and cinemas are on Piccadilly Circus.

Hyde Park

Tourists in London always want to visit Westminster and see Big Ben. They want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. Big Ben is one of the most famous clocks in the world. Big Ben is really a bell. You hear it every hour. It is a big bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the radio: “This is the BBC. The time is six o’clock.” And then you hear the deep boom of Big Ben six times.

Madame Tussaud’s

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

The Globe Theatre

Windsor Castle

London streets

DOUBLE DACKER BUS

Victoria Memorial

The Beatles

Game “Sights in London” Which sights of London are visited by thousands. But it’s official home for only one family. It was a fortress, a royal palace and later a prison. It’s a museum now. It’s London’s most famous bridge. It’s the last bridge crossing the Thames. It’s one of the most famous clocks in the world. You can hear the sound of it every hour in London.

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BRITAIN QUIZ

Choose the correct answer for each question. 1. What is the capital of Great Britain? a. Edinburgh; b. Boston; c. London.

Choose the correct answer for each question. 2.The British flag is often called… a. the Union Jack; b. the Stars and Stripes; c. the Maple Leaf.

Choose the correct answer for each question. 3. What colour are the buses in London? a. red; b. blue; c. black.

Choose the correct answer for each question. 4. Britain's national drink is… a. Tea; b. Coca-Cola; c. Coffee.

Choose the correct answer for each question. 5.The kilt is… a. a pair of trousers; b. a shirt. c. a skirt;

6. What is the official name of this country? a) Britain b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain c) England

7.What is the national flag of the UK?

8.Money in the UK is… a) Dollars b) Pounds c) Euro

9.What is the most popular free time activity? a) Watching TV b) Gardening c) Reading

10.Which is the oldest university? a) Cambridge b) Oxford c) London

11.Sir Christopher Wren built… a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) Trafalgar Square d) St. Paul’s Cathedral

12.Speaker’s Corner is in… a) Hyde Park b) Green Park c) Regent’s Park

13.This is … a) Westminster Abbey b) The Houses of Parliament c) The Tower

14.When is Halloween celebrated? a) December 25 th b) February 14 th c) October 31th

15.In Scotland, what vegetable was traditionally carved into a jack-o’- lantern? a) A watermelon b) A turnip c) A pumpkin

16. … is a very democratic park. A) Hyde Park. B) Regent’s Park. C) St. Jame’s Park.

17. They change the Guard every day at… A)9: 30 a.m. B) 11: 30 a.m. C) 12: 00 a.m.

18. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting-point of … A) 5 streets. B) 7 streets. C) 6 streets.

London sights

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