A VISIT TO LONDON

Take your seats and fasten your belts, please. We are going to take off.

The Queen of England

Elizabeth II

Red double-deckers

The first bus service in London was started in The first double-decker was built in The upper deck didn’t have a roof until The passengers were given raincoats to put on if it started to rain.

Big Ben

Big Ben is one of the finest _____ in the world. It has 4 ____ – a face to each side. The minute hand of the clock is 14 feet long. The clock has a large ____ and 4 ______ bells which can be heard over the BBC.

The Houses of Parliament

It is the place where the ______ government seats. The countries leaders ________ here.

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is ______and big. There are many pigeons on it. They are one of the sights of London.

Nelson’s Colomn

Buckingham Palace

The _______ of Great Britain lives here.

The Tower of London

William the Conqueror built the Tower in the 11 th century.It was a fortress, ________, a prison and _______. Now it is ________.

Westminster Abbey

It is an old ______ which was built in Many English _____ and _______ are buried there.

Isaac Newton is buried here.

The British Museum

One of the halls of the British Museum

Madame Tussaud’s Museum

The museum has one of the largest collections of _____ ______ in the world. Actors, film stars, __________ and sportsmen come face to face with famous _________.

There is a special place for the _________ Family.

Here you can meet the greatest _________ of the _____.

Hyde Park

This park is the _________ of the royal family. It is famous for its outdoor entertainments and its ________ Corner.

London’s parks ___ _____ ___ trees, grass, flowers and water.

You can spend the whole day in the ______ without leaving country.

You can walk among old trees and _______.

The statue of the ________ fairytale hero _________ can be seen in _________ ________.

The Museum of the Moving Image The museum will tell you about the history of _______. Visiting this place you can _____ in a Hollywood western or ______ your own cartoon film. During your visit you can also meet the ________ from the past.

We return home.

Guess the places of interest

What do you know about the British ?

Would you like to visit London?

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