3. 1.The house built near the school is very high. 2.In 1066 the Normans conquered England. 3.On the tower of Westminster palace there is a big clock called Big Ben, known all over the world. 4.The national flag of Great Britain known as the Union Jack is white, red and blue. 5.The Tower of London, built nine centuries ago,was a strong fortress. 6. The Normans and the Anglo-Saxons formed the English people.

4. 1.I was peeling potatoes when the knife slipped and I cut myself. 2.What were the students doing when the teacher arrived. 3.While I was waiting the bus, I saw two men running out of a shop. 4.While I was trying to open the door, someone touched my shoulder and I jumped in surprise.

5. London The population Is more than 9 million There are a lot of Architectural art And historic Monuments there. This city is one of The biggest in the World and the Largest city in Europe Big Ben Is the biggest Bell in a clock Tower in This city.

7. CountrypolulationTerritoryCapital United Kingdom60,975,000 244.820 km2London Northern Ireland1.8 million Scotland5.1 million Wales3.0 million England51.1 million

8. Outstanding [aut‘stændiŋ] – görkəmli Monument [ 'mənjumənt] –abidə Royal [rכiəl] – krala məxsus Prison [ prizn] – həbsxana Enormous[i‘nכ:məs ] –nəhəng Raven [‘reivn] –qarğa Style [stail] – üslub Architectual [a:ki'tekt∫rəl] -memarlıq Fortress [f:כtris] - qala

10. The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects,are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was established in 1753. The collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.Now there are 13 million objets in the Britsh Museum 70 million at the Natural History Museum and 150 million at the British Library. The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects,are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was established in 1753. The collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.Now there are 13 million objets in the Britsh Museum 70 million at the Natural History Museum and 150 million at the British Library.

13. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.However, the Tower of london is a complext of several buildings.The tower‘s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison.It has also been an execution place, an armory,a treasury, a zoo, the Royal Mint, a public records office, an observatory and, since 1303, the home of the crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.The Tower is 27 meters high and the walls vary from 4.5 meters thick at the base to 3.3 meters in the upper parts.It is said that there have been at least six ravens in residence at the Towerfor centures.Today their wings are cut, and they can‘t fly.Their names are: castleRiver Thamescentral LondonWhite TowerWilliam the ConquerorcastleRiver Thamescentral LondonWhite TowerWilliam the Conqueror Gwylum (male,18 year old) Thor (male,15 year old) Hugin (female,11 year old) Munin (female,11 year old) Branwen (female,3 year old) Bran (male,3 year old) Gundulf (male,1 year old) Baldrick (male,1 year old) Fleur (female,4 year old)

14. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in the Houses of Parliament in London.People use this nickname for the clock and the tower.This is the world‘s largest four-faced chiming clock and the third largest free-standing clock tower in the world.It celebrates its 150 th birthday in 2009.The clock is a symbol of the United Kingdom and London particularly in the media.

16. Tower Bridge is in London England over the River Thames.It is close the Tower of London which giver it its name.It has become an iconic symbol of London.Tower Bridge is sometimes mistaken as London Bridge.London Bridge is actually the next bridge on the Thames.

18. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British Monarch.It is located in the City of Westminster.The palace is used for state occasions and royal entertaining.It is a major tourist attraction/It was a large townhouse bulit for the Duke of Buckingham.It became the official royal residence with Queen Victoria in 1837. Buckingham Palace is one of the world‘s most familiar building.More than 50.000 people visit the palace each year as guests to banquets lucnhes dinners receptions and the royal garden parties.

21. The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Lambeth in England, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The wheel was designed by architects Frank Anatole, Nic Bailey, Steven Chilton, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, and the husband-and-wife team of Julia Barfield and David Marks. The London Eye was formally opened by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 31 December 1999, although it was not opened to the public until 9 March 2000 because of technical problems. By July 2002, 8.5 million people had ridden the Eye.

23. The House of Parliament represents the United Kingdom and other British foreign lands.The leader is the Queen Queen Elizabeht II.The House of Lords‘ members are chosen by the Queenon the advice from the British Prime Minister/The House of Commons is democratically elected every 5 years.The Houses meet in separate rooms in building called the Houses of Parliament.It was formed in 1707 and is now called “the mother of parliaments” because it is an example for many democracies.

24. The National Gallery in London was founded in 1824.It has a rick collection of over 2.300 paintings.This art is from the mid- 13th century to 1900.the gallery‘s collection belongs to the people of the United Kingdom and is free of charge. The National Gallery in London was founded in 1824.It has a rick collection of over 2.300 paintings.This art is from the mid- 13th century to 1900.the gallery‘s collection belongs to the people of the United Kingdom and is free of charge.

26. 1. What do you know about London? 2. Have you ever been there? 3. Would you like to go there?