II.What sight of London is it?

1. The official residence of the

Queen.
I.Insert the article the where necessary. Westminster Abbey
The Houses of Parliament
____London
1 is the biggest city in Britain. More than 7 million people live and Buckingham Palace
work there. It is one of the most important cities in the world. It is a centre for 2. The seat of the Government.
business and for tourism. ____London
2 consists of three parts: ___
3 City of London, ____4 the Tower
East End and ____
5 West End. In ____6 City of London there are many banks, offices and the Houses of Parliament
____Stock
7 Exchange. In ____
8 West End we can see many historical places, parks, shops Buckingham Palace
and theatres. It is the world of rich people and money. _____9 East End is the district 3. A symbol of English tradition
where working people live and work. ____
10 Port of London is also there. You can have a Westminster Abbey
very good time in our city. You can visit different cinemas, theatres and museums. The Tower
_____
11 "Odeon" is one of the most famous cinemas of the country. The most famous The London Eye
museums are : ___
12 British Museum and _____13 Tate Gallery. There are many shops in____
14 4. A museum housing the
London. ___Oxford
15 street is London's main shopping centre. People from all over the national collection of Armoury
world buy clothes, shoes, toys and souvenirs there. The street is more than a mile long. the British Museum
The best known departments are _____Selfridges
16 and ______John
17 Lewis. Visit our the Tower
parks. The largest park in____18 London is _____Hyde
19 Park with its ______Speaker's
20 the National Gallery
Corner. Sit on the green grass and try England's favourite food - fish and chips. 5. The second largest cathedral
Many people think that ___London
21 is grey. But in fact red is London's in Europe.
favourite colour. Taxi, ___London
22 underground and red buses will take you in every Westminster Abbey
part of ___
23 city. the Tower
St. Paul ’s Cathedral
6. One of the largest museums in
III.Match the pictures with their descriptions and name the sights. world with the famous exhibits from
prehistoric time to nowadays.
2 4 the National Gallery
1 the British Museum
Buckingham Palace.
7. A geographical centre of
1 3 London.
London Bridge
1. It's a royal church. Many English kings and queens and other 5 Hyde Park
famous people are buried there. This is where the coronation Trafalgar Square
takes place. 8. A fine collection of European
2. This monument is situated in front of Buckingham Palace. paintings.
3. One of the greatest English churches, built by the famous English the National Gallery
architect Sir Christopher Wren. Westminster Abbey
4. William the Conqueror built it. It was a fortress and a royal 6 the British Museum
palace. Later it was a prison and even a zoo. Now it is a museum. 9. The largest clock in Great
5. It's a place wh Britain.
ere the Prime Minister lives. London Eye
6. The financial centre of London. Big Ben
7. The best cinema in London. the Tower
8. The memorial that is in the centre of Trafalgar Square. 10. In this park anyone can stand
9. It’s the geographical centre of London. On the column in the up and say what he wants.
centre there is a statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the Hyde Park
7 Regent’s Park
French at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
10. It’s to the left of Trafalgar Square. It has a fine collection of St. James’s Park
European paintings. It’s the London home of the Queen. When 11. It provides the panoramic view
the national flag is flying on the top she is at home. of London
11. London has also many parks and gardens. It’s the best known It is 8 Tower Bridge
a very democratic park. In the park anyone can stand up and say the London Eye
what they want. the Tower
12. It is the seat of the British Government. And Big Ben is one of 12. From here one can see the
the most famous clocks in the world. Tower of London.
9 Big Ben
12 11 Tower Bridge
the London Eye

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2. What sight of London is it?
1. The official residence of the Queen. - Buckingham Palace
2. The seat of the Government. -the Houses of Parliament
3. A symbol of English tradition -The Tower
4. A museum housing the national collection of Armoury - the Tower
5. The second largest cathedral in Europe. - St. Paul ’s Cathedral
6. One of the largest museums in world with the famous exhibits from prehistoric time to
nowadays. - the British Museum
7. A geographical centre of London. - Trafalgar Square
8. A fine collection of European paintings. - the National Gallery
9. The largest clock in Great Britain. - Big Ben
10. In this park anyone can stand up and say what he wants. - Hyde Park
11. It provides the panoramic view of London. - the London Eye
12.From here one can see the Tower of London. -Tower Bridge

3. Match the pictures with their descriptions and name the sights

1. Westminster Abbey. (4)

2. The Queen Victoria Memorial. (3)
3. St. Paul's Cathedral. (7)
4. The Tower. (1)
5. Number 10 Downing Street. (9)
6. The City of London. (5)
7. The Odeon. (2)
8. The memorial to Admiral Nelson.(6)
9. Trafalgar square(11)
10. Buckingham Palace(10)
11. Hyde Park (8)
12. Houses of Parliament(12)

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