London is the capital of Great Britain

1
London is the capital of Great Britain
2
BIG BEN
CROSSWORD
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
word combinations.
PICCADILLY CIRCUS
CROSSWORD
THE TOWER OF LONDON
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
CONTENTS
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
London is the capital of Great Britain
Famous sights of London.
3
London
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you
to London. London is one of the largest cities in
the world. About seven million people live here.
London is more than two thousand years old.
Londons most famous sights are Tower Bridge, Big
Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar
Square and St. Pauls Cathedral. Youll see all
these places and much more of London from our red
double-decker.
4
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 oclock. And then you hear the deep boom of
Big Ben six times.
BIG BEN

5

• 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 11.30 a.m.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE
6

• Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of
  six streets.
• Weve just passed Piccadilly Circus and now we
  are making our way to Buckingham Palace. Look
  right. We are passing Hyde Park. In the park
  anyone can stand up and say what they want.
• Its a very democratic park.

PICCADILLY CIRCUS
7
You can see the Tower of London from the
river Thames. The Tower is very old. It has a
long and cruel history. Its not just one
building. The tall building is the White Tower,
the oldest part of the Tower of London . The
Bloody Tower is near the river. You do not see
blood there today. But the Bloody Tower has a
history of blood the blood of men, women and
even children. Now the King and the Queen of
Britain do not live in the Tower. When the Queen
is in London, she stays in Buckingham Palace.
THE TOWER OF LONDON
8
The famous clock Big Ben stands near the
Houses of Parliament. The countrys leaders speak
in the Houses of Parliament.The Houses of
Parliament stand beside the river Thames. You can
also see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
from Westminster Bridge.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
9
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
On the column in the centre there is a
statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French
at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. To the left
of us you can see the National Gallery. It has a
fine collection of European paintings.
10
Westminster Abbey is a symbol of England.
Its 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 1065. The coronation of all
British Kings and Queen takes place in
Westminster Abbey.Some famous English people are
also buried here. The funeral service for Diana,
Princess of Wales took place in Westminster Abbey
in September 1997. Here you can see the tombs of
many British kings and queens and other famous
people and the beautiful Henry VII Chapel.
WESTMISTER ABBEY
11
10
C
E
A
L
A
P

1. Its the London home of the Queen.
2. The French Battle of ______ in the 1805.
3. You can see the _____________ from the river
   Thames. The ______ is very old. It has a long and
   cruel history.
4. ___________ has a history of blood.

1
A
L
T
G
R
A
R
F
A
2
W
E
T
O
R
3
O
O
B
D
Y
L
4
G
B
I
5
E
B
Y
B
A
6
L
D
R
A
I
A
M
7
A
W
D
R
D
E
8
9
L
D
N
O
O
N
T

1. ________ is really a bell. You hear it every
   hour.
2. The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales
   took place in ________ in September 1997.
3. On the column in the centre there is a statue of
   _________.
4. We know that Westminster Abbey was built by King
   _______ in 1065.
5. The capital of Great Britain.

12
Write down the word combinations.
B
E
N
H
T
E
W
E
T
O
R
C
E
A
L
A
P
A
L
T
G
R
A
R
F
A
P
T
L
N
M
I
E
R
A
A
G
B
I
W
E
T
O
R
A
N
B
G
I
M
H
C
U
K
O
F
L
D
N
O
O
N
O
E
H
T
E
H
U
S
S
W
E
T
O
R
W
R
T
E
S
M
I
S
T
E
N
S
R
E
Q
U
A
W
E
T
O
R
E
B
Y
B
A
B
L
O
O
D
Y
B
R
I
D
G
E
W
H
I
T
E
13
1
C
E
I
H
R
S
P
H
T
O
R
1.Its the greatest work of the architect sir
E
T
D
W
L
O
Y
B
O
R
2
O
2. But the has history of blood. 3. Its the
meeting point of six street. 4. Trafalgar 5.
One of the most famous clocks in the world. 6.
Second famous church. 7.on the column in the
centre there is statue of 8.It was fortress, a
royal palace and later a prison. 9.its the
London home of the Queen. 10.The another famous
sight 11. happens every day at 11.30 a.m. 12.It
has a fine collection of European paintings
13.Who defeated the French at the Battle of in
1805. 14.Earlier in our tour we saw a famous
royal church. 15.The tall building is the the
oldest part of the Tower of London 16.Its the
largest observation wheeling the world. 17.You
can see the Tower of London from
U
C
I
R
C
S
3
S
Q
U
A
R
E
4
B
G
B
I
E
N
5
S
U
L
A
T
S
P
6
O
N
E
N
S
L
7
L
W
T
E
O
R
O
N
D
O
F
O
N
O
8
A
P
C
E
L
A
9
R
A
S
N
E
V
10
R
G
11
A
U
D
Y
A
R
L
A
G
L
12
I
13
A
A
L
T
G
R
A
R
F
M
W
R
T
E
S
I
S
T
E
N
14
15
E
E
T
W
O
R
W
I
T
H
N
E
16
L
O
N
D
O
E
Y
T
H
E
M
E
S
R
I
V
E
R
17