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London
London is the capital of Great Britain. London is a very old town. London is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. There were a lot of villages round it. After many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very large city. Some of the names of thosevillages are the names of the streets in modern London-Kensington, Westminster. Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks. The city of London is the business centre. East End includes the poor districts. West of London is the West End where rich people live. Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London. In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is the column made of granite. On the top of the column there is a 17-feet-tall statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1809. The total high of the monument is 184 feet (44 meters).On the pedestal is a bronze relief cast from a captured French cannon, representing Nelson’s victory. Trafalgar Square is one of the busiest place in London, where people go to. On the North side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery. The National Gallery has one of the finestcollections of pictures in the world.
1. Answer the questions
a. What is the capital of Great Britain?
b. How many years is London?
c. What includes the poor districts?
d. Where is the Admiral Nelson column?
2. Complete the sentences
a. On the top of the column …
b. London is two…
c. On the north side…
d. The total high…
e. There were…
f. West of London….
3. Find in the text
a. Національна галерея має одну з найпрекрасніших колекцій світу.
b. Трафальгарска площа знаходится в центрі Вест Енду в Лондоні.
c. Зараз Лондон –одне з найкрасивіших міст з великими площами та
сквераии.
d. Через багато років Лондон і три сотні сіл перетворилися на одне велике
місто.
e. Деякі з цих сіл стали назвами в сучасному Лондоні.
Ответы
1
a) London is the capital of Great Britain
b)London is two thousand years old
c)East End includes the poor districts.
d)In the centre of Trafalgar Square
2
a)On the top of the column there is a 17-feet-tall statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1809
b)London is two thousand years old
c) On the North side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery
d)The total high of the monument is 184 feet (44 meters).
e) There were a lot of villages round it.
f)West of London is the West End where rich people live.
3
a)The National Gallery has one of the finestcollections of pictures in the world.
b) Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London.
c)Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks
d) After many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very large city
e) Some of the names of thosevillages are the names of the streets in modern London-Kensington, Westminster