LONDON’S TOUR

I welcome you to London.London is one of the largest cities in the world.About seven million people live here. London is more than thousand years old. London’s most famous sights are Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey and the others. We discussed them last lesson.

THE MAP OF LONDON

The Tower Bridge

-to be of great interest-to stretch across the Thames River-a historical place of interest-to have two towers-to attract a lot of tourists-to make the view of London more attractive

Trafalgar Square

-one of the famous attractions in London-Nelson’s Column-in the middle of the Square-a statue of Nelson on the top of the Column-the famous British admiral-historical victories in the war against Napoleon-to attract many tourists from other countries

The National Gallery

-to be situated in Trafalgar Square-to be famous all over the world-to contain real masterpieces of art and sculpture-to be brought from other countries of the world-to come to the gallery to see its treasures

-to be a very interesting place to see-to be the largest and most important cultural centre in the world-to be founded in 1753-to be opened to the public in 1759-to house now more than seven million objects illustrating human history

The British Museum

Buckingham Palace

-one of the most remarkable sights of the British capital-the official London residence of the British Royal family-Changing of the Guard-in front of the palace-to attract a great number of Londoners and tourists from other countries

Westminster Abbey

-to be situated in the centre of the British capital-a world famous place of interest in London-to be founded in 1065 by Edward the Confessor-to be crowned in the past (all the English monarchs)-to be buried in the Abbey ( many outstanding people of Britain)

The Clock Tower

-to stand near Westminster Palace-to be built in the 19th century (1858)-to have four faces (the clock)-to have a very loud bell-to weigh more than 13 tons (the bell)-Sir Benjamin Hall-to be in charge of the building of the Clock Tower-Big Ben-in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall ( the tall man)

We’ll stop here. Our tour has finished. I hope very much that you have enjoyed this

tourof London.

Thank you and goodbye.