a) Famous British people. b) London’s places of interest. c) How to get from Moscow to London. Speakers’ Corner* Уголок Ораторов

a) Famous British people

b) London’s places of interest

c) How to get from Moscow to London

London is the capital city of Great Britain. It is the largest city in Britain. It has got a population of about 7 million people. It is a very old city. It was founded by the Romans.

You can see Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square. There are two fountains in the square and you can feed pigeons here.

The Tower of London was built in the 11^th century. It was a prison but now it is a museum. You can see the Crown Jewels here. Tower Bridge is near the Tower of London. It was opened in 1894.

Westminster Abbey is a beautiful church where the Coronation Ceremony takes place. Westminster Abbey is in west London, near the Houses of Parliament where you can see and hear the famous clock Big Ben.

Hyde Park is the most popular park in London. At Speakers’ Corner* anybody can speak about anything except*the Queen.

The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace. The Palace has large gardens. Soldiers stand in front of the Palace. The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard*is always a great tourist attraction. The guards wear special uniforms: bearskin hats (called ‘busby’), black trousers and red coats.

London stands on River Thames. There are 27 bridges over the Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river.

A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to use an underground train. Londoners call the underground the ‘tube’. There are many famous red buses in London called double-deckers and London taxis are called black cabs.

Speakers’ Corner* Уголок Ораторов

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the Changing of the Guard* Смена Караула