England.
The UK or the United Kingdom of Great Britain is
an English-speaking country. London is the capital.
When I travel to London, firs of all I want to see
the Houses of Parliament and, of course, Big Ben. It is the biggest clock -
bell in Britain. Big Ben weights 13.5 tons.
There are a lot of places of interest in London.
Buckingham Palace is one of them. It is the
official residence of the Queen Elizabeth the III. And one more example of
sightseeing is Westminster Abbey. It was founded in 1050 and it is situated in
the centre of London. Many outstanding Englishmen were buried in the Abbey.
There are a lot of beautiful squares in London.
Trafalgar Square is the centre of West End. We can see a statue of the Admiral
Lord Nelson in the middle of this square.
We have to note great museums, galleries and
libraries of London. Henry Tale was the founder of the Tate Gallery. History
tells he was a sugar manufacturer and was fond of paintings. Henry Tale had
collected a great deal of pictures.
Most of all tourists wish to visit the British
Museum. It was founded in 1753. There is a huge reading hall there and a
library with lots of books.
London is closely connected with the London
Underground. It is the oldest one in the world. The first line was opened in
1870. This line was like a tube, that’s why it was called the Tube. Englishmen
call the old lines the Tube, the new ones – the Underground.
Travelers and visitors to London prefer to travel
by a red double-decker bus for seeing plenty of interesting places from the top
of this unusual bus.
The guides usually advise to visit the Tower of
London. It is a historical old building. It is nine hundred years old. The
Tower of London is situated on the river Thames. It is interesting to know that
the Tower of London was a prison in old times of England.
Black ravens lived near this prison. In our days
the Tower of London is a museum. The black ravens live in the gardens of the
Tower. You can see a man who looks after the ravens.
English people like animals. It is known that many
families of Great Britain have got pets at home. Usually they have got cats,
dogs and parrots.
Englishmen are fond of cricket. They are the
founders of this game. They say that summer isn’t summer without cricket.
The English are great drinkers of tea. They drink
different kinds of tea everywhere. Traditionally they prefer to drink tea from
cups not from glasses and with milk. It is well – known five-o’clock-tea and
English people can drink many cups of tea at once with biscuits, cookies and
sweets.
There are a lot of holidays in Great Britain, such
as Halloween, St. Valentine’s Day, Christmas Day, April Fool Day, May Day,
Mother’s Day and so on.
It is interesting to say that the traditional English
dinner on Christmas Day is roast turkey and pudding. I want to notice that
English like porridge very much. They prefer to eat this meal with milk.
English people don’t eat much bread. They don’t like eating meat and vegetables
with bread.
The English like and take care of their home.
There is an English saying: “My house is my castle”. Usually there is a
fire-place in the central room of the English house. The English like sitting
near a fire-place, reading a newspaper or a magazine.
The English people are associated with gardens,
because they enjoy growing flowers. They are roses. The English like speaking
about their roses and I think they are proud of their roses. The red rose is
the symbol of England.
There are two towns of knowledge in England. They
are Cambridge and Oxford, which consist of a number of colleges. Each college
is different, but in many ways they are alike. Each college has its name.
It is a tradition to wear school uniforms in
Britain. I want to say about girls’ uniform which is rather dark and is not
modern.
Some words about the weather in England. It is necessary
to notice the weather is very changeable there. People in England say they have
no climate, but they have only weather.
I am sure it is worth visiting England, this
great and hospitable country.
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