Проект по английскому языку на тему "Достопримечательности Лондона".

A project

The Sights of London.

 Anush Aidinova

2017

L O N D O N.

London is the capital of Great Britain.(1)

 

 It is the largest political, industrial and cultural centre in the UK. More than 7 million people live in London. It is also a centre for business and tourism. There are a lot of theatres,cinemas and museums there. Londoners and tourists can walk up and down its wide and beautiful streets. Oxford street is the main shopping centre. People buy food, clothes and toys there.You can walk in nice parks of London. Hyde Park is the most popular park.(2)

There are four parts in London : the City, Westminster, the West-End and the East-End.

The heart of London is the City. It is the political and business centre. Many people work there. There are a lot of banks and offices in this part of the city. Tourists can see a lot of places of interest there. One of them is the Tower of London. (3)

It was  a fortress, a palace, a prison  and the Zoo. Now it is a museum. William the Conqueror built the White Tower in the 11^th century because he was afraid of the British people. Now the Yeomen Warders called ‘ Beefeaters’ guard the Tower of London. Londoners look after the ravens which live near it. They believe that while the ravens are near the Tower it will never fall.

Tower Bridge is not far from the Tower.(4) It was rebuilt in 1976. And now it is a museum too.

Next to Tower Bridge is London Bridge.(5) It is two thousand years old.

London bridge was built by the Romans in Londinium. It was made of wood. There were shops and houses on it. Later on it was made of stone. In 1960 the people of London wanted a new bridge. A rich American bought the old bridge and took it to Arisona in the USA. In 1973 the new London Bridge was opened.

St.Paul’s Cathedral  is one of the most famous churches in Great Britain.(6)

Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17^th century. It was made in the form of a Latin cross. There are 12 bells and a lot of towers in this Cathedral. Here you can see the largest bell in the world called ‘Big Paul’. Many famous people are buried there.

The Bank of England is in Threadneedle Street. It was built in 1694.

Westminster is the political and historical centre of London. Many government offices are in Whitehall Street. Here you can see the Changing of the Horse Guards. Off Whitehall Street the British Prime Minister lives in Downing Street 10.(7)

Whitehall Street leads to Parliament Square. On the left of Parliament Square there are the Houses of Parliament.(8)

The central part was built in the 11^th century. The Clock Tower on the Houses of Parliament has the bell and the clock called ‘Big Ben’. ‘Big Ben’ is 98 metres high. The sound of ‘Big Ben’ is heard every hour in Great Britain and in other countries  of the world.

Behind the Houses of Parliament there is Westminster Bridge.(9)

Westminster Abbey is on the other side of Parliament Square.(10)

It is 900 years old. Many English kings and queens were crowned and then buried there . You can see statues and monuments to famous people in the Poets Corner . ( Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kippling, Shakespeare, Byron, Burns and others ).

    The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace. (11)

 It was built in the 18^th century. It is a nice modern building. It has 660 rooms and only 18 rooms are visited by Londoners and tourists from all over the world. The Queen Victoria Memorial is in front of the building.

The Tate Gallery has a large collection of paintings of the modern English and French artists.

The West End is the shopping and entertainment centre. Trafalgar Square is in the centre of London.(12)

         It is the main square in the city. The monument to Admiral Nelson is in the middle of the square. It is 44 metres high. The four bronze lions guard this monument. The two beautiful fountains are in front of the National Gallery.

         Visitors can see the works of the great masters of the world in this gallery.

Piccadilly Circus is a nice square with best shops and restaurants.(13)

The British Museum has a nice collection of sculpture, ceramics, drawings and paintings. Here you can also find the oldest documents, books and maps.

Regular seasons of opera and ballet are given at the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden. The square is full of acrobats and jugglers. The promenade concerts are held in the famous Royal Albert Hall.(14)

You can see classical plays by Shakespeare in Shakespeare’s Globe Playhouse.

The Planetarium and Madam Tussaud’s Museum with the wax figures of the famous people are near Regent’s Park.(15)

Many exotic trees and flowers grow in Regent’s Park. London Zoo invites Londoners and tourists to see animals from all over the world.

After their hard work Londoners like to spend their spare time in the garden or sitting and talking in the pub, fishing and swimming in the lake. The Serpentine is the most popular lake in Hyde Park. Many people go boating, swim or just lie in the sun there. Children like playing in Kensington Gardens.

You can see the statue of Peter Pan from the book ‘Peter Pan’ by Sir James Barrie in Kensington Gardens. Sherlock Holms’Museum is near Hyde Park in Baker Street. The monument to the famous detective is on the way to Madam Tussaud’s Museum.

The East-End is the port of the London. Many immigrants come here to find a better life. You can see a mosque, a church and a synagogue there. The East-End markets are famous all over the world. You may buy goods here cheaper than in the West-End.

There are many other places of interest in London. London is one of the largest political, industrial and cultural cities of the world.