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London.
London is not only the capital and the largest
city of the United
Kingdom, it is also a huge port, one of the world’s
greatest
commercial centres, a science city, and the seat of the
British Government. It’s population is about eight and a half million.
London is a multinational city, with a large
immigrant population
from Britain’s colonies especially from South Asia and West
Indies.
London is a great educational and cultural
centre. The most important parts of London are the City of London, the East
End, the West
End and Westminster.
The City is the oldest part of London and it’s
the commercial
centre of London, and London’s most important firms and
banks
have their officies there.
The City and the West End are the heart of the
capital. Here the
visitors will find all the most interesting buildings,
theatres, movie houses, museums, picture galleries, shops, officies and
galleries.
London has many great and wonderful sights,
which attract the
attention of thousands of people from every part of the
world.
There are many beautiful buildings in London and among them
are the Houses of Parliament, the Bank of England, the
British
Museum. Museums and galleries are world known too, among
them, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery and the
Victoria and
Albert Museum.
Westminster is the next part of London. There
one can see the Westminster Palace, the Westminster Abbey and the Clock tower
with the Great bell — Big Ben.
Tasks:
Find the sights on the map which is mentioned
in the text.
Fill in the blanks using the active
vocabulary:
London is not only the capital and the largest
city of the United Kingdom, it is also __________________________.
London is _____________ city, with a large
____________ population from Britain’s colonies especially from South Asia
and West Indies.
The most important parts of London are
_________ of London, _________, __________ and _______________.
The City is the oldest part of London and it’s
the ___________ _________ and the London’s most important firms and baks have
their offices there.
London has many great and ____________, which
_________________ of thousands of people from every part of the world.
There are many beautiful buildings in London
and among them are ______________________, _____________,
___________________.
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