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Discovering London
Where are we now?
What do you know
about the London Eye?
What sights of London can you
see when you are on the London Eye?
What can you tell me about Buckingham Palace? (you may use INFORMATION in your Virtual Tour)
Go to Big Ben, look around, find the double decker bus 148. Where does it go to?
What’s Harrods famous for?
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Basic data
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
Population:
8 million
Fashion, educational, culinary, financial center
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The Big Ben
Big Ben = the bell of
the clock
Was built in 1858
96 m tall
Celebrated its 150th
birthday in May 2009
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Buckingham Palace
Official place of the royals (they don’t
live there)
Today more a tourist attraction
Traditional Canging of the
Guards takes place here
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Shakespeare ‘the swan of Avon’
1564-1616
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Poet and
playwright – 38 plays, 158 sonnets
He got his inspiration
from British history
Most famous plays:
Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet
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Home of the Olympic games in 1908, 1948
and will be in 2012
Football is the most popular
sport, the most famous teams are Manchester Unites, Arsenal and Liverpool
Cricket is also very popular
