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is the Queen’s official London home. It’s in the

center of London, and it’s very popular with tourists.
It’s over 300 years old, and it’s very big! It’s got 775 rooms. There are 240 bedrooms, and 78 bathrooms! It’s also got a church, a swimming pool, and a cinema!
The Queen has got a private apartment with 12 rooms. When she’s at home, there’s a special flag called
the Royal Standard on the roof.

the Queen’s Foot Guards’.
They’ve got red jackets and

big black hats. When the Queen at home, there are 4 guards in
front of the palace. When she isn’t at home, there are 2 guards.
Every day in summer at 11:30 a.m. there’s a ceremony in front of the palace called The Changing of the Guard.
A military band plays military music, and sometimes pop songs! On royal birthday. The band plays “Happy Birthday”.
Buckingham Palace is open to visitors in August and September. There are over 300,000 visitors every year.

– 5 with the expressions (a – e).

England voted for the greatest person of all time

from their country. They were not just voting for the most famous person ever. They were voting for the people who had an impact on history. During this vote, anyone could add a person’s name to list, so the final list of names was quite long. It included people who were famous and unknown, rich and poor, loved and hated. Before the final deadline, about one million people filled out this survey. The Brits on the final list included many people famous not only in England, but around the world as well. For example, Princess Diana, Tony Blair, John Lennon, and Shakespeare were four famous people on the list. Although three of these people ranked high on the list, none was chosen as the greatest Brit. In the end, the winner was Winston Churchill, who received more than 400,000 votes.

great? He led England as Prime Minister during World

War II. During the war, Germany sent planes to bomb England, and at that time, many people were afraid Germany would win the war. But Churchill gave the people in England hope through his speeches. He also worked with Roosevelt in the United States and Stain in Russia to win the war against Hitler, so he became an important man in world history as well.
Churchill is quite famous for things that he said and wrote. In fact, he won the Nobel Prize in literature for his writing. Some things Churchill said were humorous while other things were serious. Also some things he said have become common saying in English. For example, he was the first person to use the words the Iron Curtain to talk about Russia’s control of Eastern Europe. Some of Churchill’s most famous quotes are “It is no use saying . ‘we’re doing our best’. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary”, and “Never , never, never give up”. Many quotes from Winston Churchill can be found in books like the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

think Churchill was funny
b) Churchill was a great writer
c)

Churchill did important things.
d) Everyone knows Churchill
2. Which is probably true about many of the people ranked high on the survey?
They are not living today
They are well-known around the world
Professors in England chose them
All of them lived during the 1900s
3. How many people voted for Churchill?
Less than 10 % of them
Around 75 % of them
About 40% of them
All of them

Choose the best answer

is NOT found in the reading?
a) He was a

painter
b) He was a politician
c) He was a speaker
d) He was a writer
5. According to the passage, who gave Churchill a prize?
Roosevelt and Stalin
Oxford University
c) The queen of England
d) An international committee

century, botanists at Kew Gardens have collected hundreds of

rare or unusual plants and trees from all over the world. The gardens cover 120 hectares along the River Thames in London’s south – west suburbs.
visitors can see an amazing variety of plants, trees and flowers – in fact, it is still the world’s largest collection. There are beautiful woodland and riverside walks, 26 different types of gardens and six greenhouses which provide controlled environments for plants from other parts of the world.
There are also museums, libraries and even an art gallery.

below) with its enormous palm trees, and Evolution House,

which has a series of displays showing the evolution of plant life on earth.
The royal Botanic Gardens is more than just a tourist attraction, though. Experts at Kew carry out important scientific research, run special education programmes, and help conservation project world – wide.

in bold. In pairs, ask and answer comprehension questions.

- When did botanists at Kew Gardens start collecting unusual plants?
- In the 18th century.
2) Read again and highlight the information. Use this information to tell the class about the Royal Botanic Gardens.

information from the text.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa,

Italy.
He thought that it was possible to sail________from Europe to Asia
Columbus and his sailors travelled from Spain in____ships
After two months, they arrived on an island in the_____
Columbus thought he was in_________
He bought back gold, animals, and new ______ to Europe
Today, people in the USA celebrate his life on_______.

Mouse , then read the text.

Walt Disney Company is very big, but in the

1920s, I was very small. That changed when Walt Disney created a little cartoon mouse. He called the mouse “Mortimer”, but his wife didn’t like the name, and she suggested “Mickey”.
Mickey appeared in the cartoon. Plane Crazy in 1928. People liked the film, but the Hollywood film studios didn’t want to buy it, because it was a silent film and the characters didn’t talk in it. Soon Mickey started to talk in his cartoons, and he became a star. At first, Walt Disney, did the voices of Mickey and his girlfriend, Minnie.

it! They also loved his clothes: yellow shoes, red

shorts and white gloves.
In 1955 he made a TV programme, The Mickey Club. It became a popular children’s programme in America. It had news, cartoons, and music. Britney Spears, Justin Yimberlake and Christina Aguilera started their careers on the show.
Today, people still love Mickey Mouse. He’s the symbol of the Walt Disney Company, because Walt Disney never forgot that “ it all started with a mouse”.

about a tour of the west coast of the

United States. For questions 1 to 8 , choose from the places mentioned in the tour (A – D). The places may be chosen more then once. There is an example at the beginning.

Diego D) Hawaii

on the west coast of the United States, and

to the Hawaiian islands in the {acific Ocean. With beautiful countryside, exiting cities and fantastic beaches, this holidays had everything.
The first place we stopped at was San Francisco, in northern California. This city is famous for its cable cars – and it certainly needs them because San Francisco is extremely huge and has some very steep roads! By the sea, next to the fishing boats, there are the fish restaurants. Here we enjoyed watching the streets actors and musicians as we ate delicious fresh fish. One thing we’ll never forget is the Golden Gates bridge. Which is very big and beautiful.

Pacific Paradise Tour

Angeles. This city is very exiting and has some

very famous attractions. The nearby beaches are long and sandy and the mountains outside the city are high and dry. We visited the beach where they were filming Baywatch. We also went to Disneyland where we saw E.T. and shook hands with Mickey Mouse. After that they took us to Hollywood to see the houses of the stars who have made a lot of films – and a lot of money.

San Diego, a city with sun, sand, sea and

all kinds of watersports. We went to the San Diego Zoo which is one of the world’s largest zoos. We also visited Mexico, which is only a short drive away from San Diego.