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My imagine of Great Britain
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New words
[æ] – travel, capital, gallery, fashionable
[æ] –
traffic jam, imagine
[eı] – play, place, stadium, associate
[ju:] –
museum, beautiful, execution
[α:] – park, car, partner, example
[eə] – square, where, wear
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New words
[αı] – like, mind
[u:] – truth
[ı] –
big, different, bridge, tradition
[i:] – see, meet, week
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A Trip to
London
London, capital of Great Britain
London, capital
of Great Britain, its political, economic, and commercial centre.
It is one of the largest city in Europe. Its population is about 8 million.
London is divided into several parts: the City, Westminster, the West End, and East End.
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The Houses of Parliament
Its official name is
the Palace of Westminster. Most of building was built
in 1840 after the fire of 1834 destroyed the old palace. AT the north end of the building, by Westminster bridge, there is the famous clock tower, Big Ben.
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The Tower of London
This building was built
by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. The
Tower of London has been a Royal palace, a prison, a place of execution, a zoo, the Royal Mint, and an observatory. Today it is a museum and houses the Crown Jewels.
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Buckingham
Buckingham Palace is the official residence of
the Queen. It is a wonderful place! Best British
designers decorated it. It was built for the Duke of Buckingham in the early 18th century.
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The Trafalgar Square
The Trafalgar Square is the
geographical center of London. It was named in memory
of Admiral Nelsons victory in the battle of Trafalgar in1805.
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Westminster Abbey
Nearly all English kings and queens
have been crowned in Westminster Abbey. Many scientist, writers,
poets, and painters are buried here: Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Tennyson, Kipling, etc.
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A double-decker
It is a bus with two passenger
decks. London has more than 3,000 double-deckers. Most double-deckers
have doors and no conductor.
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A telephone box
The telephone box was designed by
Giles Gilbert Scott in the 1920s. In 1985 most
of them were replaced with modern telephone boxes. A lot of people protested that the old ones were put back in London.
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A trip to UK
The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland is situated to the northwest
of Europe in the British Isles. The British Isles are consisted from two large islands and a lot of small ones. Two states are situated in the British Isles: The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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A trip to UK
The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland is a political name for
the country. This country is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK is a shorter name of the United Kingdom.
The population of the UK is about 60 million people. A lot nationalities live in the UK.
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A trip to UK
The population of the UK
is about 60 million people. A lot nationalities live
in the UK.
Most British people speak English, but such languages as Welsh, Gaelic and other are spoken in the UK.
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Questions
Is London the largest city in the world?
What
is the population of London?
Who founded The Tower of
London?
Can you describe the Trafalgar Square?
What states are situated in the British Isles?
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Questions
What is the UK?
What countries is the UK
made up of ?
What is the population of the
UK?
What languages are spoken in the UK?