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1. … Greater London with its nine million population includes not only … City and … County of … London, but … outer suburbs.

2. London is... ancient city; it grew up around... first point where... Roman invaders found... Thames narrow enough to build... bridge.

3. London has... largest university and... greatest possibilities for entertainment and for sport in... Great Britain.

4. London is one of... most famous capital cities of... world, and every year it attracts... crowds of visitors from... home and abroad.

5.... West End, spreading from … political centre at … Westminster, includes … shopping area of … Knightsbridge, … Oxford Street, … Piccadilly Circus and … fashionable Covent Garden; it hosts museums and galleries, among them are … Tate Gallery, … National Gallery, … National Portrait Gal­lery and … British Museum.

6. All … historical places and … famous parks are in … western part of London. In … West End there are … Houses of Parliament, …Westminster Abbey, … Buckingham Palace.

7. … Trafalgar Square is considered to be … very centre of … London.

8. From … Trafalgar Square you can go along down … Whitehall and see … Houses of Parliament, which stretch along … Thames's North Bank.

9. Near … Parliament there is … Westminster Abbey, … old beautiful chapel.

10. … City is … financial centre of … United Kingdom with … many banks, offices and … Stock Exchange.

11. … Hyde Park is … largest park in London, which is famous for … its Speaker's Corner.

12. … history of London is closely connected with … Tower. They say that London is … key to England and … Tower is … key to London.

13. One of … oldest streets in London is … Strand. Now this street links … City and … West End.

14. … Tower has served as … fortress, … a royal palace, … royal treasury and … prison. Now it is … museum of armour and also … place where … Crown jewels are kept.

15. In London all kinds of … vehicles ride up and down … streets: … double-decker buses, … lorries, … taxis, … private cars.

9. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:

1. London is one of the most famous capital cities of the world, and every year it attracts tourists from Europe.

2. London is an ancient city; it grew up around the first point where Roman invaders found the Thames narrow enough to build a bridge.

3. London is the home of the nation's commerce and finance, the main centre of its legal system and press.

4. All the historical places and famous parks are in the eastern part of London.

5. Westminster Abbey, an old beautiful chapel, is full of history.

6. Another place, which is worth seeing in London, is the Tower. The Tower was a museum of armour and the place where Crown jewels were kept.

7. St. Paul’s Cathedral was built by a famous English architect, Sir Christopher Wren.

8. London has a number of centres, each with a distinct character: the financial and business centre called the City, the shopping and entertainment centre in the West End, the government centre in Westminster, and the industrial centre in the East End.

9. Piccadilly Circus is considered to be the very centre of London. In the middle of it stands the monument to Admiral Nelson. It’s a tall column with a statue of Nelson at its top. At the bottom of the column there are 4 bronze lions.

10. From Trafalgar Square you can go along down Whitehall and see the Houses of Parliament, which stretch along the Thames's South Bank.

11. One of the oldest streets in London is the Strand. Now this street links the City and the East End.

12. One of London’s most popular historical buildings is Buckingham Palace, the London residence of the Sovereign. When the Queen isn’t here, the royal standard flutters over the place.

13. Every day a large crowd of people gather to see the famous and traditional ceremony of the Changing of the Guard that takes place daily at 11 o’clock in the morning near Buckingham Palace.

14. The City extends over an area of about 2.6 sq. km in the heart of Lon­don. About half a million people work there, but less than 4000 live there.

15. The East End, an area of factories, mills, workshops and docks, is unattractive in appearance, but very important in the country’s commerce.

16. St. James’s Park is the largest park in London which is famous for its Speaker’s Corner.

17. London underground is the main transport in the city and it is often called the tube, because it looks like a long, narrow and dimly lit tube, with its walls plastered with all kinds of advertisements.

18. We may say that the West End is the hands of London, those hands which built the banks of the City, the palaces, hostels, theatres, rich houses and department stores in the East End.

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