London

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London
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Facts and Figures

• London is the biggest city in Britain and in
  Europe.
• London is in the southeast of England.
• London has a population of just over 7 million
• Some of the most important people from countries
  all over the world visit the Queen at Buckingham
  Palace.

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Shopping

• London is a major centre for entertainment,
  shopping and dining. There are thousands of shops
  and many markets in London.
• The best places to go shopping in London, are
  Oxford Street and Regent Street.

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Typical food and drink

• London is famous for fish and chips, beans on
  toast, chip butties.
• Its most famous food is pie and mash.
• In London you can eat food from over 60 different
  countries.

Pie and Mash
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Typical Music

• In London you can go to different concerts of all
  types of music.
• There is also a lot of opera houses as well as
  classical music.
• One of the most famous performances in London is
  the Phantom of the Opera.
• The Beatles recorded a lot of their music in
  London.

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London Police Force

• There are two types of Police in London, the
  Metropolitan Police and the City Police.
• Two nicknames for British police, 'bobbies' and
  'Peelers', come from the founder of the 'Met'
  Police, Sir Robert Peel.
• Policemen sometimes ride horses in London.

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Monuments and Places to visit

• There are a lot of different things to do and see
  in London including
• The changing of the guard ceremony
• The Tower Bridge
• The Tower of London
• Buckingham Palace
• St Pauls Cathedral

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Museums

• There are many different museums in London, some
  are free to enter but some you have to pay for.
  The most famous of these are
• Science Museum
• Shakespeares Globe Theatre
• British Museum
• Madame Tussauds

The British Museum
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Language and Cockney Rhyming Slang

• Over 250 languages are spoken in London.
• People living in London are called Londoners and
  sometimes Cockneys.
• Cockney Rhyming slang is a coded language
  invented in the nineteenth century by Cockneys so
  they could speak in front of the police without
  being understood.
• For example
• Bread and Honey Money
• I wish I had loads of Bread.

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Famous People

• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• John Lennon Member of the Beatles
• David Beckham English Football Player
• Sir Francis Drake
• Robbie Williams

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