London Sights

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London Sights
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Buckingham Palace

• 1. Buckingham Palace is the official London
  residence and principal workplace of the British
  monarch. The palace isn't open to the public.

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• 2. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of
  the British Government. It is also known as the
  Palace of Westminster. Big Ben is the name of the
  clock on the Clock Tower of the Houses of
  Parliament.

Houses of Parliament
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Trafalgar Square

• 3. Trafalgar Square, the largest square in
  London, is often considered the heart of
  London.In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is
  a big column. At the top of the column there is a
  statue of Admiral Nelson who had to fight the
  French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

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London Eye

• 4. London Eye is on the Thames. It's the
  largest observation wheel in the world. London
  eye is very popular with tourists.

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• 5. Madame Tussauds is a museum that contains
  wax models of famous people including The Royal
  Family, world leaders and music legends.

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The Tower of London

• 6.The Tower of London was a fortress, a
  castle, a prison in the past. Now it's the oldest
  museum in London.

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Westminster Abbey

• 7. It is the traditional place of coronation
  and burial site for British monarchs of the
  Commonwealth realms. It is the most beautiful
  church and one of the oldest parts of
  Westminster. Many English kings and queens are
  buried in Westminster.

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The Greenwich Observatory

• 8. Three hundred years ago Greenwich was a
  village and now it is a part of London. Queen
  Elizabeth I lived in the Greenwich Palace. The
  Greenwich Observatory is the center of time and
  space because the prime meridian of the Earth,
  which divides east from west passes there. If you
  stand over the line, you can have one foot in
  each hemisphere.

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• 9. Oxford Street is one of London's most
  popular shopping destinations. It stands on the
  river Thames. Englands oldest and best
  university is there.

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1. Match the pictures and the sights.

• 1. Oxford Street
• 2. Greenwich observatory
• 3. Madame Tussaud's

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• 4. Buckingham Palace
• 5. The Tower of London
• 6. The London Eye

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• 7. Trafalgar Square
• 8. The Houses of Parliament
• 9. Westminster Abbey

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2.Guess the sight of London

• 1. One of the largest and oldest cathedrals in
  Europe
• Westminster Abbey
• the Tower
• St. Paul's Cathedral
• 2. The seat of the Government
• the Tower
• the Houses of Parliament
• Westminster Abbey
• 3. The largest clock in Britain
• London Eye
• Big Ben
• Greenwich observatory

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• 4. A famous shopping street in London
• Trafalgar Square
• Piccadilly Circus
• Oxford Street
• 5. The official residence of the Queen
• The Tower of London
• The Houses of Parliament
• Buckingham Palace

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3. Name the places you see in the photos
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