Answer the questions to the text. Complete the sentences. Complete the sentences.

1. What is the capital of England? 

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2. Who tried to burn and to destroy England?

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3. How is called the oldest part of London? 

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4. Why are the streets and pavements very narrow in the City? __________________________________________________________________

5. What is the most fashionable and the most expensive part of London? __________________________________________________________________

6. Where is it situated?

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7. What is the most interesting of bridges of London?

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8. What is one of the oldest and the most famous places of London?  __________________________________________________________________

9. Where does it stand?

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10. How many times has it been destroyed and rebuilt?

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Complete the sentences.

1. London is the capital of England, _____________________________________.

2. The central part of London __________________________________________.

3. The oldest part of London __________________________________________.

4. But at weekends the City is _________________________________________.

5. It is situated between______________________________________________.

6. The Tower of London is____________________________________________.

7. Once it was a royal residence, _______________________________________.

8. Here many important people, ________________________________________.

9. It stands _________________________________________________________.

10. A large part of Little Britain _______________________________________.

 

Insert the word.

1. It is the largest town in _______________________ and one of the oldest towns      

in the world.

2. The old _____________________gave it its name.

3. In the City the streets and pavements are very _______________________.

4. The City and the West End are __________________________ of London.

5. The Houses of Parliament with Big Ben, _______________________the

National Gallery and many theatres and good shops are in the West End.

6. London has many_____________________________ over the Thames.

7. The Tower of London is an old castle, with ______________________, high   

towers, small windows and large gardens.

8. Here many important people, among them two wives of __________________,   

were imprisoned and beheaded.

9. It has been destroyed and rebuilt several times since the original construction in  

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10. For the first time in centuries _________________________ beauty can be  

  seen.

Focus on Grammar

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple passive.

 1. Traditionally London is divided (to divide) into several parts: the city, Westminster, the West End and East End.

2. Numerous banks, offices and firms_____________________ (to concentrate) in   

the City.

3. The Tower of London _______________________ (to build) in the 11^th century.

4. The best hotels, restaurants, shops, clubs, parks and houses _______________  

(to visit) the whole year.

5. The Tower of London ___________________________ (to use) as a fortress, a 

place and a prison.

6. Trafalgar Square _____________________________ (to name) in the memory

of Admiral Nelson’s victory.

7. London ____________________ (to found) more than two thousand years ago.

8. The oldest part of London ____________________________ (to call) the City.

9. Many houses _______ (to burn) during the Great Fire of London.

10. Many of famous people _________________ (to bury) in Westminster Abbey.

 

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple passive.

1. Christmas is celebrated on the 25^th of December in Europe (to celebrate).

2. In London past and present ______________so ______________together that  

they cannot easily be separated (to mix).

3. A large part of Little Britain________________________ during the war

(to destroy).

4. The new building for the Houses of Parliament __________________in 1840   

(to build).

5. The western part of London ___________________ under the Hanoverian   

Kings (to develop).

6. Some skyscrapers in London _______________________of glass (to make).

7. William the Conqueror ________________________ in the Abbey (to crown).

8. The Tower of London ________________________ with many important   

events in English history (to connect).

9. Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and quite a    

number of world-famous museums _______________ all _____________ in  

this area (to locate).

10. The name "West End" _______________________ with wealth and goods of   

high quality (to associate).

 

Rewrite these sentences in the passive.

1. Someone broke this mirror last night.

This mirror was broken last night.

2. People celebrate Christmas on the 25^th of December in Great Britain.

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3. Tourists from many countries visit the big shops, hotels, museums, art galleries, 

theatres and concert halls in the West End.

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4. People of different races and nationalities, cultures and religions live in London    

and speak over 300 different languages.

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5. Londoners consider Oxford Street to be the busiest street in London.

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6. Every year London attracts crowds of visitors from home and abroad.

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7. Rich and successful people traditionally inhabit the West End.

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8. Today hundreds of workers look after the Parks of London.

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9. London draws people from all over the world.

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10. London offers a lot of sights to see.

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