2 Complete the journey plans with
information from the text.
Simon's going to fly from (1) ... in England to
Yamaguchi in (2) ... with (3) ... in Paris and
Tokyo. Then he's going to travel by (4) ... to
the site of the (5) ... Jamboree.
Elena's going to travel by plane from
(6) ... to Yamaguchi. Then she's going to
travel by coach to the Scout Jamboree in
(7)​

In fact, big ben is the largest of the six bells of westminster palace in london. but it has long been associated with the name of the clock tower, which in september 2012 was officially called “elizabeth tower”. the decision to rename the tower was made by the british parliament to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii. the tower was built in 1858. the project architect was augustus pugin. the height of the tower and spire is 96.3 m. the palace of westminster, and therefore the tower, is on the parliament square next to westminster abbey. on the opposite side of the palace there is the thames embankment. the clock tower is the largest four-sided clock mechanism in the world, and in addition, with the most accurate clocks. at the base of each of the four clock dials there is a latin inscription “domine salvam fac reginam nostram victoriam primam” (“god save our queen victoria i”). around the perimeter of the tower, on the left and on the right of the clock, there is another phrase in latin – “laus deo” (“glory to god” or “praise the lord”). there used to be a prison in big ben. the last prisoner of big ben was a fighter for women’s rights emmeline pankhurst. now, next to the parliament there is a monument to her.

It is also celebrated according to the European calendar. Their emperor doesn't congratulate his people on TV, but our does it. We have much in common with Japanese. They also have a habit to pay debts, clean their flat and have a bath on the New Year's Eve. There is a popular belief that on that magic night not only the year changes, but people also do it.At midnight all the temple bells in Japan begin to toll. It's very important to laugh when the clock strikes 12. Laughter is the best greeting to the new Year according to the Japanese tradition