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11.10.2022 23:30 •  Английский язык

London is the capital of Great Britain. London is a very old town. London is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. There were a lot of villages round it. After many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very large city. Some of the names of those villages are the names of the streets in modern London-Kensington, Westminster.
Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks. The city of London is the business centre. East End includes the poor districts. West of London is the West End where rich people live.
Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London. In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is the column made of granite. On the top of the column there is a 17-feet-tall statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1809. The total high of the monument is 184 feet (44 meters).On the pedestal is a bronze relief cast from a captured French cannon, representing Nelson’s victory. Trafalgar Square is one of the busiest place in London, where people go to. On the North side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery. The National Gallery has one of the finest collections of pictures in the world.
1. Answer the questions
1. What is the capital of Great Britain? (Какая столица Великобритании?)
2. How many years is London?
3. What includes the poor districts?
4. Where do rich people live?
5. Where is the Admiral Nelson column?
2. Complete the sentences
1. On the top of the column …
2. London is two…
3. On the north side…
4. The total high…
5. There were…
3. Find in the text
1. Национальная галерея имеет одну из прекраснейших коллекций в мире.
2. Трафальгарская площадь находится в центре Вест Энда в Лондоне.
3. Сейчас Лондон –один из красивейших городов с большими площадями и парками.
4. Спустя много лет Лондон и три сотни деревень превратились в один большой город.
5. Некоторые из этих деревень стали названиями в современном Лондоне ТОК ПРАВИЛЬНО