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river Thames. London's most famous sights are the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the Tower
of London and Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and St.Paul's Cathedral,
Hyde Park.
The Houses (палаты) of Parliament are in the centre of London. Big Ben is a famous clock on the
Houses of Parliament. You can hear it every hour. It has a big bell (колокол). It weighs (весить)
13,720 kilograms.
The Tower of London is the oldest building of the city. It is a castle(замок) with high walls
and towers (башни), small windows and large gardens. Once (когда-то) it was a
strong fortress (крепость),
a royal(королевская)
residence
and
a state
prison (государственная тюрьма). Now it is a museum. The ravens (вороны) live in the Tower.
The legend says that the Tower will fall (падать) if the ravens fly away. Tower Bridge is situated
near the Tower of London.
Buckingham Palace (дворец) is the London home of the Queen. They change the Guard (караул)
every day at 11.3 a.m.
St.Paul's
Cathedral
is
a
famous church (церковь),
the
greatest
work
the architect (архитектор) Sir Christopher Wren
Answer the questions:
1.What country is London the capital of?
2 How old is London?
3 Where is London situated?
4 How often do people hear Big Ben?
5 How much does the bell weigh?
6 Where do they change the Guard at Buckingham Palace?
7 What is the Tower of London?
8 Why do the ravens live in the Tower?
9 Who built St.Paul's Cathedral?

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1 pupil: What holiday do children in your country like best of all?
2 pupil: New Year, I think.  

1 pupil: Do you have any New Year traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is decorating the New Year tree.  

1 pupil: Did you parents buy a New Year tree last year?
2 pupil: Yes, they did. And we were decorating is together all evening. And did you have a New Year party at school last year?  

1 pupil: We had a Christmas party. It was a wonderful party. We were dancing all evening.      

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1 pupil: What holiday is your number one spring holiday?
2 pupil:  I like Easter best 

1 pupil: Do you have any Easter traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is colouring eggs.  

1 pupil: Did you help your mum to colour eggs last year?
2 pupil: Yes , I did. we were doing it together all evening. And did your parents hide chocolate eggs in the yard last Easter?  

1 pupil: Yes, they did. my sister and I were looking for them all morning.

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts as well as maintaining creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment. Rowling conceived the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.
Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes estimated Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion.[9] The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million ($798 million), ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, J. K. Rowling was named 'Most Influential Woman in Britain' by leading magazine editors. She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group).
On February 23, 2012, Little, Brown & Company announced it would publish Rowling's first novel for adults.