Презентация по английскому языку по теме: "Лондон"

London is situated upon both banks of the

River Thames, it is the largest city in Britain and one of the largest in the world.

Its population is about 7 million people.

Here are the historical places as well as the famous parks.

Hyde Park with its Speaker's Corner is also here.

He name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within.

The bell was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.

This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster, it was given to the Dean of St. Paul's by William III.

Before returning to Westminster to hang in its present home, it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858

The BBC first broadcast the chimes on the 31st December 1923 - there is a microphone in the turret

connected to Broadcasting House.

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It consists of three parts: the City of London, the West End and the East End.

London is very rich in museums and art galleries. If you are fond of painting you'll go to the Tate Gallery .

The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world. The present building was built in 1852.