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Westminster Abbey [ˊwestminstər
ˊæbi] – Вестминстерское аббатство
Newton [ˊnju:tn] – Ньютон
Darwin [ˊda:win] – Дарвин
Chaucer [ˊtʃɔ:sə] – Чосер
Dickens [ˊdikinz] – Диккенс
ралу Нельсону)
the National Gallery [ˊnæʃənl
ˊgæləri] – Национальная галерея
(крупнейшее в Великобритании со-
брание картин)
the National Portrait [ˊpɔ:trit] Gal-
lery – Национальная портретная га-
лерея
the British Museum – Британский му-
зей
(один из крупнейших в мире)
I. Read the text 'London’. Answer the questions after it.
LONDON
London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial
centre. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its
population is about 8 million.
London is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world.
Traditionally it is divided into several parts: the City, Westminster, the West
End and the East End. They are very different from each other and seem to belong to
different towns and epochs.
The heart of London is the City, its financial and business centre. Numerous
banks, offices and firms are situated there, including the Bank of England, the Stock
Exchange and the Old Bailey. Few people live here, but over a million people come
to the City to work. There are some famous ancient buildings within the City. Per-
haps the most striking of them is St. Paul's Cathedral, the greatest of English
churches. It was built in the 17th century by Sir Christopher
Wren. The Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar and
in 1066 rebuilt by William the Conqueror. It was used as a for-
tress, a royal palace and a prison. Now it is a museum.
Westminster is the historic, the governmental part of
London.
Westminster Abbey has more historic associations than
any other building in Britain. Nearly all English kings and
queens have been crowned here. Many outstanding statesmen,
scientists, writers, poets and painters are buried here: Newton,
Darwin, Chaucer, Dickens, Tennyson, Kipling, etc.
Across the road from Westminster Abbey is Westminster
Palace, or the Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British Par-
liament. The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is fa-
mous for its big hour bell, known as "Big Ben".
Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen.

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