«DREAMTRIPTOLONDON»

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«DREAM TRIP TO LONDON»

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 United Kingdom

The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britainis the name of the major island of the United Kingdom including England, Scotland and Wales.

Great Britainis a monarchy, but the Queen is not absolute but constitutional. Her powers are

limited by Parliament. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the Party that has a majority

in the House of Commons. The largest political parties are the Conservatives, Labour and the

Liberal Democrats. Elections, in which citizens over 18 may vote, are held every five years.

Since 1973, Britain has been a member of the European Community.

The Queen

The Queen was born in 1926. Her coronation was on the 2^nd June 1953. Her title is Queen

Elizabeth11. Prince Philip was born in 1921. The Queen and Prince Philip have four children.

They are Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Prince Charles was born in 1948. He will become the next king as he is the Queen’s eldest son. Prince Charles became the Prince of Wales in1969. He has two children, William and Henry.

England

The capital of England is London. English people speak English. The national symbol of England is a red rose. The flag of England is white and red. England is bigger than the other countries of Great Britain. Foreigners often call everyone in the UK “English”, but the Irish the Welsh and the Scots don’t like this. They are proud of their countries and they like being different. The Irish, the Welsh and the Scots are all Celts.

Scotland

The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. Scottish people speak Scottish and English. The national symbol of Scotland is a thistle. The national flag of Scotland is blue and white. The Scottish are wearing kilts. If we think of Scottish music, we usually think of bagpipes. The sort of golf originated in Scotland.

Scotlandwas an independent kingdom, often at war with England until 1603. Since 1603 England and Scotland have been under the same monarch.

Wales

The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Welsh people speak Welsh and English. The national symbol of Wales is a daffodil. The national flag of Wales is green and white. You can see a red dragon on the Welsh flag. The Welsh are fond of music and they usually sing very well. They are also very fond of football and rugby.

Northern Ireland

The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. Irish people speak Irish and English. The symbol of Northern Ireland is a shamrock and a red hand. The Irish flag is red and white.

The weather of Great Britain

The geography of Britain can explain to us much about its weather. English people have such a lot of rain because they live on the Island. In England there may be several different kinds of the weather  all in one day.  A day may begin as a warm spring morning; an hour or so late black clouds may appear from nowhere bringing heavy rain. At midday it may become quite cold.  And then, in the late afternoon the sky will clear, the sun will begin to a shine, and for an hour or two before darkness falls, it will be summer.

There is much rain and fog in England.  October is usually the wettest month, July is the hottest and January is the coldest one.

The weather in Britain is, of course, a constant topic of conversation  English people, men or women, are always ready to discuss it.

Traditions

In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.

The English are very proud of their traditions and carefully keep them. When you come to England you’re struck at once by quite a number of customs.

 The English like their past. Even now people live  in small cottages, which date back as far as the 16^th century. Just imagine that! The country is still a monarchy and people respect their queen

Elizabeth11.

London

Londonis the capital of Great Britain. It is its political, economic and cultural centre. London is two thousand years old. It is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than 10

million people. London is situated on the river Thames. London consists of three parts: the City,

the West and the East End.

   The City is the oldest part of London. It is its financial and business centre.

    The West End is the part of London where rich people live. It is the most beautiful part of the city. There are many places of interest in the West End, such as the Houses of Parliament, the famous clock-tower Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and many others.

   The East End  is the industrial district of London. There are  many factories and workshops,

and the Port of London is also located there.

  Greater London includes the suburbs of the city all of which are connected with the centre of

Londonand with each other by underground railway lines.

Londondominates British life. It is the home of the nation’s commerce and finance, the main

centre of its legal system and press. It has the largest university and the greatest possibilities for entertainment and for sport in the country.

Buckingham Palace

BuckinghamPalaceis the official residence of Her Majesty the Queen and her family.It isn’t

open to the public. When Her Majesty is in residence the Royal Standard flies over the east

front of Buckingham Palace.

The Changing of the Guard

The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard at Great Britain is a great tourist attraction. It takes place daily in the forecourt at 11.30 a.m. and lasts half an hour. To the sound of music, the guardsmen in their traditional bearskins arrive and give the palace keys to another group.

The Houses of Parliament

Once a royal palace the Houses of Parliament are now the seat of the Government and the heart

of the Commonwealth.

In 1834 the Houses of Parliament with the exception of Westminster Hall which dates from 1097

were destroyed by fire. The new building was built between 1840 and 1852. It contains over 500

apartments as well as the Central Hall, Clock Tower, and the House of Lords and  the House

of Commons. When the House is in session,a Union Jack flies from the tower by day, and a light

burns in the clock tower by night.

Big Ben

Big Ben is the name of the clock on the Clock Tower. It is the biggest clock in Britain and one

of the most famous clocks in the world.

Trafalgar Square

It was designed between 1829 and 1840, with Nelson’s Column as a centre-piece. Admiral

Nelson defeated the French at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Trafalgar Squarehas become famous as a rallying point for all kinds of demonstrations,

marches and political meetings.

The Tower of London

The Tower of London is a very old building. The great central tower, the White Tower, was built

around 1090 by William the Conqueror on the site of a Roman fort built there more than 1000

years earlier. English kings lived in it many years ago. It was a fortress, a royal palace and later

a prison. Three queens of England have been beheaded within its walls. The ravens are another

famous sign. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall. The Tower’s guardians

are the Yeomen Warders, they wear a traditional sixteenth-century uniform.

Tower Bridge

TowerBridgewas opened in 1894. It takes its name from the tower of London. The hydraulic

mechanism can raise and lower the bridge in about one and a half minutes.

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is a symbol of English tradition at its best. It was founded in 1050. It is situated in the centre of London. It is a royal church. The coronations of nearly all English kings and queens since William the Conqueror have taken place here. Many of them are buried within

the Abbey. Newton,  Darvin, Kipling and others were buried there too.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The City’s greatest monument, St. Paul’s Cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren between

1675 and 1710 to replace the old Cathedral that was largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.

Christopher Wren is buried there. Among the many memorials to famous men within the

Cathedral are the tombs of Wellington, victor of Waterloo, and Nelson, hero of Trafalgar.

The National Gallery

The whole of the north side of Trafalgar Square is dominated by the National Gallery. It houses one of the finest art collections in the world. It includes paintings from British, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Flemish and other famous schools. It has pictures by Rembrandt, Rubens and

El Greco. The gallery is open seven days a week and admission is free.

The Tate Gallery

The Tate Gallery is opened in 1897 and is named after Sir Henry Tate, who donated his collection of 65 paintings to the nation. Now it is the National Gallery of  Modern Painting.

There is a large collection of European twentieth-century art there.

The British Museum

The British Museum opened in 1753. The building of the British Museum was finished in

the first half of the 19-th century. The British Museum is one of the largest museums in

the world. Its famous exhibits include the works of man from prehistoric times to the present

day.

The Natural History Museum

It was opened to public in April 1881. Today, the museum is famous throughout the world

for its beautiful galleries. It is well known for its exhibition which include “Human biology”,

“Story of the Earth”, Discovering mammals”, etc.

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The museum is named after Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. It grew out of the

 collection of objects bought for the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.

Madame Tussaud’s

The museum of wax figures was founded in Paris in 1770. It came to England in 1802 and settled  in London in 1835. Nowadays it is one of the oldest, largest and best Wax Exhibitions in the world.

Covent Garden

Familiarly known as Covent Garden, the famous Royal Opera House has been a home of great

plays and actors for more than 200 years. Today it is a leading home of international opera and

the ballet. It has 2,300 seats.

Parks

Londonhas many parks and gardens. The best known are Hide Park, Regent’s Park and St.

James’s Park.

    HidePark is a royal park since 1536. The Serpentine is a lake in the middle of the park.

In summer you can swim in the Serpentine or go out in a boat. It is a custom for some people

to swim in it on Christmas Day. Hide Park is famous for its Speaker’s Corner, where people

go when they want to tell other people about their political opinions.

  Regent’s Park is in the north-west of London. It is the home of the London Zoo. There are

more than six thousand animals birds in the Zoo. In summer we can visit an open-air theatre

and enjoy a play by Shakespeare.

     St. James’s Park is the oldest and the smallest of the royal parks. It is near Buckingham Palace. There is a lake in the park which is famous for its water-birds.

English meals

An Englishman’s idea of a good breakfast is the following: cereal with milk, bacon and eggs or fish, hot buttered toast with jam or marmalade and a cup of coffee or strong tea with milk. English people drink a lot of tea. Some have tea for breakfast, tea in the middle of the morning, tea after dinner, tea in the middle of the afternoon, tea at tea-time and tea with supper. The English always drink tea out of cups or mugs, never out of glasses. At midday everything is stopped for lunch. Dinner is usually eaten at 7 p.m. It may be soup ( though the English don’t like it very much). And often there will be fish or meat, perhaps the traditional roast beef of old England, and a lot of vegetables. The next course will be a fruit pie or cheese with biscuits. Englishmen always eat bread with their soup. With meat and vegetables they never eat any bread. 

The tourist industry

The key of the tourist industry in London is integrating the city’s strengths and history with the

new economy. No other city can compare with London in that. But a key question is how to

unite these elements physically. What makes this possible is London’s combination of tradition

with its status as the world’s most international city. That creates the city’s unique character and

attraction.

If London  is to continue to develop its tourist industry, this requires an integrated approach in

policing, transport, culture and business. What makes London a great place for tourists is not only its traditions, but that it is a modern city.

      Let’s look through the data on tourism in London.

About 26 million visitors come in London every year.

Fifty per cent of the visitors to the city are foreigners.

The tourist industry is worth 9.5 billion ( pounds ) a year.

The tourist industry supports 275,000 jobs.

Londonhas 300 galleries and museums.

There are more than 150 theatres in London, that is 60,000 theatre seats on any one night.

 P1- How do you think tourism influences the life of London residents?

 P2 -Yes, of course. London becomes richer because of the money spent by tourists.

       Tourists make the city overcrowded.

 P1- Is it difficult to bring together traditions and a modern multicultural centre?

 P2- Yes, it is.

 P1- Why? 

 P2 - Because different cultures have different traditions.   .