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1. LET'S DISCOVER THE UNITED
KINGDOM!
At the end of this unit we will have learnt many things about London.
What do you know about it?
1. Whichof these countriesbelong tothe UnitedKingdom:Wales,Scotland,Republicof
Ireland,NorthernIreland,EnglandandShetlandIslands? Wales,Scotland,Northern
IrelandandEnglandbelongtothe UnitedKingdom.
2. Whichof these countries don’tbelongtoGreatBritain:Scotland,England,Northern
Ireland,ShetlandIslands,Republicof Irelandand Wales?The countriesthatdonot
belongtothe Great Britainare ShetlandIslandsandRepublicof Ireland.
3. These citiesare the capitalsof:
Edinburgh Scotland Cardiff Wales Dublin Ireland
London England Belfast Northern
Ireland
The BritishFlagis called the UnionJack.

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Let’s visit London!
MAJOR FACTS ABOUT LONDON
Find this information on http://www.projectbritain.com/london/
Population More than sevenmillion
people
Name 2 majorethnic
groups
White people fromUnited
KingdomandAsianpeople
Size Over620 square miles Numberof languages
spoken
Over300 languages
 London is made up of two ancient cities which are now joined together:
o The business and financial district is called the Cityof London.
o Parliament and Buckingham Palace are located in the Cityof Westminster.
What's the other name of the underground? When did it open?
The quickestwayto getaround Londonisno doubt the Tube,London's
versionof the underground,whichopenedin1863.
What's the name of the main river? The mainriverinLondonis The RiverThames.
Which disease occurred in 1348? What did it entail? How long did it last?
The Black Deathwas a disease,which arrivedtoEnglandinJune 1348, anddieddown
by December1349. During the 18 monthsitkilledhalf of the populationof London,
perhaps40,000 people.
SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON
These are important monuments in London. Look for the information needed at
http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/london.asp
What is this? The British Museum, the National Gallery
or Buckingham Palace?
Thisis the BuckinghamPalace.

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What’s this building? Who lives here? Can we
visit it?
Thisphotoshowsus the BuckinghamPalace,
where the Royal Familyhave theirmain
residence inLondon,sothey live here duringthe
year. And a lotof people come toLondonto visit
it!
When does the Changing of Guard take place?
The Changingof Guard takesplace eachday in summeror
everytwodaysin winter, it’saceremony thatoccurs at the
frontof the BuckinghamPalace;it'sa spectacle well worth
seeing.
Who lives at this place? What's her name? What’s the
exact address?
10 DowningStreetisthe palace where the firstminister
lives.Itissituatedin DowningStreetinthe Cityof
Westminster,London,Number10. Her name isTeresa.
What is this building? This buildingisthe palace of
Westminsteroralsoknownasthe Housesof Parliament.
What happens when a light shines above the clock
face? What does its name refer to? Who was it
named after? A lightinthe clock towertellswhenthe
House of Commonsisin session. TOTHE BELL I THE
TOWER
Was it destroyed in 1941? No,it wasn’tdestroyin1941.

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The Houses of Parliaments next to Big Ben are divided between the he House of Lords
and the House of Commons.
Every November the Queen sits on a gold State coach to Westminsterto deliver her
speech for the traditional speech for the Parliament opening session at the secondweek
inNovember.
What is this? Who designed it? When was it built?
Thisis St Paul'sCathedral builtin 1882 by Sir ChristopherWren.
What is it? It isthe towerof London. Who founded it? It
was foundedbyWilliamthe Conqueror. Which of these
famous people were either executed there or jailed
there: Queen Victoria, Elizabeth the 1st, Ann Boleyn,
Cromwell, Guy Fawkes, Elizabeth the second or Richard
II? Anne Boleyn andElizabethI were executedorjailedthere.
Who have always guarded the place? The responsibility
for lookingafterthe prisonerswasgiventothe YeomenWardersor Beefeaters(Theseguards,
althoughlookingverysimilar,are differentfromthe Yeomenof the Guard).
What is this? Thisisthe TowerBridge. When was it built? It was
builtin1894. Name 2 things worth doing or seeing there.
-Ittakes61 secondstoopenTowerBridge,which opensabout
1,000 timesayear, sois interestingtosee how the bridge opens.
- Or be in a shipand dothe experience of passbehindthe bridge.
What is this? Thisisthe Trafalgarsquare.
Which 2 famous buildings are there in this Square? In this
Square there are two importantbuildings:the Nelson’sColumn
and the National Gallery.

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Who is the man in the Statue?
It isbuiltto commemorate Admiral HoratioNelson,whodiedatthe Battle of Trafalgarin 1805.
What is this? Which junction is it at? What or who does the
statue represent? Thisis PiccadillyCircus, it’saplace inthe Cityof
Westminsteranditsstatue represents the Greekgod Anterosand
was giventhe name The Angel of ChristianCharity butisgenerally
mistakenforhisbrother,Eros.
ENTERTAINMENT IN LONDON
These are 10 picturesand tenentertainmentplacesinLondon.Matchthemto the place where
youcan dothe thingslistedinthe table.
British Museum Portobello Market Leicester Square Madame Tussaud's
Royal Albert Hall Shakespeare's Globe Camden lock Tate Modern
Hyde Park Oxford Street
If you want to.. you will go to... (place) photo
go shopping in a wide range of
fashion shops
OxfordStreet

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spent some time at a flea,
antique and vegetables market
PortobelloMarket
see contemporary art exhibitions Tate Modern
listen to classical or rock concerts Royal AlbertHall
spent some time at a flea, craft
and fashion market or go night-
clubbing
CamdenLock
see Egyptian mummies BritishMuseum
rest and enjoy nature Hyde Park
see famous stars' wax models LeicesterSquare

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see a film, a play or a musical Madame Tussaud's
visit Shakespeare's theatre Shakespeare'sGlobe
QUESTIONS ON LONDON
1 the name of the area where you can buy chinese food
CHINA TOWN
2 a very popular street in the 70s during the punk movement, now a
very touristy street
CARNABYSTREET
3 The longest street in Central London, one of the biggest shopping
areas in the city
OXFORDSTREET
4 The National Gallery is there
TRAFALGARSQUARE
5 Where you can take a photo of Eros (a statue)
PICADILLYCIRCUS
6 A museum that holds one of the largest collections on Egypt
THE BRITISHMUSEUM
7 the Queen's residence in Central London
BUCKINGHAMPALACE
8 one of the most famous clocks in the world
BIG BEN
9 a place where you can enjoy a beer
PUB
10 London's carnival

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NOTTINGHILL
CORRECT! YOUR SCORE IS 98%.
QUESTIONSANSWERED
CORRECTLY FIRST TIME: 9/10.
CROSSWORD
Across: 1. a synonym for "road congestion". TRAFFIC JAM
Down: 1. what you will have to get before traveling on the Underground. TRAVEL CARD
Down: 2. a synonym for "the price of your transport ticket". FARE
Down: 3. the equivalent of the Metropolitan in Paris. UNDER GROUND
Across: 4. the biggest airport in London. HEATHROW
Down: 5. where you stand and wait for a train. PLATFORM
Across: 6. automatic stairs. ESCALATORS
Down: 7. a person who lives in London.
LONDONER
Across: 8. London's international station, where
you can take the Eurostar. WATERLOO
Across: 9. the color of the double-decker buses.
RED
Across: 10. the name of the fast train that takes
you from Paris or Brussels to London. EUROSTAR
Across: 12. the name of the buses in London, with
2 decks. DOUBLEDECKER
Down: 11. a synonym for "Underground". TUBE

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CHASING GHOSTS IN LONDON
1.-TOWER BRIDGE
Lookat the webcam.Whatcan you see?
I can see some cars crossingthe bridge andalso some boatspassingunderit.
2. - TOWER OF LONDON
RED GHOST: Whattreasurecan you see in the towerof London?
You can see the CrownJewels,partof the Royal Collectionandstill regularlyusedbyThe
Queen;include some of the mostextraordinarydiamondsinthe world.
BLUE GHOST: Is there a lot of ghostsin thetower of London?
The Tower of Londonis where ghostsof the mostfamouspeople inBritishhistory(andabear)
have beenseen.It'salsocalledthe BloodyTower.
The toweronce servedasa prisonand a place to be executed.So,youcanalsosee other
ghoststhat are saidto be victims whowere beheadedormurdered.Manyof the ghosts - men,
women,children,evenatroopof soldiers - are seenwalkingaround,standingatdifferent
towerwindowsorwalkingthroughwalls.
3. - WHITEHALL
Can you see a lot of horseguards?
Nota lot,there are onlytwo.
4. - BUCKINGHAMPALACE
Who is it? What are they doing in this video?
She isthe Queenof England.She iscelebrating her90th
birthday.
5. - HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Comparetwo monuments.
We’ve chosentocompare the big benandthe Shard.As youknow,
the Big Benwas one of the firstmonumentsof London,soit’solder
than the Shard;it’salso more famousforits clock.However,the
Shard ismore impressive andtallerthan
the Big Ben.

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6. - MADAME TUSSAUD’S
Comparetwo celebrities fromMadameTussaud’s.
We’ve chosentocompare MileyCyrusand Adele.MileyCyrusisa rocks’figure,she hasthe
typicallycheeky lookwithcroppedblonde hairanda bejeweledredandwhite checkedoutfit,
adornedwithlook-at-mefeather-embellishedjacket.WhereasAdeleisdressedinaglamorous
blackdress,the figure isstyledtoperfectionwithAdele’strademarkblackeyelinerandflowing
lockscarefullycoiffured.Inconclusion,MileyCyrusandAdele are verydifferent.
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LONDON MONUMENTS