1. LONDON GUIDED TOUR
Prepared by
Emilia Winkel and Katarzyna Wiśniewska
Teacher Ms Agnieszka Kursa
Klasa IV c, Szkoła Podstawowa nr 79
Poznań, ul. Jesionowa 14
4. London is the capital of
the UK. It is a very big
city. About 8 million
people live here.
5. Greenwich is a district of the
south-east London. There is a
Royal Observatory where the
prime meridian is based -
a border of the eastern and
western hemisphere.
6. WOW!
I’m on the western
and eastern hemisphere
at the same time!
8. Buckingham Palace was built in
1703 and it is the biggest royal
palace in the world. It is the official
residence of the British monarchs.
9. When the Queen is at
home the royal standard is
at the top of the Palace.
10. Every day at 11.30 from
April to July there is the
Changing of the Guards
in front of the Palace.
And you?
Why are you
standing here?
11. Here you can see the Houses of Parliament.
The most famous part of the building is …
12. … the Big Ben -
the nickname for
the great bell of
the clock.
13. Tower of London is a historic castle.
It is almost 1000 years old. It was
a fortress, a prison and a palace.
14. Hello! People call me Beefeater. I take care
of the Tower ravens because as the legend
says “if the ravens fly away from Tower ,
the Crown will fall and Britain with it.”
15. The battery is low! Hurry up!
I want to show you the Tower Bridge.
16. The bridge was officially opened on 30 June
1894. The bridge consists of two towers tied
together at the upper level by means of two
horizontal walkways. It is a bascule bridge
so the ships can sail under it when it opens.
17. If you do not meet the Queen
in a street of London, you can
see her in the Madame
Tussauds Museum.
18. You can see here wax
figures of actors,
pop stars, sportsmen,
politicians and many
famous people.
21. The London Eye is
a giant Ferris
wheel situated on
the banks of the
River Thames in
London. You can
see the whole
London from the
height of 135
metres.
