Лексический диктант по английскому языку «Достопримечательности Лондона»

Задание 1. Посмотри на изображения достопримечательностей Лондона на доске и выбери ему название. Занеси ответ в таблицу.

A.Westminster Abbey

B. Buckingham Palace 

C. Big Ben

D. Trafalgar Square

E. Tower Bridge 

F. London Eye

G. London Zoo

H. The Tower of London 

I. The British Museum 

Задание 2. Прочитай описание достопримечательностей Лондона и выбери название. Ответы занеси в таблицу

1. It's a bridge over the River Thames in London. It can be opened for ships to pass.

2. It is one of the most popular attraction London and one of the largest Ferris wheels in the world. Its height is 135 m and the full circle it makes in 30 minutes. Capsules, which raise people, completely transparent (прозрачные) and provide (предоставляют) an excellent view of the city at 360 degrees, but they are closed, so people feel no discomfort.

3. There are about 7-11 million items which show us human history from its beginning to the present times. Among them are books, statues, pictures and so on.

4. Buy tickets, view visitor information, find out what's on and meet the animals at one of the oldest and best loved places in England. First it was used as a collection for scientific study. In 1832 the animals of the Tower of London were transferred to the zoo's collection. It was opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 698 species of animals, with 20,166 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.

5. It's an official residence for The Queen and her family. When the Queen is at home there is a flag on the top of the building. Every year you can admire the Changing of the Guardians in front of it. 

6. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; a lot of meetings, New year celebrations take place here. There is Nelson's Column which stands in the center and the four lion statues guard the column.

7. It is one of the world’s great churches. A lot of coronations happened there. Since it was founded many kings and queens, politicians and musicians have been buried there.

8. It is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames. Before it was a zoo, a prison, a royal residence, a king's observatory,  now it's a museum. It is famous as home of the Crown Jewels. 

9. The clock inside the tower was the world's largest in the nineteenth century. The name refers to the clock's hour bell, the largest of the clock's five bells. The other four are used as quarter bells. It weighs about sixteen ton.

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