Текст с заданиями по английскому языку в 8 классе на тему «London»

London

London, the capital of Great Britain, is a very old town. It is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. There were a lot of villages round it and after many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very large city. Some of the names of those villages you can find in the names of the streets in modern London — Kensington, Westminster and others.
There were many wars in those days and people from other countries came to Great Britain and destroyed London, but new houses of stone grew up.
London stands not far from the sea. Many ships from other countries came to the port of London and brought cotton, food and other things. Factories grew in London and other cities. Many shops were opened in the centre of London. In 1863 the first underground railway began to work. It was very short in those days.
Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks. London is one of the biggest cities in the world.

Choose the correct answer:

1. London, the capital of …

a)Russia

b)USA

c) Great Britain

2. . It is … thousand years old.

a)two

b)nine

c)ten

3. London is situated on the river …

a) Lyne

b) Thames

c) Dee

Read the text and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). 

1. London stands not far from the sea.

2. It is two thousand years old.

3. Some of the names of those villages you can find in the names of the shops in modern London — Kensington, Westminster and others.

4. In 1864 the first underground railway began to work.

5. London is second of the biggest cities in the world.