Рlaces of

interest in
London
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of
life; for there is in London all that life can
afford.
Samuel Johnson
Great Britain
the West End the City

the East End

Westminster
The City
St. Paul’s Cathedral - Собор святого Павла
The Tower of London - Лондонський Тауєр
Beefeater - Біфітер
Tower Bridge - Тауєрський Міст
Westminster
The Houses of Parliament - Будинок Парламенту
Big Ben – Біг Бен
Westminster Abbey - Вестмінстерське Абатство
The Poet's Corner - Куточок Поетів
Buckingham Palace - Букінгемський Палац
The Changing of the Guards - Зміна Караулу
The West End
Trafalgar Square -
Трафальгарська Площа
The British Museum - Британський Музей
Piccadilly Circus - Площа Пікаділлі
Madame Tussaud's -
Музей Мадам
Тюссо
The Globe Theatre - Театр Глобус
Hyde Park - Гайд Парк
The Royal Greenwich Observatory -
Королівська Обсерваторія в Грінвічі
 The East End

The London Eye - Око Лондона

1.Test
1. What river is London situated on?

a) the Thames
b) the Tyne
c) the Tweed
d) the Trent
2. Who gave London the name Londinium?

a) Britains
b) Normans
c) Romans
d) Greeks
3. How many parts is London traditionally
divided into?

a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
4. What part of London is the oldest?

a) the City
b) Westminster
c) the West End
d) the East End
5. Поєднайте колонки.

a) is the administrative
1. The City …
centre of London.
2. Westminster …
b) is the cultural centre of
3. The West End … London.
4. The East End … c) is the industrial centre
of London.
d) is the commercial and
business centre of
London.
6. Оберіть правильний варіант перекладу афоризму Семюела

Джонсона "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life".

a) Коли людина втомилася від Лондона, вона втомилася від

подорожей.

a) Коли людина не втомилася від Лондона, вона втомилася

від Великобританії.

a) Коли людина втомилася від Лондона, вона втомилася від

життя.

a) Коли людина не втомилася від Лондона, вона втомилася

від пригод.
7. What London sight was built in the 17th century
by a famous English architect, Sir Christopher
Wren?

a) Westminster Abbey
b) St. Paul’s Cathedral
c) The Houses of Parliament
d) Buckingham Palace
8. The Whispering Gallery is situated in......

a) Westminster Abbey
b) St. Paul's Cathedral
c) the Tower of London
d) the British Museum
9. What London sight was a prison in the past?

a) Buсkinghаm Pаlасe
b) Westminster Abbey
c) The Tower of London
d) Tower Bridge
10. The fаmоus guаrds оf Lоndоn Tower are саlled…

a) Meatfeeders
b) Porkfeaters
c) Beefeaters
d) Breadfeaters
11. Which birds, according to legend, protect the
kingdom and the Tower of London from falling?

a) swans
b) swallows
c) pigeons
d) ravens
12. What is the name of the famous drawbridge
across the Thames?

a) London Bridge
b) Tower Bridge
c) Westminster Bridge
d) London Eye
13. What is the other name of the Houses of
Parliament?

a) Westminster Palace
b) Westminster Cathedral
c) Westminster Abbey
d) Big Ben
14. Big Ben is ……

a) a clock tower
b) a clock
c) a bell
d) a palace
15. What is a coronation and burial place of all
English
monarchs and outstanding people of Great
Britain?

a) St. Paul's Cathedral

b) Westminster Abbey
c) Westminster Palace
d) Buckingham Palace
16. The Poet's Corner is situated in......

a) Westminster Abbey
b) St. Paul's Cathedral
c) the Tower of London
d) Hyde park
17. What is the official residence of the British Queen
in London?

a) The Tower of London

b) Westminster Palace
c) Westminster Abbey
d) Buckingham Palace
18. In front of Buckingham Palace there is a memorial
of …

a) Queen Victoria
b) Admiral Nelson
c) The duke of Buckingham
d) Queen Elisabeth I
19. Where does the Changing of the Guard take
place?

a) In the front of the Houses of Parliament

b) In the front of Buckingham Palace
c) In the front of the Tower of London
d) In the front of Westminster Abbey
20. What London square is a traditional place for New
Year’s and Christmas celebrations?

a) Trafalgar Square
b) Piccadilly Circus
c) Leicester Square
d) Soho Square
21. What London museum is famous for its rich
library?

a) The Museum of London

b) The British Museum
c) The Natural History Museum
d) Madame Tussaud’s Museum
22. You can see the column with a statue of Admiral
Nelson in…

a) Piccadilly Circus
b) Trafalgar Square
c) Leicester Square
d) Soho Square
23. What theatre is organized by William
Shakespeare?

a) the Globe Theatre

b) the Old Vic Theatre
c) the Royal National Theatre
d) the Puppet theatre
24. What is standing in the middle of Piccadilly
Circus?

a) the Statue of Apollon

b) the Statue of Eros
c) the Statue of Shakespeare
d) the Statue of Admiral Nelson
25. What museum did Madame Tussaud create?

a) The British Museum

b) The Science Museum
c) The Waxworks Museum
d) The Museum of the Moving Image
26. The largest royal park in London is …….

a) St. James’s Park

b) Green Park
c) Hyde Park
d) Regent’s Park
27. Where is the famous Speaker’s Corner?

a) In St. James’s Park

b) In Green Park
c) In Hyde Park
d) In Regent’s Park
28. What is the Royal Greenwich Observatory
famous
for all over the world?

a) For its large telescopes

b) For the discoveries in astronomy
c) For the Prime meridian lies there
d) For the exhibition of rare meteorites
29. The London Eye is ……

a) a tower
b) a square
c) a theatre
d) a ferris wheel
30. Поєднайте колонки.

1. Buckingham Palace and the Houses of a) in the City.

Parliament are situated … b) in Westminster.
2. The London Eye is situated … c) in the West End.
3. St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of d) in the East End.
London are situated …
4. Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus
are situated …
 2.Визначте вірно чи ні твердження.

1. London is the capital of Ireland.

2. London is situated on the river Thames.

3. London is divided into three parts: the City, the West End and

the East End.

4. The City is the business center of London.

5. The East End is the most beautiful part of London, it is its

cultural centre.

6. The Tower of London was built by famous architect Christopher

Wren.

7. The London Eye is Europe's largest ferris wheel.

 Визначте вірно чи ні твердження.

8. Westminster Abbey is a royal palace, where the British

monarchs have been crowed, married and buried since the 11th
century.

9. St. Paul’s Cathedral is situated in the City.

10. Big Ben is the large clock in one of the towers of the Houses of
Parliament.

11. Westminster Palace is the seat of the British Parliament.

12. «Beefeaters» are traditionally guard Buckingham Palace.

13. Piccadilly Circus is the largest park in the West End.

14. Queen Elizabeth II lives in Westminster Abbey.

 Визначте вірно чи ні твердження.

15. The British Museum is situated in the West End.

16. The monument to Queen Victoria stands in the middle of

Trafalgar Square.

17. The original Globe Theatre was built in the 17th century by the
playing company to which Shakespeare belonged.

18. The Tower of London once served as a royal residence and

now it is a prison.

19. The Changing of the Guard takes place every day at 11 a.m. in
the front of the Houses of Parliament.

20. Hyde Park is famous for its Poets’ Corner.

 3.Поєднайте визначення.

1. The Tower of London a) is a royal church with the

2. Westminster Abbey tombs of British kings and
3. Piccadilly Circus queens.
4. Big Ben b) is a guard who look after the
5. The London Eye ravens.
6. Buckingham Palace c) is the house of the Queen in
7. Madame Tussaud's London.
8. Beefeater
d) is London's underground.
9. Double-decker
10.The Tube e) is the highest ferris wheel.
f) is a waxworks museum.
g) is a two-storeyed bus.
h) is a square which is a meeting
point of six streets.
i) is an ancient fortress.
j) is a big bell in a clock tower.
 6.Назвіть визначну пам’ятку Лондона за її описом.

1. It is the home of the British royal family in London.

2. It is a very famous drawbridge over the Thames not far from the

Tower of London.

3. It is the central square of London, traditional place for New

Year’s and Christmas celebrations.

4. It is a big bell inside the Clock Tower of the Houses of

Parliament.

5. It is a fortress, built in the 11th century by William the

Conqueror.
 Назвіть визначну пам’ятку Лондона за її описом.

6. It is a very famous church in London, not far from the Houses

of Parliament.

7. It is a famous square which is a meeting point of six streets.

8. It is the seat of the British Parliament.

9. It is a large park in central London.

10.It’s the biggest observation wheel in the world.

 Назвіть визначну пам’ятку Лондона за її описом.

11. It is an English church built by Sir Christopher Wren.

12. It is the place where the Prime Meridian lies.

13. It is a famous museum of wax figures.

14. It is a circular theatre where Shakespeare’s plays were first

performed.

15. It is a museum famous for a large collection of ancient

civilizations and the richest library in the world.