4.1 Answer the following questions after reading the text ‘Tower of London’:
What is the oldest landmark of London ?
When was the White Tower built ?
Who began the construction of the White Tower ?
What did the Tower of London serve ?
What is the Tower today ?
Who was imprisoned in the Tower of London ?
What conditions of living were there in the Tower of London ?
Who managed to make the first escape from the Tower of London ?
What do you know about Beefeaters ?
Who are ‘Queen Elizabeth’s keys’ ?
What does the ceremony of keys date back ?
Was the ceremony completed in 1941 despite the bomb blast ?
5. Read and translate the following descriptions of places to go and things to do in London: Welcome to London
First stop should be the British Airways London Eye. It is the world’s biggest observation wheel and offers amazing views of the city. The Eye takes guests on a 30-minute flight, rising to 135 meters above the River Thames, in 32 high-tech, fully enclosed capsules.
Walking tours are a good way of getting to know the real London in the company of a qualified guide. These are organized walking tours every day of the week covering London’s history and culture.
Visit Harrods, London’s most famous department store. You can buy anything here. Don’t forget to visit our history Food Halls.
The Tower of London is 900 years old. It has been a palace, and prison for many kings and queens. Today, the Tower is the home of Crown jewels and a museum of arms.
Tate Museum is Britain’s new national museum of modern art. Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, including major works by Dali, Picasso, and Warhol, and work by contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst.
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About Madame Tussaud and Her Wax Museum
Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), a native of Strasbourg,
Madame TussaudsFrance, learned the fine art of sculpting from her mother's employer, a physician skilled in the art of wax modeling. The doctor, Philippe Curtius, was one of the first to display such works of art, opening an exhibition in 1776. Young Marie made her first sculpture at the tender age of 16, fashioning a Tiger Woods likeness of French enlightenment writer, Francois Voltaire.
Her first solo exhibit appeared on Baker Street in 1835 followed by her famous Chamber of Horrors collection in 1845, where Madame Tussaud displayed a collection of death masks that she had made of the victims of the guillotine during the French Revolution in Paris. In the meantime, she added many likenesses to her collection.
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In 1884, several decades after her death, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum moved to its current location on London's Marylebone Road, where millions have stood on queue for hours to get a glimpse at her work and that of her successors.
The current museum suffered a fire in 1925 and many statues were lost. However, the molds remained intact and several of the pieces were recreated. It is now one of London's busiest attractions and during peak tourist season, it is common to encounter long lines that stretch for blocks. The museum started an overseas expansion in 1970, when it opened a branch location in Amsterdam. Today it has expanded to many more cities including Las Vegas, New York City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Washington DC and Hollywood.