I. Practice the pronunciation of the following proper names:

London, Trafalgar Square, the Strand, the United Kingdom, St Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, the British Library, Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, London Eye, London Zoo, the Natural History Museum, the Globe Theatre, the London Bridge Experience, the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, the Royal Courts of Justice, Christ Church, Madame Tussaud´s Wax Museum, theThames Estuary, Hyde Park, the Crystal Palace , Kensington Gardens, Borough, the Victoria Memorial, The Mall, Bushy Park, Clarence House, Piccadilly, the Isle of Dogs, Regent's Park, the London Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, London Central Mosque, Commonwealth

II. Answer the following questions :

1. Does the Government Office for London state that tourism revenues constitute 10 or 20 per cent of London's gross value added?

2. How much do visitors to London spend each year according to the  London Development Agency?

3. Why is he London Underground  considered the easiest and quickest way to move around?

4. What does taking the bus require?

5. What types of prepaid tickets are used for various modes of transportation around the city do you know?

6. What manuscripts does the British Library hold?

7. What museum is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects?

8. When are the rooms of Buckingham Palace open to the public?

9. How long will it take to get around the larger museums, such as the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum?

10.What do major shopping destinations in outer London include?

11. Is Buckingham Palace the official London residence or the principal workplace of the British monarch?

12. Is the Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons or the House of Lords?

13. Where and when was the first royal palace built?

14. What has "Westminster" become a metonymy for?

15. What stone is sometimes called the Stone of Brutus?

16. Are there any medieval sources to suggest that the stone had symbolic authority or meaning during the medieval period?

17. What myths about London stone do you know?

18. Where is Madame Tussaud´s Wax Museum located?

19. What do you know about the river Thames?

20. What do you know about the construction of Tower Bridge?

III. Complete the following sentences:

1. London attracts 15 million international visitors per year, making it …….

2. Although London is a beautiful city with many indoor attractions …….

3. There are many ways to move around the city of London, such as …….

4. There are also open-top tourist buses where you can …….

5. As a general rule, if you make more than two rail trips in a day …….

6. Popular exhibits of the British Museum include …….

7. In Buckingham Palace, visitors (approximately 15 million tourists every year) can witness …….

8. Outer London is very accessible from Central London by …….

9. Originally known as Buckingham House, the building …….

10. The original early 19th-century interior designs of Buckingham Palace, many of which still survive, include …….

11.The name, of the Palace of Westminster which derives from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to …….

12. The Elizabeth Tower, in particular, which is often referred to by the name …….

13. London Stone is a historic stone …….

14.  Walter George Bell (writing in 1920), noted that "some years ago," …….

15. Madame Tussaud´s Wax Museum is o­ne of London's most famous museums. It features figures …….

16. The river Thames gives its name to several geographical and political entities, including …….

17. Victoria Park is very popular with children and …….

18. Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, and …….

19. Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, is …….

20. By contrast with its neighbours, Green Park has …….