84. Упражнение № 60

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What is the capital of England?

2. How many people live there?

3. What are there in the City?

4. What is the City?

5. What can you visit in the City?

6. What was the Tower of London?

7. What is it now?

8. What can you tell me about the White Tower?

9. Why do people look after the ravens?

10. Where is St. Paul’s Cathedral?

11. Who built St. Paul’s Cathedral?

12. When did he build it?

13. What is the most beautiful place in London?

85. Упражнение № 61

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London.

London is the - - - . It is its - - - centre. More than - million - live there. The heart of London is the -. It is - - - of London. There are many - and other - there too. You can visit - - - in the City. One of them is - - - - . The Tower of London was a -, a - , and a prison. Now it is the museum. You can see many interesting things in the halls of the - -. Its square walls are white and tall. - - - built it in the 11- th century. There are also - - in the Tower of London. People - - them very well as they believe that London will be - while ravens live there.

- of the - English churches, St. Paul’s - , is not far from the Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir - - built it in the 17- th century after the Great Fire. It is a beautiful - with many - and -. In one of its towers there is one of the largest - in the world.

The centre of London is - - . It is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle of the square stands a - -. It is a monument to - - . Four - - look at the square from the monument. Also you can see the - -, which is one of the best picture galleries of the world. Every day many tourists - this fine building with tall columns.

capital of England visit Christopher Wren

bronze lions political and business seven, people National Gallery,

City tall column the oldest part building, columns, towers

some interesting places Trafalgar Square banks, officers

Admiral Nelson fortress, palace bells Cathedral

White Tower look after, rich black ravens

William the Conqueror the Tower of London one greatest

86. Упражнение № 62

English and American holidays.

There are some common holidays in Great Britain and the USA. Many of them have British origin and were brought to the new continent with the first settlers.

Let’s take Valentine’s Day. February 14 is a day when people express their affection for each other in gay and merry ways. Special greeting – cards in the form of a heart with verses or words of love are sent to people on that day. Halloween is celebrated on the 31 – st of October. It means “holy evening”. The holiday is connected with witches and ghosts. People put on strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They tell thrilling stories. They cut horrible face on pumpkins, put a candle inside and place this lantern on the window to frighten ghosts.

Christmas is the most important and merry festival of the year. Most families decorate their houses and put a Christmas tree. There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas. But the most important one is the giving of presents.

Of course, there are many peculiar holidays in each country. English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on the 5 – th of November. In 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Still the British traditionally burn a guy on a bonfire on this day.

Since Lincoln’s time it has been the custom for the President of the USA to proclaim the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. It was first celebrated in 1621 by the first settlers who had overcome many hardships.

The 4 – th of July is the American nation’s birthday. It honours the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. The country of 13 states was given the name of “The United States of America”.