Учитель Литвинская Н.Н... Who gave to London its first name? a) The Egyptians b) The Greeks c) The Romans. - презентация

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3 Who gave to London its first name? a) The Egyptians b) The Greeks c) The Romans

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5 2) Which river runs through London? a) The Thames b) The Severn c) The Seine

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7 3) Who founded the Tower of London? a) Charles I b) William I c) Henry VIII

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9 4) Who said When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life? a) Charles Dickens b) William Shakespeare c) Samuel Johnson

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11 5) Which is the oldest part of London? a) Westminster b) The City c) The West End

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13 6) How much of London did the Great Fire of London destroy in 1666? a) A quarter of London b) Three quarters of London c) The whole city

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15 7) Who designed St Pauls Cathedral? a) Christopher Wren b) Benjamin Hall c) Francis Drake

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17 8) Where are the British kings and queens crowned? a) St Pauls Cathedral b) Westminster Abbey c) The House of Lords

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19 9) Which birds, according to legend, protect the Tower of London? a) Pigeons b) Ravens c) Swans

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21 10) Which is the most famous shopping street in London? a) Oxford Street b) Downing Street c) Baker Street

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23 11) What is a double-decker? a) A bus b) A lorry c) A ship

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25 12) Where can you make a speech in Hyde Park? a) Poets Corner b) Speakers Corner c) Revolutionary Corner

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27 13) What is the Globe in London? a) The largest department store in Europe b) Cockney rhyming slang for hope c) A Shakespearean theatre

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29 14) Which is the only London Bridge that can be raised? a) Tower Bridge b) London Bridge c) Waterloo Bridge

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31 15) Why will 2012 be a special year for London? a) Its the citys 2000 th anniversary b) The city will be hosting the Olympic Games c) There will be an eclipse of the sun

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33 16) Where are the Crown Jewels kept? a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) The Bank of England

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35 17) If you visited Number One, London, where would you be? a) Buckingham Palace b) Main Post Office c) Apsley House

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37 18) Which museum is situated at 221B Baker Street? a) Tate Modern b) Madam Tussauds c) Sherlock Holmes Museum

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39 19) What colour is the traditional London taxi? a) Yellow b) Black c) Green

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41 20) Whats the popular name for the underground system in London? a) The Tunnel b) The Channel c) The Tube

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43 21) What is the London Eye? a) A telescope b) An observation wheel c) A newspaper

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45 22) Which former London resident has been voted the greatest Briton of all time? a) Sir Winston Churchill b) Charles Darwin c) John Lennon

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47 23) Which bridge over the Thames was pulled down in 1970 and transported, piece by piece, to Arizona in the USA? a) London Bridge b) Tower Bridge c) Westminster Bridge

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49 ……..……. The Globe Theatre …………….The Houses of Parliament …………….The South Bank Centre …………….The Tower of London …………….Tower Bridge …………….The Millennium Bridge …………….The London Eye

50 Its over 900 years old. It was a military castle, a palace for the king, and a prison. It is now a museum. You can see the Crown Jewels there.

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52 It is a modern copy of Shakespeares original theatre. You can see Shakespeares plays there.

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54 It is more than 100 years old. It can open so tall ships can go through. Sometimes it opens fifty times a week.

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56 There are many different buildings, some from the eleventh century. The British government meets there. There is a famous clock called Big Ben.

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58 It is a new bridge across the River Thames. You cant drive a car across the bridge but you can walk.

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60 It is 135 metres high. You can see for 40 kilometres from the top. It moves very slowly.

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