admiral
Admirality Arch
bascule bridge
beefeaters
Big Ben
British Museum
Buckingham Palace
burial site
ceremony
Changing of the Guard
Christnmas illuminations
commemorate
constitutional monarchy
coronation site
Covent Garden
crown jewels
double decker
Elizabeth Tower / Clock Tower
fortress
Hyde park
Lake Serpentine
London Eye
London Transport Museum
Madame Tussaud’s Wax Works
monarch
monarchy
National Gallery
Nelson’s Coloumn
official
Piccadilly Circus
Regent Street
residence
Royal Family
royal park
Royal Stock Exchange
Speakers’ Corner
St. James’ Park
St. Paul’s Cathedral
street performer
The City
The Globe Theatre
The Houses of Parliament
The Mall
The Palace of
Westminster
The River Thames
The Thames Barrier
The Tower of London
The Tube
Tower Bridge
Trafalgar Square
treasure
Westminster Abbey
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
6. _______________
7. _______________
8. _______________
2) Match the sights and the descriptions. Then, match them to the pictures.
Regent Street
Elizabeth Tower
Madame Tussaud's Wax Works
10, Downing Street
Beefeaters
Nelson’s Coloumn
Covent Garden
London Eye
Changing of the Guard
Hyde Park
British Museum
Westminster Abbey
1. ____________________________
It is 135 metres high and has 32 capsules which carry around 10,000 visitors every day. While
travelling in the capsules you can see up to 40 kilometers away in all directions.
2. ____________________________
It is the residence of the British Prime Minister. Sometimes it is referred to as the British
Government.
3. ____________________________
They are the guards and guides of the Tower of London.
4. ____________________________
It is the traditional place of Coronation and burial site of British monarchs. St Edward the
confessor's shrine is at the heart of the Abbey Church and is surrounded by the tombs and
memorials of many great men and women from British History.
5. ____________________________
This ceremony takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in
summer, every other day in winter.
6. ____________________________
It is one of the major shopping streets in London’s West End, and famous for its Christmas
illuminations.
7. ____________________________
It is one of the largest parks in central London, and one of the Royal Parks of London.
8. ____________________________
It is used to be a fruit and vegetable market, but now it is known for its many open-air cafés,
restaurants, pubs, market stalls and shops. There are many street performers who entertain the
visitors.
9. ____________________________
It is a museum of human history and culture. The objects originate from all continents.
10. ____________________________
It is a famous wax museum with celebreties of entertainment, sport and politics. It is one of
the most popular museums in London.
11. ____________________________
This is a statue in the centre of Trafalgar Square and was built to commemorate the victory of
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson over the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st of
October 1805.
12. ____________________________
This is one of the towers of the Houses of Parliament, previously called the Clock Tower,
renamed. The Big Ben is the largest bell of the tower.
B
A
D
G
J
C
E
F
H
I
K
L
3) Where can you find the following sights? Write in the right coloumn.
Holocaust Memorial
Lake Serpentine
ravens
beefeaters
Buckingham
Palace
Speakers’ Corner
Changing of the Guard
7/7 Memorial
Nelson’s Coloumn
Hyde Park
State Rooms
Crown Jewels
Trafalgar Square
The Tower of
London
4) Match the sights with the descriptions
1. Trafalgar Square
2. Buckingham Palace
3. Tower of London
4. St. Paul’s Cathedral
5. Houses of Parliament
6. Piccadilly Circus
7. Covent Garden
8. Regent Street
9. Downing Street
10. Big Ben
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
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j.
You can go shopping in this old market place
The Prime Minister lives in this street.
This is the name of largest bell in the clock tower.
Here, you can see Nelson high up on his column.
This building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
Here, you can find the statue of Eros.
This street is very famous for shopping.
This is where the Queen and her family live and work.
This museum used to be a prison.
Ministers get toghether in this building.
5) Test your knowledge about London.
1. What is Big Ben?
a) A clock tower
b) A bell
c) A clock face
2. Which London bridge can open?
a) Tower Bridge
b) Blackfriars Bridge
c) Millennium Bridge
3. London's main river is…
a) the Wye.
b) the Thames.
c) the Trent
4. What is the name of the world’s biggest observation wheel?
a) London Fun
b) London wheel
c) London Eye
5. Harrods is…
a) a museum.
b) a department store.
c) a pub.
6. Where are the Crown Jewels kept?
a) In the Buckingham Palace
b) In the Tower of London
c) In the Bank of England
7. The Tower of London is…
a) a part of Buckingham Palace.
b) an old bridge
c) an old castle.
8. The Tower of London is said to be protected by which birds?
a) Ravens
b) Crows
c) Pigeons
9. What are the famous guards of The Tower of London called?
a) Beefeaters
b) The Guards
c) Knights
10. Where is the Queen chief London residence?
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Kensington Palace
c) Alexandra Palace
11. When do you know that Queen Elizabeth is at home?
a) When the flag is on top
b) When the flag is in the middle
c) When there is no flag to see.
12. What's the name of the statue at Piccadilly Circus?
a) Eros
b) Valentine
c) Love
13. At Madame Tussaud’s you can see…
a) members of the Parliament
b) animals from all over the world
c) wax figures of famous people
14. You can see the Rosetta Stone at…
a) the Natural History Museum.
b) the British Museum.
c) Madame Tussaud’s.
15. At the Natural History Museum you can see…
a) the rich variety of life on Earth.
b) wax figures.
c) pictures.
16. Speaker’s Corner is in…
a) St James’s Park
b) Palace Gardens
c) Hyde Park
17. Which of these London streets is the busiest shopping street in Europe?
a) Baker Street
b) Oxford Street
c) Regent’s Street
18. Which of these London's airports is the busiest international airport?
a) Luton
b) Heathrow
c) Gatwick
19. What is the name of London's famous transport system?
a) the Underground / Tube
b) the Subway
c) the Metropolitan
20. The majority of London’s theatres are located in an area known as…
a) Soho.
b) Chelsea.
c) West End.
6) Translate the following sentences into English.
London az Egyesült Királyság (és Anglia) fővárosa.
Londonon a Temze folyik keresztül..
A City-ben található a Bank of England és a Királyi Értéktőzsde.
Három további nagyon híres épület van a City-ben: az Old Bailey, a Szent Pál
Székesegyház és a Londoni Tower.
5. A Londoni Towert több mint 900 évvel ezelőtt építették, mint erődítményt, ma a
“marhahúsevők” őrzik és itt találhatók a koronaékszerek.
6. A Parlament épülete a Temze partján áll, két tornya van: az Erzsébet torony (előzőleg:
Óratorony) és a Victória torony.
7. Az Erzsébet toronyban található a Big Ben, ami a legnagyobb harang a toronyban.
8. A Parlamenttel szemben áll a Westminster Apátság.
9. A Westminster Apátság volt a helyszíne minden koronázásnak, és sok híres ember van
eltemetve itt.
10. Nem messze az apátságtól található a Buckingham Palota, amely a királynő hivatalos
rezidenciája.
11. Sok érdekes múzeum található Londonban, például a British Museum, a Nemzeti Galéria,
vagy a Természettudományi múzeum.
12. A West End-en található a Trafalgar Tér – London egyik legismertebb tere, melynek a
közepén áll a Nelson Emlékmű.
13. Piccadilly körtér az éjszakai élet központja, és tőle északra van a Soho, ami külföldi
éttermeiről híres.
14. Londonban sok park van, ahol pihenhetünk, például a Hyde Park és a Regent’s Park.
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KEY:
1)
1. The Tube
2. The (river) Thames
3. The Houses of Parliament
4. London Eye
5. Tower Bridge
6. St. Paul’s Cathedral
7. Buckingham Palace
8. Trafalgar Square
2)
1. London Eye - K
2. 10, Downing Street - D
3. Beefeaters - B
4. Westminster Abbey - F
5. Changing of the Guard - A
6. Regent Street - H
7. Hyde Park - L
8. Covent Garden - C
9. British Museum - J
10. Madame Tussaud's Wax Works - E
11. Nelson’s Coloumn - I
12. Elizabeth Tower - G
3)
Buckingham Palace: Changing of the Guard, State Rooms
Hyde Park: Holocaust Memorial, Lake Serpentine, 7/7 Memorial, Speakers’ Corner
Trafalgar Square: Nelson’s Coloumn
The Tower of London: ravens, beefeaters, Crown Jewels
4)
1. d
2. h
3. i
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1-b
2-a
3-b
4-c
5-b
6-b
7-c
8-a
9-a
10-a
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16-c
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19-a
20-c
London is the capital of the United Kingdom (and of England).
The River Thames flows through London.
In the City of London you can find the Bank of England and the Royal Stock Exchange.
There are three more very famous buildings in the city: The Old Bailey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and The
Tower of London.
The Tower of London was built more than 900 years ago as a fortress, today it is guarded by the
“beefeaters” and you can find the Crown Jewels here .
The Houses of Parliament stand on the bank of the Thames, and have two towers: the Elizabeth Tower
(previously: the Clock Tower) and the Victoria Tower.
Big Ben, which is the biggest bell of the tower, can be found in the Elizabeth Tower.
Westminster Abbey stands opposite the Houses of Parliament.
Westminster Abbey was the scene of every coronation and many famous people are buried here.
Not far from the Abbey you can find Buckingham Palace, which is the official residence of the Queen.
You can find a lot of interesting museums in London for example the British Museum, the National Gallery,
and the Museum of Science.
In the West End you can find Trafalgar Square – one of the best known squares of London, in the middle of
which Nelson’s Coloumn stands.
Piccadilly Circus is the centre of night life, and to the north of it there is Soho, which is famous for its
foreign restaurants.
There are a lot of parks in London where you can rest, for example Hyde Park and Regent’s Park.