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London is the City of Live History.

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The topic of my presentation is “London is the city of live history”. I chose this topic because London’s life is very interesting for me and I’m going to connect my future job with the English language.

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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It’s in the south-east of England, on the river Thames.

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More than eight million people live in London and millions of tourists visit the city every year. London is bigger than all the other cities in the UK.

And now welcome to London!

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The Tower of London is one of the oldest buildings in London. It was started by William the Conqueror in 1078. The Tower was built as a castle and a palace. It’s most famous, as a prison. Now it’s a museum where the Crown Jewels are kept.

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Tower Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames. It’s the only Thames bridge which opens and lets ships to go through.

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Westminster Abbey is one of the most important religious buildings in the country. It’s a large Gothic church.

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English Kings and Queens have been crowned in the Abbey.

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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.

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The Palace has been the official home of British Kings and Queens since 1837.

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When the Queen is at home you can see her Royal flag flying from the flagpole above the central balcony.

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The Houses of Parliament are the home of British Government. They make laws there.

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This is Big Ben. The tower is 96 metres tall. The clock has got 4 faces, so you can see the time from all directions.

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Everyone call the clock “Big Ben”. The name refers to the bell inside the clock.

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You can hear the bell every hour. The tower is now officially called the Elizabeth Tower, after being renamed in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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St Paul's Cathedral is the greatest of English churches. It was built by famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren.

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Up to 3 million people visit St Paul's Cathedral every year.

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British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London.

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Its collections are the largest and most comprehensive in the world.

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The National Gallery houses one of the biggest picture collections in the world.

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You can see “The Umbrellas” by Renoir.

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Madame Tussauds is a major tourists attraction located in Central London.

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It’s the largest and the world famous wax museum.

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Do you know the famous detective Sherlock Holmes? Many of the stories about Sherlock Holmes are set in London.

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You can visit a Sherlock Holmes Museum at Baker Street.

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London Eye or Millennium Wheel is a 135-metres tall observation wheel situated on the bank of the River Thames.

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You can go on rides on the wheel, which turns slowly to give you spectacular views over the River Thames and central London.

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London has more parks and big gardens than almost any other capital cities.

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London Zoo was opened in 1828 and now it’s one of the oldest and most famous zoos in the world.

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It has all sorts of animals and birds.

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You see that every corner of London is a small or big part of live history. I have never been to London but I’d like to visit this beautiful city.