Исследовательский проект по английскому языку на тему "Тауэр"

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Problem: Why is t he Tower of London so popular? Why does it attract tourists?

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The Tower of London is a historic castle on the bank of the River Thames in London . It’s one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was built by William the Conqueror in 1066 as a strong fortress to protect the city. Nowdays it is a museum, one of the country’s most famous attractions.

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The Tower of London was not only a fortress, it was a royal residence. Then, it was used as a prison. Later the Tower of London was the Royal Mint, an armory, an observatory, a zoo and a treasury.

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Today the Tower is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. It is a museum where the beautiful jewels of the British royal family are on display.

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The beefeaters who look after the Tower still wear special uniform. It is very honorable to be a beefeater. There is a legend about ravens – the Tower stands till the ravens stay here .

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Nowadays six crows live in the Tower. There are three males (Bran, Sadrik , Tor) and three females ( Hugin , Munin and Branven ). They eat raw meat, special biscuits, eggs and rabbits.

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Crows are cleverer than parrots. Parrots only repeat what they hear. Raven under the name Tor speaks English. Beefeater says: ‘This is for you’ and he answers: ‘This is for me’ He hears ‘good morning’ and answers ‘hello’. Sometimes he says: ‘Come to me’

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When the president of Russia Putin was in the Tower and came close to the raven with a lot of men he cried: ‘Good morning, everybody!’ Putin was surprised.

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In conclusion The Tower of London is so popular because it is a part of the history of England and it is a very interesting place .