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I would like to tell you about a    ….    , beautiful city. It is London. London is the    ….     of the United Kingdom. It was ….   by the Romans in 43 A.D.  Its  ….  is more than 11 million people.  London is situated on the  ….   Thames. London has many ….   of interest. One of them is the Tower of London. It has not one, but 20 towers. One of them is the White   ….  . The other is the Bloody Tower. The Tower of London is near the river   ….  . The Tower is very old. It has a  ….   and cruel history. Many years ago the Tower was a palace, later it was a   ….   . Then it was a Zoo.  And now it is a museum. In the yard of the Tower you can see many ravens. A legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, it will be troubles. Many tourists like to   ….  the Tower of London.

Tourists in London always want to see Big   ….  . They want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. Big Ben is really a bell. You can hear it   ….   hour. It is a big bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the BBC radio. Big Ben stands near the Houses of  …..   on the river Thames. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British Government.

Opposite the  ….   of Parliament is Westminster Abbey. It is a symbol of England. It is a very beautiful church built by King Edward in 1065. The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place in Westminster Abbey. The tombs of many British statesmen, scientists and writers are buried here.

Londoners ….    their parks and are proud of them. London is very rich in parks and gardens. London parks are full of    ….   , grass, flowers and water. The most popular parks are: Hyde Park, Green Park, St.  James’s Park, Regent’s Park. All parks are   ….   . They all have a river or a lake. In the Regent’s park you can visit London Zoo. In St. James’s park you can see Buckingham …..   and you can find the statue of the famous fairy-tale hero – Peter Pen. Parks are free in London.

    Today London is a great political, commercial and tourist  ….  .

   I would like to tell you about a great, beautiful city. It is London. London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It was founded by the Romans in 43 A.D.  Its population is more than 11 million people.  London is situated on the river Thames. London has many places of interest. One of them is the Tower of London. It has not one, but 20 towers. One of them is the White Tower. The other is the Bloody Tower. The Tower of London is near the river Thames. The Tower is very old. It has a long and cruel history. Many years ago the Tower was a palace, later it was a prison. Then it was a Zoo.  And now it is a museum. In the yard of the Tower you can see many ravens. A legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, it will be troubles. Many tourists like to visit the Tower of London.

Tourists in London always want to see Big Ben. They want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. Big Ben is really a bell. You can hear it every hour. It is a big bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the BBC radio. Big Ben stands near the Houses of Parliament on the river Thames. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British Government.

Opposite the House of Parliament is Westminster Abbey. It is a symbol of England. It is a very beautiful church built by King Edward in 1065. The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place in Westminster Abbey. The tombs of many British statesmen, scientists and writers are buried here.

Londoners love their parks and are proud of them. London is very rich in parks and gardens. London parks are full of trees, grass, flowers and water. The most popular parks are: Hyde Park, Green Park, St.  James’s Park, Regent’s Park. All parks are beautiful. They all have a river or a lake.      In the Regent’s park you can visit London Zoo. In St. James’s park you can see Buckingham Palace and you can find the statue of the famous fairy-tale hero – Peter Pen. Parks are free in London.

Today London is a great political, commercial and tourist city.