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Treasure hunt in London Author: Sandor Eva and Sandor Daniel

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Compass I. London Skills and tasks 1.

Reading

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Treasure hunt in London I. LONDON Read the following passage containing some information about London. For almost 1,000 years London has been a capital city, first of England and, since 1707, of the whole of Britain. Covering 1,580 sq. kms, London is the largest city in Europe. Nearly seven million people live in London, and a further million travel in each day to work. London is a city of contrasts. It contains a mixture of old and new, parkland, residential areas and office blocks. As a great trading city London has long drawn people from across the world to live and work there. Over one million of London's residents were born outside Britain. The resulting cosmopolitan mix contributes to the diversity of London's arts, culture and entertainment and the vitality of London life.

Write down the sentences which contain Present Perfect Tense. Explain why it is used. Compare the Present Perfect sentences to the one below. What tense is used here and why is it different? London grew in a fairly unplanned way until the 1930s.

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HM Present Perfect or Simple Past? Choose the correct verb form in the following sentences. 1.

London (be)

a centre of commerce since the Romans (establish)

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it in 43 AD. Royal parks (be) Londoners (convert)

originally areas preserved for hunting.

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II. THE LONDON UNDERGROUND HHI Look at the "Tube" map (see Appendix 1 of A 15.1) and study it. Answer the questions about the underground system of London. •4 -> •4

How many fare zones are there? How many different lines are there? Each line has a colour and a name. Write the names of the different lines here: 1. dark blue 2. light blue 3. green 4. light green 5. dark brown 6. light brown 7. yellow 8.black 9,red 10. orange 11. pink 12-grey

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Which line connects Heathrow Airport with central London? Which lines cross the River Thames? Which line has its terminals at Walthamstow Central and Brixton? Which lines cross Baker Street station? How many lines meet at Liverpool Street?

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Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about using the underground. Use the following structures. EXAMPLE • - Excuse me, how do I get from Piccadilly Circus to Gloucester Road? - Take the Piccadilly line westbound and it's the fifth station. Use other structures. EXAMPLE • How many stations is it from

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Which line do you take to get from

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Which is the quickest route from Which tube lines stop at

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Get a southbound train.

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Read the following text about how to use the London Tube.

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The quickest and easiest way to get around in central London is by the underground (also known as the "tube". Trains run every few minutes between 5:30 and 24:00 (7:30 to 23:30 on Sundays and Bank Holidays). Tickets may be bought either by queuing at the station ticket office or from one of the automatic machines at the entrance of each station. A standard fare is charged for all destinations within a zone, the more zones you cross the more expensive the ticket will be. Getting in and out of central London stations is easy using automatic gates. Just put your ticket, magnetic stripe downwards, in the slot on the right of the gate you are using. It will open when you take your ticket out. Keep your ticket until the end of the journey as it is the proof that you have paid your fare. When you leave the station, the procedure is the same. If your ticket is valid for another journey, it will be returned to you. If not, the gate will let you through but will keep your ticket.

Answer the questions using the information from the text above. How many hours per day does the London Underground operate? Where can you buy tickets? Which is more expensive: travelling from Zone 1 to Zone 2 or from Zone 2 to Zone 4? Why do you have to keep your ticket until the end of the journey? III. USING THE MAP 3H Look at the street map of London (Appendix 1) and study it. Find the most important sights of London: Buckingham Palace, Marble Arch, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, British Museum, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, Madam Tussaud's, the Science Museum, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey.

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Fill in the missing words. Where do the conversations take place? - Excuse me, can you tell me how to

to Piccadilly Circus?

the first left, then go straight for about 200 m, then right, walk

Shaftsbury Avenue and at the end

you'll already see the Statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus. - Thank

very much.

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- Good afternoon

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to take the underground?

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from here. to show me where it is?

- I don't, but it's very

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left. Go for

500 metres and Madam Tussaud's will be your right.

- Excuse me, where's the

underground station?

- It's at Oxford Circus. -Can I walk there or shall I -Oh, it's only a 5-

a bus? walk.

way shall I go?

- You can take the first left, first right and walk for about 400 metres, or take the second left, first right and walk for 200 metres. THE TREASURE HUNT BEGINS HERE. HAVE FUN!

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IV. MADAME TUSSAUD'S

Read the text about Madame Tussaud's world-famous museum.

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Madame Tussaud's is a famous waxworks museum opened by Marie Tussaud in 1835. She started out as an arts student in Paris. During the French Revolution it was her duty to make masks of those beheaded by the guillotine. After moving to London she opened her exhibition. It contains wax figures of famous and notorious characters in both history and contemporary life. There are some statues that are permanently displayed, while others are temporarily on show and are replaced by new ones. In one of the rooms you can learn how new statues are made. You will find the most famous kings and queens in the museum, such as Henry VIII and Elizabeth II, the greatest politicians like Churchill, or traitors like Guy Fawkes (he tried to blow up the Parliament in 1605), and writers like Agatha Christie, Oscar Wilde or Charles Dickens. The museum is also noted for its display of particularly horrifying events in the Chamber of Horrors. Madame Tussaud has a separate museum for rock stars in the heart of London, called Rock Circus. Madonna, The Beatles, Bon Jovi and Elvis Presley are "everyday guests" there. Walking through, you have a chance to enjoy the music of the greatest rock stars through your infrared personal stereo headphones. Moreover, in the Music Revolution Theatre you can sit down in Europe's largest revolving auditorium and watch rock's greatest artists as they sing, move and perform for you.

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OHBI You are not likely to confuse the waxworks with the originals, but how about these words? English learners often confuse them. Let's see if you can use them properly. The first one is done for you as an example. 1.

1. My neighbour is a(n) .. .b... person. She has poisoned my cat and my dog as well. 2. Al Capone was a(n) ...a... criminal. Newspapers wrote about his deeds quite often. a) notorious

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Crossword puzzle. You will get the name of a rock star on display at Madame Tussaud's. a building in which objects of interest are kept and shown to the public a machine with a heavy blade sliding down to cut people's heads off a collection of things, for example works of art that are shown to the public a person who writes music lasting for a long time, not temporary something that you say or do to make people laugh an attempt, usually violent, by a large group of people to change the government of a country a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust interesting and amusing

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Tell us! tf§l Who is your idol? Why do you admire him/her? If you can do this exercise, you'll find out what your next destination in London is. Put the sentences in the right order (in three short paragraphs) and the first letters of the sentences will reveal the name of a building which is 110 metres high.

Perhaps it is Doyle's unique humour that has made the Sherlock Holmes stories so popular all over the world. Sherlock Holmes was a fictional Victorian detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the early 1900s. Another important feature of his writings is Holmes' logical conclusions, which help him solve the mysterious cases. Lots of the stories are set in London, and include fictional characters from its criminal underworld. Sherlock Holmes lived at 221 /B Baker Street in the novels, and thus he is considered one of London's legendary residents. The stories are written in the voice of Doctor Watson, Holmes' friend and assistant. Under all circumstances is he capable of finding the murderer.

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V. THE CHURCH WHERE LADY DIANA AND PRINCE CHARLES GOT MARRIED Read the following text about the cathedral.

St. Paul's Cathedral is one of London's most famous landmarks. It stands in the heart of the City, the business centre of London. It is the second largest cathedral in the world. Only St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is bigger. St. Paul's is the Cathedral of the Church of England. The first building was built from wood in 604, but was burnt down some time later. The present cathedral was built in baroque style on the turn of the 18th century. It is the third building on the site, the previous one having been destroyed by the Great Fire of London (1666). The cathedral contains a number of famous tombs, the tomb of the Cathedral's architect Sir Christian Wren, for example. There are other memorials as well, like The Wellington Monument. One of its most popular features is the Whispering Gallery, which runs round the inside of the dome. If you whisper close to the wall on one side of the dome, you can be heard on the other side. Ways of saying things. How do you speak in different situations? Choose the best of the four. 1.

When I do not want others to hear what I'm saying, I ... into the ears of my friend. a) scream

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c) murmur

d) shout

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When I was a baby and could not speak, I . . . . a) babbled

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When I am in class and everybody is talking quietly, a ... is heard. a) whisper

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When I feel happy, I usually ... aloud. a) murmur

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When I am terrified and frightened, I . . . my lungs out. a) whisper

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If you want to find out what the next sight is, put the letters below in the proper order. The name of the place where you will go consists of two words. U M H I G B A K C N

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VI. THE ROYAL HOME Read the text about the London home of the Royal Family. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the Royal Family. Originally, the first building was erected for the Prince of Buckingham around 1702. George III bought it for his wife during the second half of that century. From then on the palace grew gradually. Queen Victoria was the first sovereign to move in. Today there are about 600 different rooms and other premises. Among them is The Queen's Gallery, which is the only place tourists are allowed to visit. There are exhibitions of the Queen's art collections. The daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt and also in front of the main building of the Royal Horse Guards in Whitehall. This is a highly formal ceremony held every morning from 11.15 to 12.05. The whole procedure starts from St. James's Palace. The guards march from there to Buckingham Palace through The Mall. They join the guards on duty at the palace. Meanwhile, the guards who will replace the ones on duty arrive, accompanied by music, from the Wellington Barracks. They get the keys of the palace and take their positions. This sight is a popular tourist attraction.

Answer the following questions. Who was the first royal person to move in to the building? Where do the new guards come from? Who was the building named after? Where does the Changing of the Guards take place? Where does the ceremony start from? Who gets the keys of the palace? Who is accompanied by music? When is this ceremony held?

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| Read about the arch that was meant to be the main entrance to Buckingham Palace.

Marble Arch is a triumphal arch originally built in 1828 by John Nash. It was to remind people of the victories at the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Waterloo. Its original purpose was to form the main entrance of Buckingham Palace. However, when erected, the arch proved to be too narrow for the royal carriage to go through. During the reconstruction of Buckingham Palace it was moved northeast of Hyde Park in 1851 and was re-erected there. It served for some years as a gateway to the park. Today, it is in the middle of a roundabout.

John Nash was not really careful building the arch. You have the chance to show him you can be that when doing this exercise. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate forms. I (1. decide)

to take a walk in Hyde Park yesterday It (2. be) a beautiful sunny Sunday. I (3. go)

where something really strange

to Marble Arch

(4. happen)

to me. As I

(5. walk) through the arch I board box. I (7. be) and (9. go) (11. find)

(6. fall) over a card-

really surprised. I (8. get) to see what (10. be)

inside the box. I

a typewriter in it. I (12. bring)

Now I (13. sit)

up it home.

here at my table and (14. write)

this little story for you. I (15. hope)

you are enjoying it!

E?3B Tell us! £3 Would you like to be the heir to the throne? What do you think are the advantages and the disadvantages? List them. EXAMPLE • advantage: being rich disadvantage: responsibility

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VII. THE HOME OF WORLD-FAMOUS PAINTINGS Read the text about one of the largest galleries in Europe.

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You are in the heart of London now. This is Trafalgar Square, one of the liveliest places in London. It is always crowded with people: Londoners and tourists as well, and also with pigeons. Trafalgar Square was built early in the last century to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Lord Nelson's statue stands on top of a column in the middle of the square. Behind Nelson's Column is The National Gallery, which was founded in 1824 and houses the national collection of Western European painting: over 2000 pictures from 1260 to the 1900s. The collection represents all the major schools of painting and includes masterpieces by virtually all the great artists. A speciality of the Gallery is the Micro Gallery. It is a computerised information system containing background information on every painting in the collection. The Micro Gallery enables you to explore your individual area of interest - whether it is a particular painting, artist, period, subject matter or genre. You can use the system free of charge.

3 Try to collect as many different types of buildings as you can. 3 Fill in the gaps in the poem with the correct words, and you will get to know what the buildings are. a) home e) building i) stable m) tent q) ship

b) castle f) theatre j) museum n) market r) parliament

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POEM What people build is a ..., And my family lives in our .... An ... is where Domingo's singing, A ... is where films are shown. An ... is what is above us, From the ... we watch the river, A ... is where you sit in class, And a ... sleeps in a harbour. A ... is where horses are kept, Like the fairy princess in the ....

In front of the ... the guards stand erect. From the ... the princess brings a flower. You can be the king of your ..., Like our leaders in the ..., Or as actors act it in the .... Or go to a camp and rent a ...! A ... is great for what is in it, A ... because of its size. And if you don't have any of it You can still build your own, guys!

Read the following text about Piccadilly Circus and the Soho.

Just a short walk from Trafalgar Square is Piccadilly Circus. Most tourists want to see it, because it is so well known. But it is actually quite small, and people are usually disappointed when they first see it. To the north of Piccadilly Circus is Soho, a special part of London. It has been well known since the 19th century for its loud and lively nightlife. It used to be a hunting area in the 16th century, hence the name. {So-ho is an old hunting cry.) The district was much preferred by immigrants. That is why we find not only British pubs, but Chinese and Italian restaurants, and French bakeries there as well. Soho Square is one of the oldest parts of the district. Its original name was King Square after Charles II, whose statue you can still find there. The pubs of Old Compton Street saw Rimbaud and Verlaine drinking, and writing poetry perhaps. Another great poet, William Blake, was also a resident of the area. The seven-year old Mozart entertained his audience with his harpsichord at 21 Dean Street. A couple of houses away Karl Marx lived with his wife and his children during his stay in England. Today, Wardour Street is a centre for film companies, while other parts have street markets, advertising agencies, clothing firms, and music publishing houses working there.

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Vocabulary. During the second half of the 20th century the government tried to limit the wild nightlife of Soho. Well, they succeeded more or less. Now it is your turn to succeed in grammar. Let's see if you can decide which prefix or suffix goes with each word. un-

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EZ3H Tell us! V$ What kind of art would you like to do? How would you do it? B3M This time you will have to guess the missing words in order to learn what your next destination is. If you put the first letters of these words together, you'll get the name of another popular place to visit in London. Dick Whittington is one of London's best-known legends. The (1) goes that Dick was a poor (2) boy, who walked to London to seek his fortune, carrying his few belongings (3) a bundle on the (4) of a stick. Dick got a job as a cook's boy in the house of a (5) merchant, Mr. Fitzwarren. Dick bought a (6) to help him keep down the mice in his tiny room. But he was badly treated by the cook and (7) decided to go back home. It was a sunny (8) afternoon when Dick was sitting (9) a church tower at the edge of the city. Suddenly, the bells of the church (10) to ring. They said, "Turn back, Dick Whittington. You'll be Lord Mayor of London thrice". Meanwhile Dick's cat went on board Mr Fitzwarren's ship. The cat was a good rat-catcher, and killed a lot of rats in a distant country. The (11) of the country bought the cat for a fortune, which was returned to Dick. He made good (12) of the money and became a wealthy merchant. He was elected Lord (13) of London three times. There was a real Dick Whittington, who became Lord Mayor three times in the early 1400s.

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VIII. THE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES INTERESTING INVENTIONS 091 Read about the three famous museums in South Kensington.

Three of London's most interesting museums - the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum - are located in South Kensington. The Victoria and Albert Museum was founded with the aim of improving design in British manufacturing, but over the years it has expanded to include things from almost every place and period, including costumes from the theatre, and paintings. The Natural History Museum has exhibits of birds, animals and reptiles as well as lifesize reconstructions of prehistoric animals. Finally, there is the Science Museum, which is always crowded and is certainly the noisiest museum in London. It covers every aspect of science and technology, and the collections are constantly being moved round to make room for new acquisitions. They have inventions that did not become popular, such as the steam bicycle of 1912, and technological landmarks like the Cody biplane - the first aircraft to fly in England in 1912. In many of the rooms there are machines and computers that visitors can work themselves.

Reading Comprehension. Answer the questions. Where are the most interesting museums in London? In which of them can you find paintings? Where do you think you can see dinosaurs? Why do you think the Science Museum is the noisiest museum in London? What can visitors do in the Science Museum that you cannot do in most museums? Design your own invention and show it to your class. Explain what the different parts are and how they work. Follow the instructions below to get to the next sight of London. Use the two maps!

You are in Exhibition Road in front of the Science Museum. Walk south, take the first right and go as far as the second crossing. There is an underground station there. Take the Piccadilly Line eastbound and change at the sixth station. Take a train northbound and get out at the sixth stop. Walk down to Parkway, turn right, take the first right then take the first left and you will already see the entrance of a very popular place.

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IX. THE HOME OF RARE ANIMALS Read about it. London Zoo was opened in Regent's Park in 1828. It is known for its collection of rare and endangered species. The different parts of the zoo include, among other things, the elephant house, the deer and antelope house, an animal hospital, and an aquarium. The Sobell Pavillion is where apes, monkeys, giant pandas, lions and the Zoo Studies Centre are housed. There is an amphitheatre in which animals show the visitors their skills. There is also a penguin pool, a children's zoo, a pet care centre, a reptile house, and a moonlight world in which visitors have the chance to observe the animals of the night. There are also restaurants and cafes. And on top of that, you have the opportunity to adopt your favourite animal.

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X. THE OBSERVATORY

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No place in England is richer in history and architecture than Greenwich. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born there. This place saw the return of Henry V from Agincourt and Charles II from exile, and the landing of the first Hanoverian king. Nelson's body lay in the Painted Hall of the Royal Hospital before its river procession to St. Paul's Cathedral. It was the British Navy's chief dockyard until the end of the 19th century. Architectural riches include Wren's Royal Naval College, Inigo Jones' Queen's House, Wren's Flamsteed House at the Old Royal Observatory and Hawksmoor's St. Alfege's Church. At the Old Royal Observatory you can stand over the world-famous Meridian Line with one foot in the western and one in the eastern hemispheres. The Meridian Line is an imaginary line that marks 0° and serves as the basis for the world's standard time zone system {Greenwich Mean Time).

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What parts of the world would you like to see? What would you be doing

You have done very well so far. Now you are going to the last place on your sightseeing tour, where you will find real treasure. But first you have to find out what it is.

Take an object from your bathroom (the word's first letter is a "t") replace its last letter with an "r" and you know already where to go now.

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XI. A FORT AND A BRIDGE Read about them.

Tower Bridge is the distinctive twin drawbridge with gothic towers over the River Thames. The Bridge was built in the late 19th century and was named after the Tower of London. In the towers of the Bridge there is an exhibition on the history of the Bridge, how it worked with the old engine, and how it works now with the new one. At the foot of the bridge, there is the Tower of London. It is one of the oldest, best-known, and most imposing fortresses in England. William the Conqueror started to build it on the north bank of the river Thames in the llth century. Later kings and queens added to it and altered it. In the course of its history it

has been a royal palace, a state prison, a citadel and an arsenal. Its many associations with English history make it a popular tourist attraction. Two important parts of it are the Bloody Tower and the White Tower. The Bloody Tower was built in the 14th century and it is the place where two princes (the boy king Edward V, and his younger brother, Richard, Duke of York) were murdered. The White Tower is the oldest part of the Tower of London. It was built in white stone imported from Normandy. The Crown Jewels are on public display there, and Yeomen Warders are on guard to look after them.

SO, AT LAST YOU HAVE FOUND THE TREASURE! CONGRATULATIONS!

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Guess Who! You will have to guess who the person is. There are five clues numbered from one to five. You have to ask your teacher for a number. After each clue that your teacher reads out, you have the chance to find out who the person is. The fewer clues you use, the more points you get. Tell us! tfgl Tell us about something you did or still do that makes you proud.

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Key and Teacher's Notes This article can be used in different ways. You can simply take the texts and choose the exercises your class needs to practice. A more entertaining way, however, is to do the treasure hunt, which may motivate your students to do even the less interesting grammar or vocabulary exercises. If you do the treasure hunt, form groups of three, or pairs in a smaller class. In this case, also, you can omit some of the exercises if you find them too easy/too difficult, or if you are short of time. Give them points for their performance after each unit. (E.g. 1-5 points for each of the exercises; 1-10 points for solving the riddle which tells them what the next destination will be - 10 points for those who can solve it for the first, 8 points for those who solve it for the second time, etc.) Do not give your students more than one unit at a time, otherwise the riddle will not be interesting. Don't let them "lose their way", so that the group can progress together. 2. a

For almost 1,000 years London has been a capital city, first of England and, since 1707, of the whole of Britain. As a great trading city London has long drawn people from across the world to live and work there.

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An arch is what is above us, From the bridge we watch the river, A school is where you sit in class, And a ship sleeps in a harbour. A stable is where horses are kept, Like the fairy princess in the tower. In front of the palace the guards stand erect. From the market the princess brings a flower. You can be the king of your castle, Like our leaders in the parliament, Or as actors act in the theatre. Or go to a camp and rent a tentl

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Guess who! Henry VIII 1.1 was the head of my own Church. 2.1 was King of England and of Ireland. 3. Only my third wife gave me what I really wanted (a boy to be the heir). 4. One died, I divorced twice, and I executed two of my wives. 5. I was the eighth in the row. Queen Victoria 1.1 sat on the throne for the longest time ever.

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2.1 moved the Royal Family to Buckingham Palace. 3.1 was Queen of the United Kingdom, and Empress of India. 4.1 belonged to the house of Hanover. 5.1 put the royal flag out first. Jack the Ripper 1. They still have not found out who I was. 2.1 "worked" in Soho. 3. I had the blood of at least seven women on my hands. 4. I liked working with sharp tools. 5. There are films and books about me. Winston Churchill 1.1 was fond of my dog. 2.1 smoked long thick cigars and now there is one named after me. 3.1 led England to victory in World War II. 4.1 hated sports. 5. Adolf Hitler was not among my best friends, to say the least.

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1.1 recreated certain people. 2.1 have my own museum. 3.1 lived through the French Revolution as an artist. 4.1 preserved celebrities for the coming generations. 5.1 live on you loving famous people. James Bond 1.1 like spy games. 2.1 am fictional, fighting always against evil. 3.1 always repeat my name twice. 4. I have special gadgets to help me with my work. 5. I am a top secret.

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