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Places of Interest in Great Britain

Britain is rich in its historic places which link the present with the past. The oldest part of London is Lud Hill, where the city is originated. About a mile west of it there is Westminster Palace, where the king lived and the Parliament met, and there is also Westminster Abbey, the coronation church. Liverpool, the «city of ships», is England’s second greatest port, ranking after London. The most interesting sight in the Liverpool is the docks. They occupy a river frontage of seven miles. The University of Liverpool, established in 1903, is noted for its School of Tropical Medicine. And in the music world Liverpool is a well-known name, for it’s the home town of «The Beatles».
Stratford-on-Avon lies 93 miles north-west of London. Shakespeare was born here in 1564 and here he died in 1616. Cambridge and Oxford Universities are famous centres of learning. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument, presumably built by Druids, members of an order of priests

in ancient Britain. Tintagel Castle is King Arthur’s reputed birthplace. Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England.
The British Museum is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753 and contains one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities. The Egyptian Galleries contain human and animal mummies. Some parts of Athens’ Parthenon are in the Greek section. Madam Tussaud’s Museum is an exhibition of hundreds of life-size wax models of famous people of yesterday and today. The collection was started by Madam Tussaud, a French modeller in wax, in the 18th century. Here you can meet Marilyn Monroe, Elton John, Picasso, the Royal Family, the Beatles and many others: writers, movie stars, singers, politicians, sportsmen, etc.

Достопримечательности Великобритании (1)

Британия богата историческими местами, которые связывают настоящее с прошлым. Старейшая часть Лондона — Лад

Хилл, с которого начинался город. Около мили к западу от него расположен Вестминстерский дворец, где живет королева и где заседает парламент, и там же находится Вестминстерское аббатство — церковь для коронации. Ливерпуль, «город кораблей», — второй по величине после Лондона английский порт. Самое интересное место в Ливерпуле — это его доки. Они занимают семь миль речного берега. Университет Ливерпуля, основанный в 1903 году, известен своей Школой тропической медицины. И в музыкальном мире Ливерпуль — хорошо известное имя, поскольку является родным городом «Битлз».
Стрэтфорд-на-Эйвоне лежит на расстоянии 93 миль к северо-западу от Лондона. Шекспир родился здесь в 1564 году, здесь же он и умер в 1616 году. Кембриджский и Оксфордский университеты — знаменитые центры образования. Стоунхендж — это доисторический монумент, предположительно сооруженный друидами, членами ордена священников в доисторической Британии. Замок Тинтэйд-жел — это предполагаемое место рождения короля Артура. Кентерберийский собор — престол епископа Кентерберийского, главы англиканской церкви.
Британский музей — самый большой и богатый музей мира. Он был основан в 1753 году и содержит одну из богатейших мировых коллекций античных вещей. Египетские Галереи содержат мумии людей и животных. Некоторые части афинского Парфенона находятся в греческой секции. Музей мадам Тюссо — это выставка сотен восковых фигур натуральных размеров, изображающих известных людей прошлого и настоящего. Коллекция была начата мадам Тюссо, французским скульптором восковых фигур, в XVIII веке. Здесь вы можете встретиться с Мэрилин Монро, Элтоном Джоном, Пикассо, королевской семьей, «Битлз» и многими другими: писателями, кинозвездами, певцами, политиками, спортсменами и так далее.

Questions:

1. What is the oldest part of London?
2. What is Westminster Palace?
3. What is called «city of ships»?
4. Why is Stratford-on-Avon famous?
5. What are the famous centres of learning,
6. What is Stonehenge?
7. Who is the head of Church of England? What is his seat?
8. What is the largest and the richest museum in the world? What unique collections does it contain?
9. What can one see in Madam Tussaud’s Museum?

Vocabulary:

Lud Hill — Лад Хилл
church — церковь
frontage — фасад
prehistoric — доисторический
order — орден
priest — священник
Tintagel — Тинтэйджэл
Canterbury Cathedral Archbishop — архиепископ Кентерберийский
antiquity — антиквариат; древность
mummies — мумии
wax — воск

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