Test paper.

1. Place the sightseeings on the map of London.

  1. What is it about?

1. It is the oldest building in London. Many great people took part in its construction. Some people call it ‘The heart of London”. For some period in history British kings and queens lived there; for some other period they were imprisoned in it.

The place could tell us a lot of stories about awful crimes and innocent victims killed there if it could speak. Now it has become the piece of British history. You can feel it when you enter the place. __The Tower of London____

2. It is the largest of all the similar buildings in the country. It was built after the Great Fire of London by the famous British architect who is buried in it. Its construction lasted for 35 years. It has the huge dome with the gallery famous for its acoustic. Your companion can listen to your whisper from the opposite side of the gallery._St. Paul’s Cathedral______

3. Its name comes from its shape. There is a statue of the God of Love in the middle of it. It is the famous shopping centre of London. It looks very picturesque due to numerous ads, especially at night._Piccadilly Circus______

4. Once this sightseeing was called WestminsterPalace, now it is more often called by its second name. Once British kings lived in it, now it is the birthplace of British laws. The Queen visits this place once a year now. It is built in Gothic style. It has several beautiful towers, one of which is famous all over the world. Three things in this building have one and the same name._The Houses of Parliament_____

5. This unusual museum was the first in the world. It is named after its first owner. Wax figures of outstanding people of all the times and nations are exhibited in it. Now there are a lot of similar museums all over the world now, but this museum has a special place among them._Madame Tusseaud’s Museum______

  1. Mark whether the statements are true or false.

1.London started from the City. __T____

2.The territory of Greater London is about 10,000 square kilometres._F____

3.Its population is about 10 million people._F____

4.London is situated upon both banks of the Thames._T____

5.London has one visible centre._F___

6.London is the largest city in the world._F____

7.The number of people in London is much larger during the daytime than at night._T____

8.The City is called ‘The Square Mile’ sometimes because of its size. _T______

9.The chief of London is Lord Mayor._T_____

10.The Lord Mayor’s Show takes place in June._F___

11.The City of London is one of the banking centres of the world._T_____

12. About two million people come to the City daily to work from the suburbs and outskirts._T_____

13.The centre of the country’s judicial system is to be found in Whitehall._F_____

14. Many solicitors and barristers have their offices (called ‘chambers’) in the area known as the “Temple”._T____

15.Important prisoners in medieval times entered the Tower through the special gates, called Traitor’s Gate._T_____

16.Nobody can enter the Tower after the Ceremony of the Keys._F___

  1. Choose the right name for every sightseeing.

A

/ 1.The Tower.
2.WindsorCastle.
3.Watchtower.
4.Big Ben. /

B

/ 1.Royal Exchange.
2.Mansion House.
3.Bank of England.
4.Tate Gallery.

C

/ 1.BritishMuseum.
2.Tate Gallery.
3. Bank of England.
4. National Gallery. /

D

/ / 1.Bank of England.
2.Royal Exchange.
3.Tate Gallery.
4.BritishMuseum.

E

/ 1. The Houses of Parliament.
2. WestminsterPalace.
3.Westminster Abbey.
4.CanterburyChurch. /

F

/ 1.The Supreme Court.
2. St. Paul’s Cathedral.
3. Victoria & Albert Hall.
4. The Capitol.

Fill in the table with the numbers of correct answers.

А

/ B /

C

/ D / E / F
1 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 2 / 2

5.What are these streets famous for?

  1. Baker street _Arthur Conan Doyle settled his famous detective Sherlock Holmes there. ____
  2. Fleet street __is the street of the British press._____
  3. Downing street _the Prime Ministers lives in it.____
  4. Threadneedle street __Bank of England stands in it.___
  5. Trafalgar square _It is the place of different meetings and demonstrations______
  6. Piccadilly Circus _is a shopping and entertaining centre.______
  7. Leadenhall street _is the place where the famous Lloyd’s insurance company stands.______

6. Match the object and the place it belongs to.

A

/

B

/ C
D /

E

/ F
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
E / A / B / A / A / F / D / C / E
  1. Sign the sightseeings.

DDowning Str., 10

/ Peter Pan statue / Tate Gallery / Victoria & Albert Hall / TV tower / National Gallery
  1. Cut the odd picture off every line.