1. London is the capital of England, its political and business centre.

2. St. Paul’s Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral Oxford Street Oxford Street Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace The Houses of Parliament The Houses of Parliament The Tower of London The Tower of London Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square The Tate Gallery The Tate Gallery The National Gallery The National Gallery Hyde Park Hyde Park

3. Going about London The Tube Taxi cabs Double – deckers 270 stations 735 mln passengers a year Red buses are used mostly for tourists

4. London streets

5. Oxford Street Oxford Street is London’s main is London’s main shopping centre. shopping centre. You can buy clothes, You can buy clothes, shoes and toys in it. shoes and toys in it. Regent Street is a popular place for shopping.

6. Buckingham Palace The official home of the British royal family 600 rooms

7. The Houses of Parliament Big Ben The large bell in the clock tower. A long grey building with towers on the bank of the Thames.

8. Tower Bridge The Tower of London an ancient fortress a royal palace a state prison an arsenal a London zoo a museum

9. Westminster Abbey A very large Gothic church in Westminster where English kings and queens are crowned and many famous people are buried.