4438 a tour of london

Read the brochure about some interesting places in London2. A Tour of London Let’s see one of the most famous cities in the world: London.. Read this brochure and visit it.. Prediction S

UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDAS

PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT II HELADIA MEJIA SCHOOL Name: ……… Course: ……… Date: ………

1 Before you read

 Look at the photographs on the board Are they familiar to you?

2 Read the brochure about some interesting places in London.

A Tour of London Let’s see one of the most famous cities in the world: London.

Read this brochure and visit it!

Prediction Strategy: You can predict the content of a

reading by looking at the pictures

London is the capital and the

largest city in the United

Kingdom It is located on the

River Thames The Romans

founded it almost 200 years

ago London is famous for its

museums, performing arts,

and its historical places This

is a list of places that you can

visit:

The Tower of London: It

is an ancient fortress in London It was a royal residence in the Middle Ages and later became a prison for illustrious people like Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I (when she was

a princess) Today, you can see the Crown Jewels

We have Madame

Tussaud’s Museum

Madame Tussaud was a French lady who oponed it

in 1835 She made historical figures in wax It

is really amazing!

3 Based on the reading, match Column A with Column B to complete the

sentences.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

2 The tower of London was b The place of the British legislature

3 Madame Tussaud was c In 1703

4 Buckingham Palace was built d on the River Thames

5 The Houses of Parliament building is e A royal residence

4 Answer the following questions according to the information included in the

reading.

 When did the Romans found London?

 When did Madame Tussaud open the museum?

 What did Madame Tussaud make?

 How much time did Charles Barry take to build the Houses of Parliament?

 Who made the Buckingham Palace the residence of the monarch?

5 Write a brief paragraph about the most important characteristics of London

city Remember, you have to take into account location, interesting places, etc.

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Buckingham Palace: The Duke

of Buckingham built this palace

in 1703 Queen Victoria made it

the official residence of the

monarch It has about 600

rooms

The Houses of Parliament Charles Barry built this

new building from 1840 to 1860 It is the place of the British legislature Here you can see the Clock Tower which contains the famous Big Ben Of course, there are many other places to see in London