ответить на вопросы по тексту: london london is the capital of great britain, its political,economic and commercial centre. it is one of the largestcities in the world and the largest city in europe. itspopulation is about 8 million.london is situated on the river thames. the city isvery old. it has more than 20 centuries old history. traditionallyit is divided into several parts, the city, westminster,the west end and the east. end. they are verydifferent from each other.the city is the oldest part of london, its financialand business centre. numerous banks, offices and firms are concentrated here. few people live in the city butover a million come to work here. there are two placesof interest in the city: st. paul's cathedral and the towerof london. st. paul's cathedral was built in the 17thcentury by the architect christopher wren. the towerof london was built in the 15th century. it was used as afortress, a palace and a prison. now it's a museum.westminster is the aristocratic official part of london.there are buckingham palace where the queen livesand the houses of parliament along the north bank ofthe thames.the clock tower of the houses of parliament is famousfor its big hour bell known as «big ben». westminsterabbey is the place where the coronation of nearly allkings and queens has taken place. many of them are buriedhere as well as some other famous people of the country.the west end is the richest and most beautiful partof london. the best hotels, restaurants, shops, clubs,parks and houses are situated there. there-are manytourists there from different countries of the world.trafalgar square is the geographical centre of london,it was named in the memory of admiral nelson'svictory in the battle of trafalgar in 1805. the tall nelson'scolumn stands in the middle of the square.the east end is an industrial district of london. thereare many factories there. the region is densely populatedby working class families.вопросы: 1. what is the capital of great britain? 2. is london a big city? 3. what is london's population? 4. on what river does london stand? 5. into what parts is london divided? 6. why is the city called the business centre oflondon? 7. what places of interest does westminster include? 8. who was buried in westminster abbey? 9. what is the west end famous for? 10. why is the central square in london named trafalgarsquare? 11. who lives in the east end?

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