7. Answer the questions about London. 1. When was London founded?
2. What name did it have at first?
3. Why did the town grow and develop into a city?
4. When did it become the capital of England?
5. Prove that London enjoyed more independence than any other
city of medieval England.
6. What happened to the city in 1666?
7. Name the tree parts of London.
8. What part of London is known as the financial centre of the
whole country?
9. Are there many attractions in the West End? What are they?
10. Where are Hyde Park, St. James’ Park and Regent’s Park situated?
11. What are the most famous places in London to do the shopping?
12. How was the East End transformed recently?
13. What is Greater London?
14. Prove that London is a multinational city.
8. Think of the beginning of the sentences.
1. ... as a settlement and a fortress.
2. ... the settlement developed into a city.
3. ... through which wealth came to the country.
4. ... enjoyed greater independence than the other cities of the
medieval England.
5. ... is still held every year.
6. ... the streets being narrow and dirty.
7. ... but the old planning remained untouched.
8. ... where offices and banks are situated.
9. ... where aristocrats lived.
10. ... to mention just a few of them.
11. ... are favourite places for Londoners to visit and relax.
12. ... present a wide choice of expensive shops.
13. ... are believed to house the largest population of artists in Europe.
14. ... new hotels, stadiums and apartment houses are being built.
15. ... are called Greater London.
16. ... being inhabited by people from all over the world.
9. Prove that
• London is an old city;
• London has always been playing an important role in the life of the
country;
• London enjoyed greater independence than the other cities in
England;
• the planning of London is chaotic;
• there are a lot of tourist attractions in the West End;
• the East End has always been different from the rest of metropolis;
• London grows rapidly;
• London is a multinational metropolis.
10. Make up the outline of the text.
11. Retell the text using the outline.
12. Find additional information on the sights of London. Make up a report
on one of the sights of London.

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