1. WHERE’S LONDON?

Look at this world map

London is in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital city: London

Main cities: Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Shefield

Population: 49.255.000

Currency:1 pound sterling = 100 pence

Languages: English

Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Anglican

Nationality: English

Emblem: the rose

Patron Saint (date): St George, the 23rd of April

ENGLAND

Saint George’s flag

The rose

LONDON IS THE HOME OF THE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

The clock high up on the building is

called Big Ben

TRANSPORT

The underground or the “tube”

(the oldest net in the world 1863)

The taxi or “black cab”

The London bus

The car

The train

St Pancras Station

Kings Cross Station

Kings Cross Platform 9 and 3/4

WEATHER: Warm, it rains a lot

MONEY pound sterling

the pound (£) is made up of 100 pence (p)

1 € = 0,89£

Coins

1penny 2pence 5pence 10pence

20pence 50pence £ 1 (pound) £ 2 (pounds)

£5 (five pounds) £10 (10 pounds)

£20 (twenty pounds) £50 (fifty pounds)

Banknotes

SPORT

FOOTBALL:

Since 1314

Modern games in 1863

Wembley Stadium is the National Football

Stadium

FOOTBALL TEAMS (Districts)

ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB

CHELSEA

STAMFORD BRIDGE

TOTTENHAM

WHITE HART LANE

FULHAM

WEST HAM UNITED F.C.

CRICKET:

The second most popular sport after football

FOOD

MUSIC

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

AMY WINEHOUSE

CINEMA

IMPORTANT PLACES

THE TOWER OF LONDON

THE CROWN JEWELS

THE TOWER BRIDGE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

PICADILLY CIRCUS

LEICESTER SQUARE

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

GREEN PARK

THE LONDON AQUARIUM

THE LONDON EYE

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

THE BRITISH MUSEUM

HYDE PARK

LONDON MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

IN THE STREET

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