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1. WHERE’S LONDON?
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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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