HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LONDON? a)Answer the following questions 1)Where does the name ‘London’ come from? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) What happened in England in 1066? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3)What happened in London in 1665? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4)What were the main changes in British society in the first half of the 19th century? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5)Would you like to visit London ? Why/why not? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b) Briefly describe the following landmarks 1) Buckingham Palace ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) The Tower of London ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) The Houses of Parliament 4) Hyde Park ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) The Globe Theatre …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6) London Eye …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… c)Choose the right option 1) The Great Fire of London occurred a) in 1665 b) in 1666 c) in 1656 2) Queen Victoria reigned a) in the second half of the 18th century b) in the second half of the 20th century c) in the second half of the 19th century 3) Windsor Castle is a) in the City b) in the West End c) half an hour by train form the centre 4) The oldest part of London is a) The City b) Covent Garden c) Trafalgar Square 5) London’s oldest church is a) St Paul’s Cathedral b) Westminster Abbey c) Temple Church 6) The British Prime Minister lives at a) 10 Oxford Street b) 10 Pudding Lane c) 10 Downing Street 7) London’s newest bridge is a) the Towerbridge b) the Millennium Bridge c) London bridge 8) Canary Wharf has a) two towers b) three towers c) four towers 9) You can see a statue of Peter Pan in a) Kensington Gardens b) Hyde Park c) Regent’s Park 10) The biggest museum in Britain is a) the Museum of London b) the Natural History Museum c) the British Museum 11) You can find a lot of theatres in a) the East End b) the South c) the West End 12) The most famous shop in the city is a) Selfridges b) Harrods c) Liberty