The Houses of Parliament

Royal Christmas feasts, coronation banquets and trials have taken (19)........ in Westminster Hall which is the oldest part of the Palace still remaining. In 1834 a terrible fire wiped (20)....... a lot of the old palace. it was rebuilt, and contains 1,000 rooms. It contains the House of Commons (the main parliament) nad the House of Lords where people with noble titles (Lord, Lady, Sir etc.) discuss laws suggested by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

Exercise 5

Pick the correct passive forms in the text to discover what made the eight British artists famous. Find the galleries mentioned in the passage on the map.

Most people are 1.......... very interested (j) /very impressed (f) by the amount of art on display in London. The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square has one of the largest collections of pictures in the world. Paintings by Da Vinci, Titian, Velazquez, Holbein and many others 2......... are exhibited(c) /are extended (a) there.

The National Portrait Gallery 3....... has found itself (i) /is situated (a) just around the corner from the National Gallery. Tate Britain is on the River Thames and it's near the houses of Parliament. There are a lot of modern paintings as well as pictures by Turner and Constable, but many of the very recent ones 4.......... have been borrowed (j) /have been taken (g)to Tate modern. Tate Modern used to be a power station with a gigantic turbine hall which is now a gallery ans it's 5 .......... linked (h) /lined (b)to St Paul's Cathedral by a bridge 6............ called (c)/known (b)as "The Wobbly Bridge" because it used to move when many people walked on it. Tate Modern 7.........was engineered (d)/was designed (e) by Giles Gilbert Scott who was also the architect responsible for Liverpool's new cathedral and London's red telephone boxes. Art enthusiasts 8......... are transported (d)/are translated (j) from Tate modern to Tate Britain by a boat service called 'Tate to Tate'. In Tate Modern you can see paintings by modern artists such as Andy Warhol, Picasso and Lichtenstein and 'op art' (optical illusions) by bridget Riley.

1. Stubbs (1724-1806) is best known for a) his paintings of sea, sky, ships and

landscapes

2. Constable (1776-1837) is best known for b) his paintings of ladies in big long

dresses with large curly silver wigs

3.Turner (1775-1851) is best known for c) his paintings of English country

landscapes

4.Blake (1757-1827) is best known for d) his paintings of British northern

industrial towns full of 'matchstick'

men

5.Hogarth (1697-17640 is best known for e) his paintings of Californian

swimming pools and 1960s people

6.Gainsborough (1727-1788) is best known f) his paintings of horses

for

7. David Hockley (1937-) is best known for g) his mystical religious paintings

8.Lowry (1887-1976) is best known for h) his satirical drawings of 18^th

century London life

LISTENING

Exercise 6Before you listen match each word in column one with a word or expression with the same or similar meaning in column two.

1.a tube a. a bus with two levels

2.black cab b. an apartment

3.nightlife c. London taxi

4.travelcard d. twelve o'clock

5.visitors e. an area

6.a flat g. an underground train

7.double decker h. tourists

8. midnight i. one-day ticket on London transport

9.the rush hour f. expensive

10.a zone j. film, concerts, plays, discos etc.

11.dear k. the busiest time to travel

12.rent l. the monthly price of a place to live

Exercise 7On the tape you will hear two people who are visiting Paris, talking about London. Listen and decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. Zone 4 on London Underground is in Central London.

2. You can use a daily travel card on any bus or tube.

3. Buses in London are faster than trains.

4. Three is the maximum number of passengers allowed in one taxi.

5. The centre of London is sometimes called the West End.

6. It's cheaper to stay in a Bed & Breakfast outside the West End.

7. Most of London's cinemas and theatres are in Oxford street.

8. The tube stops before the pubs close.

9. Clubs stay open all night.

10. The West End shops are more expensive than the markets.

11. You can buy fruit and vegetables at Portobello Road.

12. The Australian comes from Melbourne.

Exercise 8Listen again and answer these questions.

1. What makes London different from Paris?

2. How can one save on travelling in London? What's the difference between a black cab and a mini cab?

3. Where do a lot of travellers stay in London?

4. What entertainment is on offer in London and what are the main venues?

5. What are the names of three good London markets?

6. According to the British person, why are people in London less friendly than people who live outside London?

7. Do you think the Australian will get a positive view of London from this conversation?

Reading

What do you think people in London are like? What adjectives from the box do you think you can describe a typical Londoner with? What about an average Kyivite?

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