Unit 2 Using Language

Read the text and find out the places the writer has been.

Then read the information about them and tell the names of the

following places.

It is situated in East London on the boundaries of the boroughs of Stepney and the City of London. Directly south, spanning the River Thames, lies the famous Tower Bridge. To the east of the Tower are the St Katherine's Docks. It dominates the river approaches to the City of London.

Tower of London

It is a symbol of the Christian faith at the heart of the nation’s government. But it was founded as a Christian monastery and remains, to this day, first a place of worship. It is a resting place of the royals and one of the most visited churches in the Christian world. It's a beautiful building, full of morose tombs and monuments.

Westminster Abbey

It is a site of Christian worship since 607 AD, has been obscured by scaffolding for the last four years during the 10.8 million pound renovation. The old one was destroyed in the great Fire of London in 1666. Wren was commissioned to design the current building shortly afterwards.

St Paul's Cathedral

It has served as the monarch's permanent London residence only since the accession of Victoria. In the interior there are 660 rooms.You can view a small selection of the Royal Collection – which is more than three times larger than the National Gallery's – at the Queen's Picture Gallery.It is popularly known as "Buck House“.

Buckingham Palace

It is located in the tower at the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, Greater London. It was designed by Edmund Beckett and Baron Grimthorpe.    It is famous not only for its 13-ton weight, but also for its accuracy which is a result of its precise mechanism. Even one extra penny's weight on the balance will cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty four hours. Although there have been several problem, the bell is still striking today. Its chimes can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.

Big Ben

Nobody really knows why it is called Big Ben. There are two hearsays about this. Some people say that it was named after Benjamin Caunt, a boxer, who was called Big Ben. More people believe it was called after Welshman,  Sir Benjamin Hall. He was the commissioner of the work at the time of its installation in 1859. A story was told that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a MP who sat behind the front bench shouted, "Let's call it Big Ben!" Then this name came into being.

It is the oldest, most august museum in the world. It is home to over seven million objects illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. Many of the artifacts are stored underneath the museum due to lack of space.

The British Museum

Karl Marx

It is famous as the place where Karl Marx is buried - is one ofthe best-known 'garden cemeteries' .

Highgate Cemetery

Today it remains a working castle, and plays a large part in the official work of the Queen and other members of the Royal Family. The State Apartments are regularly used for Court Ceremonial and State occasions. Its rooms are also reputed to play host to several Royal ghosts.

It is located in the historic town of Windsor, in Berkshire, is the largest occupied castle in the world, and the oldest castle in continuous occupation. It is one of three official residences of HM The Queen and has been a royal palace and fortress for nine centuries.

Windsor Castle

It was founded by Charles II in 1675 and is, by international decree, the official starting point for each new day, year and millennium (at the stroke of midnight GMT as measured from the Prime Meridian). It is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. It is home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian line.

Royal Observatory in Greenwich

Day 1 Comments

Tower delight

St Paul’s Cathedral

splendid and interesting

Westminster Abbey full of

statues of poets and writers

Big Ben famous and very loud

Day 2 and commentGreenwich with:ships

Day 3 and comment

Karl Mar’s statue”strange he lived and died in London”

longitude line clock(GMT)

British Museum

“thrill to see Chinese pottery”