Author: Vicky Shipton
Publishers: PENGUINS READERS
London, in the south-east of Britain, is one of the
great cities of the world. At more than 1,500 square kilometres, it is the
biggest city in Europe. It is also an old city, with a long and interesting
story.
The Thames, the River
Thames runs through the centre of London from west to east. The city is a great
capital city because of this river. It Have four bridges.
London Theatre, London is
one of the theatre capitals of the word. Most of the big theatres are in ‘West
End’. There are more than fifty theatres in this area.
Kings and Queens in London,
the story of London is also the story of the country’s kings and queens. In
1066 the new king, William I, built the White Tower in the city. Haptom Court
palace was a great House to the south-west of the city. It was Thomas Wolsey’s
House but King Henry VIII liked it. No king or queen built Buckingham Palace.
It was a rich person’s House. King George liked it and bought it in 1761.
William III built the Kensington Palace in 1689.
New buildings: Telecom Tower,
Canada Tower, OXO Tower, London eye...
Old Buildings: St Paul’s
Cathedral, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square...
Shops, people could
away buy things in London. Today, there are about 40,000 shops in the city.
Visitors can buy everything in London.
Museums, London has a
lot of museums. There are museums of Money, animals, time, trains, ships, the
River Thames, tea and coffee, art, famous writers, war, buses and trains,
aeroplanes, theatre...
Black Taxis, Red Buses; London
is famous for its Black taxis and red buses.
My opinion: If you want to know about London, I recommend this book. It is interesting!
