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PLACES AND PARADES.
The City.
Londoners often talk about 'The City'. They are talking about the oldest part of London, the home of the Bank of England, and many other offices.
About five thousand people live in The City, and at weekends it feels empty. But between Monday and Friday, nearly half a million people come to work in the banks and offices. Look for the City men with their dark suits and umbrellas!
St Paul's Cathedral is in the middle of the City, and the Bank of England has interesting museum that you can visit.
Also in the City is a very tall building- 60.6 metres high- called The Monument. Christopher Wren built this, too, and it stands on the place where the Fire of London began in 1666.
Some interesting and exciting days.
Every year on a Saturday morning in June, 'foot guards' and 'horse guards' have a parade for the Queen. This is called 'Trooping the Colour'. The 'colour' is the flag that soldiers carry. Thousands of people stand int The Mall to see the Queen and the soldiers go past.
The exciting Notting Hill Carnival is on the last Sunday and Monday in August. There are two wonderful parades to watch, one on Sunday and on Monday, and you can see them going through the streets near Portobello Road and the Ladbroke Grove.
On the second Saturday in November, Londoners can see their new Lord Mayor in the Lord Mayor's Show- a parade from Mansion house, the Lord Mayor's home, to the Strand. The Lord Mayor is the most important person in the City after the Queen.The first Mayor of London was Henry Fitzailwin, in 1189. They were not called Lord Mayors until the time of King Henry the Eighth.
Big red buses... London policeman... Buckingham Palace... Speake's Corner... Big Ben... Notting Hill Carnival -  these are some things you can find in London. But there ar many, many more

 

Are these sentences TRUE or False?

1. ´The City’ is the oldest part of London.
2. The Bank of England is in Westminister
3. The Monument stands on the place where the Fire of London began.
4. You can see the Trooping of the Colour on a Saturday in July.
5. The first Mayor of London was Christopher Wren.

Activity:

1. You are on a visitors' bus in London. Which four interesting places do you get off the bus to visit? write a paragraph about each of them. Say WHY you want to see them.
2. You are on holiday in London. Write a postcard to a friend saying what you did today.

Now choose one of the activities and send you answer to our mail: godspell-english@hotmail.com.
Or papers will be collected up to April 20th.