APPENDIX 3
Some Interesting Facts
Bloomsbury Square is one of the oldest in London. It is more than 300 years old. It is
the literary part of the city. A lot of writers and critics live there.
The British Museum is not far from Bloomsbury Square and the square is famous for
the Museum. The British Museum is very old. It was founded in 1753. It is in Great
Russell street. The British Museum has a large Reading Hall. A lot of famous people
worked there. The Library of the Museum has one of the best collections of books and
manuscripts in the world.
One of the best and famous London cinemas is the “Odeon”.
One of the oldest churches in London is St. Paul’s Cathedral.
One of the most famous London theatres, the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden,
is … in the centre of the vegetable market.
Piccadilly Circus is the centre of night life in the West End. This is one of the most
popular meeting places of London.
London buses are of 2 kinds: the doubledecker and the singledecker. But London
buses are always red. Doubledeckers have seats for 65 people. Only 5 people are
allowed to stand when the seats are full.
There are 27 bridges over the Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river.
London is 46 kilometres from north to south and 58 kilometres from east to west.
London has got more than 8 million people and that’s 13% of Britain’s population.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Give full answers
1. What is the name of one of the oldest in squares in London?
2. Where is The British Museum? (In what street?)
3. What is the most famous cinema in London?
4. What is Piccadilly Circus for people of London?
5. How many people can have seats in Doubledeckers?
6. How many bridges are there over the Thames in London?
7. What is the population of London?
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