London. Listening 2. 7 form.

Listen and read the paragraphs the guide book and choose the right word.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The Great Fire of London          [in 1646, in 1656, in 1666] burnt the medieval cathedral to the ground, so Londoners needed a new one. Sir Christopher Wren started building St Paul’s          [in 1675., in 1685., in 1695.] It took him          [25 years, 35 years, 45 years] to finish it. St Paul’s Cathedral has a 48 m high dome (a rounded roof). You can       [drive, ride, walk] around its base on the inside. This part is called the Whispering Gallery. When you whisper against its wall, your friend can hear your whisper on the other side —             [48 m away., 58 m away., 68 m away.]That means that the church has got very       [bad, good, poor] acoustics.

The Houses of Parliament

This       [huge, small, long] building is the home of the British parliament. Members of Parliament are also called MPs. People choose them in elections which take

place                      [every 2 to 3 years., every 3 to 4 years., every 4 to 5 years.] The task of Parliament is to make laws.

Big Ben is the name of the bell (13.7 tonnes) inside the Clock (Elizabeth) Tower which forms part of the                       [Houses of Parliament., Tower of London., Westminster Abbey.]

The Gherkin.

The Gherkin is one of the most famous           [high-rise, low-rise, long-rise] buildings in London. It was designed by the famous British           [engineer, designer, architect] Norman Foster. You can see its top from far away. Some people say it looks like a        [pen, rocket, pocket], but most people simply call it the Gherkin. It was built in such a way as to save        [energy, light, water], so the heating and cooling costs are not too high.

The Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge is a bridge over the Thames. People like         [driving, riding, walking] over it because there is no traffic on it. It’s       [134 m, 144 m, 154 m] long. The bridge has got the nickname - ‘Wobbly Bridge’. When it first opened          [in 2000,, in 2005,, in 2010,] thousands of people who walked across felt a gentle movement underfoot. The bridge was closed, the problem fi xed and it was reopened on 2          [December, January, February], 2002. In the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood-Prince, Lord Voldemort’s Death Eaters try            [to build, to destroy, to charm] the bridge and after some twisting, it collapses into the Thames. Luckily, that was just a film!

Listen to Suzie and Peter and number the places below in the order they mention them.

Listen again and complete the sentences.

If you go to                 [Madame Tussauds, Big Ben, London Eye], you’ll see famous film stars.

It’s a worid-famous wax museum, opened     [100, 200, 300] years ago.

At Madame Tussauds you can take a joney through the history of           [London., Paris., New York.]

The London Eye is the largest wheel in Europe at a height of      [125, 135, 145]metres.

The Eye is          [behind, near, opposite] Big Ben.

When you take a ride on the        [wheel, bus, bridge], you’ll have a wonderful view over London.

In a cloudless day you can see af far as    [30, 40, 50] kilimeters.

Listen to the information about the London Eye, then choose the right answer.

The London Eye is     [120, 135, 140] metres high.

It has    [32, 35, 38] capsules.

Each capsule can hold    [15, 25, 35] people.

It takes    [20, 30, 40] minutes to make a full circle.

You can choose to take a ride                     [only by day., only by night., by day or by night.]