London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It’s one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than 9 million people. London is situated on the river Thames. It was founded more than two thousand years ago.
London is an ancient city. It appeared at the place where the Roman invaders decided to build a bridge over the Thames. There are four parts in London: West End, East End, the City and Westminster.
The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre. There are many offices, companies and banks in this part of the capital. The heart of the City is the Stock Exchange. The Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral are situated in the City.
Westminster is also important part of the capital. It’s the administrative centre of London. The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British Government, are there. Opposite the Houses of Parliament is Westminster Abbey where kings and queens have been crowned and many famous people were buried. The Houses of Parliament are often referred to as the Palace of Westminster.
The Towers of the Houses of Parliament stand high above the city. On the highest tower there is the largest clock in the country, Big Ben. Big Ben strikes every quarter of an hour.
To the west of Westminster is West End, the richest part of London. It is full of luxury hotels, super-markets, cinemas and concert-halls. In the centre of the West End the Trafalgar Square is situated with the famous statue of Lord Nelson.
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It was a cold autumn evening and it was raining. mary was driving home in her cadillac. it was saturday and almost all the shops were closed. suddenly she saw a bright shop window. she did not like window-shopping but she stopped the car and got out. she came up to the shop window and among other things she saw a beautiful chain of pearls (жемчужное ожерелье they were shining in the bright light of the window. mary liked the pearls. she entered the shop. it was an expensive shop. there were no people inside. mary went up to the counter and saw the same chain of pearls there. soon the shop assistant came out to her. "can i help you, madam? " he asked while mary was looking at the pearls. "yes, sir. can i see that chain of pearls over there? " "certainly, madam. here you are." "how much is it? " "five hundred dollars." "only five hundred dollars, " mary thought. "it's a pity i have no money about me." she gave the chain back to the shop assistant and said, "thank you. i think my husband and i will come and buy it tomorrow. are you open tomorrow? " "yes, madam, we work from 8 till 6. the lunch hour is from 12 to 1. you're welcome, madam." mary was about to leave the shop when somebody took her by the hand. she turned round and saw a small young girl, who looked very unhappy. she was wearing an old thin coat and old dirty shoes. she had no gloves or hat. "yes, " said mary. "what can i do for you? " "excuse me, madam, but can you give me the price of a cup of tea? i'm very cold." "have you no money at all? " "no, " said the girl. suddenly mary thought of a plan. "come and have tea with me at my place, " she 1)finish the story and give it a title.