RT I'd like this one. Thank you. Good

A: You are welcome. Goodbye.

G2: Now we are coming to Trafalgar Square. Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London. Trafalgar Square commemorates Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar in which he was fatally wound-ed. Trafalgar Square was designed between 1829 and 1840 with Nelson's Column as a centrepiece. The column is over 170 feet high with the statue of Nelson. Nelson's statue is over 16 feet high, about three times his real height. The statue shows Nelson with one arm and one eye. He lost them in the battle. The bronze bas-relief at the foot of the column, made from the same metal, represents Nelson's four great victories. The four bronze lions at the base were added in 1867. Today it is a place where people meet, and it is famous for political demonstra

C: Excuse me. What do the four lions symbolize?

Gr They symbolize Nelson's four victo

C: Thanks a lot.

Gr On the north side of Trafalgar Square there is the National Gallery. It houses one of the finest art collections in the world. It includes paintings of the British, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Flemish and other famous schools.

G3: There are a lot of parks and gardens in London. In Regent's Park there is Lon-don Zoo. It is one of the biggest zoos in the world. Today there are more than 8,000 animals in the Zoo. There are elephants, giraffes, lions, tigers, foxes, and monkeys there. There are also many birds in the Zoo. The elephants have the biggest appe-tite. An elephant's daily rations consist of hay, grass, cabbages, carrots, apples, potabread, vitamins, minerals and 100 liof water.

C: Which animals are the biggest in the Zoo?

Gr The biggest animals are giraffes, eleand rhinos.

C: What birds live in London Zoo?

O3: There are parrots, pelicans, ducks, eagles and many others.

C: Thank you.

G4 We are coming now to Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey is a historic building. It is a royal church. Here you can see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people, and the beautiful Henry VII Chapel. The Abbey was founded in the 11th century. Many of Great Britain's famous men are buried in WestAbbey.

G5 Now we are at Buckingham Palace. It is the London home of the Queen. When the flag is flying on the top she is at home. The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a great tourist at-traction. It takes place daily at 11:30 a. m. and lasts half an hour. To the sounds of music the guardsmen in their traditional bearskins arrive and give the palace keys to another group.

C: How many rooms are there in the Pa

G5 There are 600 rooms.

C: Does the Queen's family also live at the Palace?

G5 The Queen and Prince Philip stay at the Palace on weekdays.

C: Thank you.

G1: And now we are coming to Hyde Park. It is the largest park in the West End of London. In the 19th century it became a popular place for public meetings. The park has Speakers' Corner where anyone can make a speech about anything they want. It is a very democratic park.

G2 I welcome you to the British Muse-um. The British Museum has one of the largest libraries in the world. There are more than six million books in the library. You can see beautifully illustrated old manu-scripts which they keep in glass cases. In the reading-room of the British Museum many famous men have read and studied. Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and author of "David Copperfield", "Oliver Twist", "Dombey and Son" and other books, spent a lot of time in the BriMuseum library. At present the library has modern electronic equipment, so the reader does not have to wait long to rethe material he needs.

G3 We are now on Piccadilly Circus. It is a square in the central part of London. In the square you can see people of many nationalities. Piccadilly Circus is the meetof six streets. London's famous restaurants and best-known theatres and cinemas are on Piccadilly Circus. I wel-come you to the Royal Theatre. You can watch a scene from the play "A Terrible Situation". (The scene is acted out by the older pupils.)

Characters: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Green, Mr. Smith, guests.

(A party. Several groups of guests are talkMr. Green comes in.)

Mr. Green: Good evening, Mrs. Brown!

Mrs. Brown: Good evening, Mr. Green!

Mr. Green: Many happy returns! And here are some flowers and a present for you.

Mrs. Brown: Oh, thank you very much! Feel at home. (Introducing Mr. Green to Mr. Smith): Mr. Green — Mr. Smith. (The two men shake hands.)

Mrs. Brown (to the guests): Dear friends! Please sit down and make yourselves com-fortable. You'll hear a new song.

(The guests sit down. A beautifully dressed woman comes up to