Attractions and Monuments
London Eye: situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London. The ticket cost £17.50. (£1.00=1.12943€)Visitors are treated to a gently paced half-hour ride in space age capsules holding 25 people each.
British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and is free to all visitors. It opens every day from 10.00 to 17.30, and it opens later on Thursday and Friday.
National Gallery houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square.
The Tower of London: is a historic fortress and scheduled monument in central London. The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has been a nightly event for the last 700 years. Every night the Tower is locked up by the Chief Yeoman Warder at exactly 21:53.
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer, every other day in winter, and lasts about 45 minutes.
Prepare your holiday.
Activities:Choose betwenn Past Simple and Present Perfect
1. Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.
a. lived b. have lived
2. The Titanic ________ in 1912.
a. sank b. has sunk
3. Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.
a. stole b. has stolen
4. Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.
a. fell b. has fallen
5. Chika ________ from university last July.
a. graduated b. has graduated
6. I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
a. saw b. have seen
7. I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!
a. walked b.have walked
8. When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.
a. lived b. has lived
9. Ouch! ________ my finger!
a.I cut b. I've cut
10. I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.
a. lost b. have lost
