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Read and listen to Chapter 5 from the London book. CHAPTER 5 – By the river River Thames, the the longest river in England and the second longest in the UK; it rises in Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire and flows into the North Sea; it is 346 km long; it has been an important route…
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Watch this information-video about how the Vikings invaded England. And watch this video again to learn about how the size of the territories of Danelaw and England changed.
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London’s underground network (The Tube) is the oldest in the world. The first line – called The Metropolitan – was opened in 1863. All the lines – the actual number is 11 – are marked with a colour. It is weird that 55% of the underground network is not under the ground.
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London is the: capital city of the United Kingdom; largest capital city in Europe; has a population (2015 data) of 8,673,713 – that is Greater London; only city in the world that has hosted 3 summer olympic games (in 1908, 1948 and in 2012); city with the most bridges in Europe (33 over the River…
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On the Welsh flag, there is a red dragon. It is the official symbol of the country. It became symbol of Wales in 1901. The Welsh name is Y Ddraig Goch. You can listen to the pronunciation HERE. There are a lot of legends about the Red Dragon. They say there were two dragons –…
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