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Now­you­can­see­one­of­the­symbols­of­ Cathedral­ because­ in­ the­ Second­ World­
Lon­don­–­Tower­Bridge.­It­is­in­the­other­ War­this­part­of­Lon­don­suffered­heavy­
part­of­Lon­don­–­to­the­East.­It­is­not­as­old­ bombing.­
as­it­looks­to­be­–­it­was­built­around­the­ And­ he­re­ we­ are­ back­ on­ the­ ­
turn­ of­ the­ last­ century.­ It­ opens­ in­ the­ West-End.­ This­ is­ Trafalgar­ Square.­
middle­so­that­ships­can­pass­through. Everybody­ knows­ Trafalgar­ Square.­ It­
The­Tower­of­Lon­don­is­not­far­away­ commemorates­ the­ famous­ Admiral­ ­
from­the­bridge.­It­has­been­at­one­time­or­ Nel­son,­ who­ was­ victorious­ over­
another­ a­ citadel,­ a­ palace,­ a­ prison,­ a­ Napoleon.­Behind­the­monument­there­is­
mint,­a­treasury,­an­armoury,­an­observa- the­National­Gallery.­It­gives­a­magnificent­
tory­ and­ a­ zoo.­ Maybe­ it­ is­ London’s­ collection­ of­ works­ from­ the­ Bri­tish,­
most­ outstanding­ place­ of­ history.­ French,­ Dutch,­ Ita­li­an­ and­ Spanish­
Certainly­ its­ walls­ saw­ many­ of­ the­­ schools.­It­was­opened­in­1938.
darkest­and­bloodiest­moments­of­history­
during­the­past­centuries. Going­ through­ Admiralty­ Arch­ you­
Not­ far­ away­ from­ the­ Tower­ of­­ can­again­reach­Victoria­Monument­and­
Lon­don­ –­ westward­ –­ we­ can­ find­ the­ Buckingham­Palace.
enormous­dome­of­St.­Paul’s­Cathedral,­ We­are­out­of­Lon­don
which­is­the­largest­Christian­church­next­ We­are­in­Windsor­now.
to­St.­Peter’s­in­Rome.­The­vast­majority­ These­ people­ are­ looking­ at­ the­
of­ the­ Eng­lish­ people­ belongs­ to­ the­ Changing­ of­ the­ Guards­ in­ front­ of­ the­
Church­ of­ England.­ The­ Cathedral­ was­ Royal­Palace.­Enjoy­the­music­of­the­bag­
built­ in­ 1710­ by­ Sir­ Christopher­ Wren.­ –­pipers­and­have­a­good­time­when­you­
There­ are­ many­ new­ buildings­ and­­ come­he­re­to­see­it­all.
mo­dern­blocks­around­the Living­Language­Seminar,­Bu­da­pest

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The­Fifth­Lesson­­............................................................................ ­­­­3
Sitting-Room­­.................................................................................. ­­­­5
The­Smith­Family­­...........................................................................­­10
Meals­­...............................................................................................­­11
Exercises­­.........................................................................................­­15
My­new­flat­­.....................................................................................­­19
Grammar­­.........................................................................................­­21
The­Sixth­Lesson­­............................................................................­­27
The­City­­..........................................................................................­­29
Tourist­Finds­His­Way­­....................................................................­­35
Hoover­­............................................................................................­­36
Noise,­pollution,­crime­­...................................................................­­37
Some­Anecdotes­­.............................................................................­­39
Exercises­­.........................................................................................­­40
Grammar­­.........................................................................................­­43
Survival­English­­..............................................................................­­46
The­Lon­don­Week­(video­programme)­­..........................................­­51

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