A brief presentation about London for Primary students.

2. London is the capital city of
England and of the United
Kingdom.
It´s situated in the south-east
of England, on the River Thames.
It´s got a population of 14 million
people.
Millions of tourists visit the city
every year
LONDON

3. Its motto is :
“Domine Dirige Nos”
or
“O Lord direct us”

4. London is one of the oldest cities in the world.
It was founded by the Romans in 40 AD.
They called it Londinium.
LONDINIUM

5. CLIMATE
It has got an oceanic climate:
- very rainy
- mild temperatures:
- warm summers and chilly winters
- August is the warmest month
- January is the coolest month
- usually cloudy and very foggy

6. DISTRICTS
London has got 32 districts and the City.
The most important areas are:
- The West End: the aristocracy and bourgeoisie area. A place
for shopping and entertainment. Trafalgar Square and the
National Gallery are here.
- The East End: the Olympic Park and the Docklands are here.
- Westminster: in central London, it´s a tourist attraction for
its many historic buildings: Buckingham Palace, Palace of
Westminster and Westminster Abbey are here.
- The City: the business and commercial area. St. Paul´s
Cathedral and the Mansion House (official residence of the
Lord Mayor) are in this district.

7. The River Thames runs through London,
dividing the city in two.
It´s 215 miles long.
There are many bridges to cross over it.
THE THAMES

8. London Transport
London is very big, so you cannot walk everywhere. People travel by:
Taxi Undergro
und
Taxis or cabs
are black and
spacious, but
very expensive.
London buses are
called double-
decker buses or
red buses.
Bus
The underground
or 'the Tube' is
the quickest and
easiest way of
travelling around
London.

9. Places to visit

10. What to see in London?
MUSEUMS:
1. Madame Tussauds Museum
2. The Sherlock Holmes Museum
3. The Natural History Museum
4. The Science Museum
5. The British Museum
6. The National Gallery
7. The Globe Theatre

11. In London you can’t miss the
visit to Madame Tussauds
Museum.
It is a wax museum.
In the museum there are a lot
of figures made of wax which
present famous celebrities like
Robert Pattinson or Lady GaGa.
One can admire the wax
figures of the Royal family,
David and Victoria Beckham
and many others.
Do you believe that they are wax figures?

12. It is on 221b, Baker Street.
It was the house of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
You can see his violin, his notebook, his pipe and his hat.
As he always said: “Elementary, my dear Watson”.

13. The Natural History Museum in London exhibits a vast range of
specimens from various segments of natural history: botany,
mineralogy, paleontology, zoology, …

14. It is a museum dedicated to
science: astronomy, computers,
telecommunications, medicine,
maths, geophysics, …
Here you can have fun with
science and interact with
different gadgets, robots,
games, puzzles and more.

15. The British Museum
contains Egyptian
collections of mummies
found in the Pyramids,
Greek sculptures from
the Parthenon in Athens
and two of the four
existing original copies of
the Magna Carta.

16. The National Gallery is
one of the most important
art galleries in the world.
It has got a collection of
paintings by many famous
artists like Van Gogh.
“The Sunflowers” are here.

17. It is not a proper museum.
It is a reconstruction of the
old theatre built by William
Shakespeare in the XVII
century.
It is a circle open-air theatre.
You can see performances of
many Shakespearian plays.

18. What to see in London?
HISTORIC BUILDINGS:
1. The Tower of London
2. Tower Bridge
3. The Houses of Parliament
4. Big Ben
5. Buckingham Palace

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20. Tower Bridge is a bridge close to the Tower of London, which
gives it its name.
It has become an iconic symbol in London, and it’s situated over
the River Thames.

21. The Houses of Parliament or Palace of Westminster is where the
British politicians have got their meetings. It´s a Gothic building.
It has got 2 chambers: the Houses of Commons and the Houses of
Lords.

22. On 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to assassinate the King
and the parliament members in the Gunpowder Plot, by blowing up
The Houses of Parliament but he did not succeed.
Since then, people celebrate Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night
every November the 5th with bonfires and fireworks.

23. Big Ben is a tower clock in the
Houses of Parliament. It isn’t
the clock on the tower, but
just the bell inside it.
The clock has got 4 faces.
People all over the world can
hear its sound on the radio
and TV programmes.
It’s always right, never too
fast or too slow.

24. Buckingham Palace is the official home of the British Monarch in
London. The Queen of the UK is Elizabeth II. When the flag is
put up on the pole, it means that the Monarch is in the palace.
It is also a famous tourist attraction because of the Queen’s
Royal guards. At 11:30 every day, you can watch a ceremony called
“The Changing of the Guard”.

25. The Queen of Great Britain is Elizabeth II.
Her husband is the Duke of Edinburgh.
She is the longest reigning monarch in British history (63
years in the throne).

26. What to see in London?
CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS:
1. Saint Paul´s Cathedral
2. Westminster Abbey

27. It is an Anglican cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of London.
It sits on Ludgate Hill, at the highest point of the City of London.
It is also very famous for its dome. You can climb the stairs, go
to the very top and enjoy the fantastic views.

28. Westminster is a large Gothic abbey church in London.
It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the UK because
it has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site
for British monarchs. It´s got the coronation chair.

29. What to see in London?
PARKS:
1.Hyde Park
2.Regent´s Park
3.St. James´ Park
4.Greenwich Park
5.Kensington Gardens
The parks are a real part of Londoners life.
People have lunch in the parks, spend their free time and
enjoy in many pools and little lakes.

30. Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in the central London,
famous for its Speakers’ Corner. In the past, it was a royal hunting
park.
It’s devided by the Serpentine Lake.

31. It has got a zoo, an open-air theatre and a canal. In fact, you
can go to the zoo by boat.

32. St. James Park is the oldest Royal Park in London and it is
surrounded by three palaces: Westminster, St. James´ Palace
and Buckingham Palace.
It is very common to see squirrels and swans on these parks.

33. Greenwich Park is an old hunting park in Greenwich, South East
London.
It is very famous because the International Prime Meridian
(Greenwich Meridian) passes through the Royal Observatory.

34. They are very famous for the
statue of Peter Pan, the Diana
Memorial Playground and the
Albert Memorial.
It´s got magnificent trees and
ornamental flower beds.
Kensington Palace and the
Italian Gardens are also here.

35. What to see in London?
STREETS AND SQUARES:
1.Trafalgar Square
2.The Mall
3.Picadilly Circus
4.Leicester Square
5.Oxford Street
6.Whitehall

36. Trafalgar Square is the most famous square in London.
Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a
British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. There is a
column in honour of Admiral Nelson and 2 fountains.
The National Gallery is also on this square.

37. The Mall is a road in Westminster that leads up to Buckingham Palace.
The surface of The Mall is coloured red to give the effect of a giant red
carpet leading up to Buckingham Palace.
It is closed to traffic on Sundays and public holidays, and on ceremonial
ccasions.

38. Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction in London.
It connects several important streets. It´s got a statue in honour
of Eros, the god of love, and many neon lights and signs.

39. Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End
of London, near Picadilly Circus.
It´s got a park in the centre with a fountain and a statue of
William Shakespeare.
It´s the heart of entertainment because of its famous cinemas
and theatres.

40. This street is very long: it is more than 2 km long.
It is very famous for its shops.
It has got half a million visitors every day and more than 300
shops.

41. Whitehall is the street of goverment offices.
Downing Street is a quiet a small street where the Prime
Minister lives at number 10.

42. What to see in London?
MARKETS:
1.Candem Town Market
2.Portobello Road Market
3.Covent Garden Market

43. London markets sell everything from food to flowers, modern
art to antiques, clothes to curious objects.
If you want to spend a day out, wandering around, looking for a
few bargains along the way, then go to a market.

47. What to see in London?
Other places to visit:
1.Harrods
2.The London Eye
3.Hamleys
4.M&M´s shop

48. It´s the oldest toy shop in the world.
It´s got 7 floors and more than 50,000 toys on sale.
More than 45 million tourists visit it every year.

49. It is a very big and expensive department store in London.
Its motto is: “Omnia Omnibus Ubique», «All things for all
people, everywhere».

50. A sweet shop dedicated to these famous chocolate sweets.
It has become a tourist attraction.
It´s located in Leicester Square.

51. If you want to have fun and watch the beauty of London,
you can go on a trip on the London Eye. The trip takes
about 30 minutes.
It is a giant wheel (135 metres tall), next to the River
Thames. It was built in the year 2000, with the new
millennium.

52. As you can see, you can´t be bored of London.
There is lots to do and see.