This document provides vocabulary words and descriptions of various sights in Great Britain, Australia, and America. It describes landmarks like London Bridge, the Tower of London, and Buckingham Palace in Great Britain. In Australia, it discusses sights such as the Sydney Opera House, Harbor Bridge, and Royal Botanic Garden. For America, it summarizes iconic locations including the Sears Tower in Chicago, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Empire State Building, and the White House in Washington D.C.

1.  Vocabulary
 Bridge|brɪdʒ|мост
 Prison |ˈprɪz(ə)n|тюрьма
 Tower|ˈtaʊər|башня
 Staircase |ˈstɛːkeɪs|лестница
 a royal palace |ˈrɔɪəl| |ˈpæləs| королевский
дворец
 observation|ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃn| наблюдение
 fascionating [ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ ]
обворожительный, очаровательный, пленительный
 the upside down world - в перевернутом мире
 contain |kənˈteɪn| содержит
 skyscraper|ˈskʌɪskreɪpə|небоскреб

2. SIGHTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

3. The Museum of Madame
Tussauds

4.  Wax Museum
Tussaud`s is one of
the brightest and
most famous
London attractions.
Hundreds of figures
look like living,
some of them are
moving, talking.

7. London`s Bridge

8.  Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) The bridge
has become an iconic symbol of London.It was
officially opened in 1894 by The Prince of
Wales (the future King Edward VII), and his
wife, The Princess of Wales (Alexandra of
Denmark).

9. Tower of London  The Tower of London is a
very old building in
London. It is nine hundred
years old.
In the early days of the
history of England the
English kings lived in the
Tower. Then it was a
prison where many people
died.
Now the Tower of London
is a museum and many
people from other
countries come to see it.

10. Palace of Westminster
 Construction of the palace began in 1046. In the
palace there are 1000 rooms, 100 staircases
and 3 km corridors. Now it works the English
Parliament, however Westminster was
originally built it as a royal palace.

11. London eye
 Construction of
observation wheel started
in 1998.
 The London Eye is the
biggest wheel in the
world. It's 135 meters
high, and on a clear day
you can see all the way to
Windsor Castle, which is
over 40 km.

13. Australia is a
fascinating
country.
It is called “ the
upside down world”,
because it lies in the
Southern
Hemisphere, where
winter comes in July
and summer begins
in December.

14. Opera House
 The Sydney Opera
House is a multi-
venue performing arts
centre in Sydney, Austra
lia. Designed by Danish
architect Jorn Utzon.

15. Harbor Bridge
 Sydney Harbour
Bridge in Port Jackson,
New South Wales,
Australia. Spanning
503 meters ,the
structure is one of the
longest steel-arch
bridges in the world.

16. Royal Botanic Garden
 The Royal Botanic
Gardens in Sydney,
Australia, are the
most central of the
three major
botanical gardens
open to the public in
Sydney.

17. Tasmania
 It is an
island state of
the Commonwealth
of Australia. It is
located 240 km to the
south of the
Australian mainland.

19. The sights of America : Sears
Tower.
 America is famous
for its skyscrapers.
The tallest building
in the world is in
Chicago. Its name is
the Sears Tower .

20. The statue of Liberty
 It was built in New
York in 1886. This
Statue was a gift from
the people of France.
The Statue of Liberty
is Americas symbol of
Freedom.

21. The Empire State Building
 It is the most famous
building in the world.
It’s very tall. Here you
can visit the
Observatory. It is on
the 102 nd floor of
the Empire state
Building. It’s the
worlds greatest TV
tower.

22. The White House in Washington
D.C.
 The White House is
the beautiful home of
every President of
the United States.
This is the oldest
public building in
Washington D.C.
Consist of 132
rooms.