Page 62 - Prime Time 1-5 Leaflet

1 Look at the readings in the
text. Which of the three
buildings is the oldest?
Listen and read to find
out.
The Tower of London
The Tower of London started its life nearly one thousand years ago
as a castle. It is the oldest castle, palace and prison in Europe. Guy
Fawkes was in the Tower when it was a prison in the 17th century.
Today the Tower of London is a popular tourist attraction.
1 A
Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussaud, a French wax model maker,
opened a small museum in London in 1835. The
museum had 400 wax figures of famous people.
They all looked real. Today Madame Tussauds is
one of the most popular tourist attractions in
London with 3 million visitors a year. There are
Madame Tussauds in many other cities.
1 C
3 Match the words in bold to
their definitions.
4 Say three things you learnt
from the text.
The Tower of London was a prison.
5 Name three
historical attractions in your
country. Write a short
information leaflet about these
three places. Write: their names,
how old they are, what they were,
what they are nowadays .
ICT
nearly, prison, legend,
landmark, government,
destroy, wax model,
entrance
Check these words
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Culture Corner 2
Did you know?
Ravens live in this place. Legend has it that if they escape then
England won’t be a free country any more.
The Houses of Parliament
The Houses of Parliament is a famous landmark and tourist
attraction in London. It dates back to the 11th century. Then, it was
Westminster Palace. King Henry VII offered the palace to the
government in 1530. It got a new name: the Houses of Parliament.
Did you know?
Fire destroyed much of the palace in 1834.
1B
Did you know?
Eight years before her death, Madame Tussaud
created a wax self-portrait. You can see it at the
entrance to her museum.
place where they keep criminals
well known almost authority
bodies produced started
place people want to see door
2 Read again and match the
sentences 1-6 to the places A-C.
It was a place to keep
criminals.
Fire destroyed it.
It has got branches in
other countries.
There are birds living
there.
It was originally a palace.
The person who started it
was from France.
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