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🏙️ London

October 25, 2025

🏙️ LONDON

Tekstas

London is the capital of the United Kingdom.
It is one of the oldest cities in the world.
The city stands on the banks of the River Thames.
The capital is a great port, though London is situated far from the North Sea.

London is famous for its streets and buses, bridges and squares, parks and monuments.
The main transport is the underground. It is long and has a lot of stations.
The red buses and black taxis go along the streets.
There are more than thirty bridges over the River Thames.
The most interesting of them is the Tower Bridge.
It has two parts which can be raised for the ships to sail under it.

Some streets are narrow and dirty, but others are clean, wide and famous for something.
Fleet Street is for newspaper reporters; at 10 Downing Street the Prime Minister lives.
The Queen’s residence is in Buckingham Palace.
Foreign guests visit the British Museum.
Madame Tussaud’s exhibition is famous for wax sculptures.
A lot of visitors from all over the world come to admire famous people there.

Parks, green lawns and squares surround the capital.
Hyde Park is the biggest one. People make speeches in the Speakers’ Corner there.
You can find a large zoo in Regent’s Park.
St James’ Park and Green Park are not far from one another.
People come to have a rest, read a book or go in for sports in the parks.

🗣️ Vocabulary

English IPA Lithuanian
to situate /ˈsɪtʃueɪt/ išsidėstyti
a station /ˈsteɪʃn/ stotis
a taxi /ˈtæksi/ taksi
a tower /ˈtaʊə/ bokštas
to raise /reɪz/ kelti
to sail /seɪl/ plaukti
a reporter /rɪˈpɔːtə/ korespondentas
Prime Minister /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪnɪstə/ Ministras Pirmininkas
a residence /ˈrezɪdəns/ rezidencija
a palace /ˈpæləs/ rūmai
wax /wæks/ vaškas
a sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə/ skulptūra
a speech /spiːtʃ/ kalba
a speaker /ˈspiːkə/ kalbėtojas
a zoo /zuː/ zoologijos sodas

Fact Check:
All listed landmarks exist and are historically accurate, although Fleet Street is no longer the press center of London.

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in the Missing Words

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

  1. London is the capital of the __ Kingdom.
  2. The city stands on the River __.
  3. The most interesting bridge is the __ Bridge.
  4. The Queen’s residence is in __ Palace.
  5. People make speeches in __ Corner.

Exercise 2True or False

Mark True (T) or False (F):

  1. London is close to the North Sea.
  2. The Tower Bridge cannot be raised.
  3. The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street.
  4. The British Museum is visited by many foreigners.
  5. Hyde Park is the smallest park in London.

Exercise 3Choose the Correct Answer

Choose the right answer (A, B, or C).

  1. The River Thames flows through
    (A) Manchester (B) London (C) Edinburgh
  2. The red buses in London are
    (A) double-deckers (B) trams (C) trains
  3. Madame Tussaud’s is famous for
    (A) food (B) wax figures (C) animals
  4. The largest park in London is
    (A) Hyde Park (B) Regent’s Park (C) Green Park
  5. The Prime Minister’s residence is
    (A) Buckingham Palace (B) Tower Bridge (C) 10 Downing Street

Exercise 4Match the Places and Descriptions

Match the place with the description.

Place Description
Tower Bridge A. Famous for wax figures
British Museum B. Prime Minister’s residence
10 Downing Street C. Has two parts that can be raised
Buckingham Palace D. Queen’s home
Madame Tussaud’s E. Visited by many tourists

Exercise 5Word Formation

Complete the words.

  1. Lond__n
  2. Bri__ish Museum
  3. Pal__ce
  4. Riv__r
  5. Th__mes

Exercise 6Vocabulary Practice

Translate these words into Lithuanian.

  1. to raise
  2. a tower
  3. a zoo
  4. a reporter
  5. a speech

Exercise 7Complete the Text

Fill in the blanks with these words: famous, streets, parks, bridges, visitors

London is __ for its __ and __.
There are more than thirty __ over the River Thames.
A lot of __ from all over the world come to see the city.

Exercise 8Short Answers

Answer in 1–2 sentences.

  1. What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
  2. Where does the Prime Minister live?
  3. What can people do in Hyde Park?
  4. What is special about the Tower Bridge?
  5. Where can you see wax figures in London?

Exercise 9Picture Imagination

Imagine you are visiting London. Write 4–5 sentences about what you would like to see and why.

Exercise 10Idiom Practice

Explain in English what this expression means:

“When in London, do as Londoners do.”

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