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A day sut ^&n ^Lond&m

London

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paradise for tourists, with l5 miltion visitors

a

year! lt's famous for its monuments, parks, museums, theatres and shops. This is our guide for

a

perfect day out'!

$top l: The tondon Eye

A trip ²on the London Eye is a great way to start the day! lt's a big wheel next

to

the River Thames and it's the number one tourist attractÌon in the UK! It's very famous, but it ìsn't very old. lt dates back to 3 3

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December 1999 and it is a

tribute

to the MiLLennium CeLebrations. Today it's the centre of the New Year ceLebrations in London. A Lot of attractions are visibLe from the London Eye, for example, Big Ben, the Houses of ParLiament, Buckingham PaLace and St. PauL's CathedraL.

$top 2r Hyde Park

London is a very green city. Hyde Park is one of f ive big parks in the city centre. ln the summer it's open from five

otLock

in the morning

to

midnight. The park is a

great pLace

to

reLax with a picnic. Visit the Serpentine

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to

December!

Stop 5: The NaturaL History

Museunn

London is famous for its museums. One

of

these is the Natural History Museum on CromweLL Road, south of Hyde Park. The museum is open

from

l0 a.m.

to

5.50 p.m.

It's interesting for aLL the famiLy, but watch out for6 the dinosaurs!

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Stop 4: Chinatown

Chinatown is a very speciaL area of London. lt's very popuLar with tourists and it's famous for the Chinese New Year ceLebrations.

The area is fuLL of ⁷Chinese restaurants and supermarkets.

It's a great place for dinner!

Stop 5: The West End

The fìnaL stop on our

tour

is

Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. The West End is famous

for

its theatres and cìnemas. Watch The Lion King, Mamma MÌal or

BiLLy EtLiot. A musicaL in one of the 40 theatres in the West End is a

fantastìc end to a perfect day

out

in London!

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1 What is the London

Eye?

2 How old is the London

Eye?

3 When is Hyde Park open in the summer?

4 What is the Serpentine?

5 Where is the Natural History Museum?

What time is the Natural Hrstory Museum open?

What part of London is

a

great place for dinner?

8 What is the West End famous

for?

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