Interesting facts about

London

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: London - the city in the south eastern part of Great Britain, is the capital of England

London is the capital of Great Britain and the largest city in the European Union. It is one

of the world's biggest business, financial and

cultural centers. London is a place where people have the largest international banks and companies, schools and

buildings.

Leicester square

It is City's entertainment district of London . Leicester Sguare is the venue for the British and world film premieres and Piccadilly Circus with a giant electronic advertising. It is here that you can find the most important theaters, cinemas, clubs and restaurants, including London's Chinatown and Covent Garden.

London's parksLondon's parksRoyal Parks of London is a team

of eight parks that occupy an area of approximately 5 500

acres in Greater London. These include objects such as Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (two adjacent parks), Green Park, , Regent's Park and St.

James's Park - the largest green spaces in central London

The Royal Parks of London

Who sings it?Who is singing?

Jessie JJessica Ellen Cornish – young British singer-songwriter. She was born in 1988 in Redbridge in London. When she was eleven years old she played in musical „Whistle Down the Wind”. As a teenager, she was preparing debut album with Gut Records but it was not finished because record company went bankrupt. She wrote songs for Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera . Her song "Sexy Silk" was used for the film „Easy A”. In 2010 she recorded her the best single „Do It Like a Dude" and next single „Price Tag” which were included in her debut album „Who You Are”.

Cool songsLaserlight

Do it like a dudePrince tag Who’s laughing nowThunderDominoWho You AreNobody's Perfect

AdeleAdele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in 1988, district Tottenham in London. She started singing at fourteen years old . Her idols were Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child. When she was sixteen she recorded her first song „Hometown Glory” with XL Recordings. Two years later she graduated . In 2007 she got her first British Award. She sang with Alicia Keys .

In January 2008 she issued her second single „Chasing

Pavements” . She gave 8,000 pounds for action Keep a Child Alive . In 2009 she got Grammy

Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award. One month later she started the tour of

The USA. She gave concerts in fifteen towns. In June she played live without electricity for MTV. In 2012 She released "Skyfall" for the

film with the same title.

Adele

„Rolling In the Deep”

„Someone Like You"

Turning Tables„

„Chasing Pavements”

"Skyfall„

"Set Fire To the Rain”

Her the best songs

Ringo Starr

John LenonPaul McCartney

George Harrison

The BeatlesThe group was started by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. They all came from Liverpool, their hometown. They released their first record 'Love Me Do' on 5th October 1962. They have had millions of admirers all over the world. Throughout their career they played concerts in a variety of clubs, at shows. Each of their songs was the only one of its kind. 'Yellow Submarine' was their unquestionable hit. Beatles' last concert took place on 30th January 1969 in London. The group members' decision to break up in 1970 put an end to the famous band. Ten years later John Lennon was gunned down in front of his home by one of his fans.

Greatest Hits She Loves You Yesterday Don’t let me down Stand by me Let it be Yellow Submarine Strawberry Fields Forever Come together Imagine A day In the Life

The O2 Arena

Millennium Dome (also known as the

O2 Arena) - building in London ,

Greenwich was built in 1999 to

celebrate the new millennium. It is

one of the largest buildings ever

built , as well as the iconic symbol of

modern architecture in

London. Millenium Dome is the world's

largest roof and has 30 different

rooms for commercial

purposes. The biggest of them is

the O2 Arena, which seats 24,000

people. The building was

opened on January 31, 2000 .

This is it- The planned concert tour by Michael Jackson,

consisting of 50 concerts in London’s O2 Arena in

Great Britain.

Before the first concert,

Michael Jackson

died. This was to be

the biggest tour since the History World Tour finished in

1997.

This is it - tour

London’s famous shops

• Popular department store Debenhams stocks affordable ranges from a number of British designers such as Jasper Conran and Ben de Lisi. Debenhams' flagship store on Oxford Street has a shoe department, lingerie section and a cosmetics hall with all the top beauty brands, and also offers extra services such as a free personal shopper.

Debenhams

The heart of London shopping, busy Oxford Street has more than 300 shops, designer outlets and landmark stores. Home of the

legendary Selfridges, it also boasts a range of famous

department stores such as John Lewis and Debenhams scattered among every well-known high

street chain imaginable. Hate the crowds? Slip into a side street and

it's pretty easy to leave the hoards behind. Check out St

Christopher's Place and Berwick Street for some real treats.

Oxford Street

A memorable walk

HarrodsHarrods was opened in 1849 and has a reputation for excellence and the finest-quality merchandise. Harrods is a London landmark everyone wants to

visit. Harrods has over 300 departments on seven floors so it's easy to spend a lot of time , and money, here.

Harrods

Don't miss the impressive food halls selling everything from fresh doughnuts and sushi to delicacies which make the perfect gift.

Tongue-twisters

While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.

Who washed Washington's white woolen underwearwhen Washington's washer woman went west?

You tell a tricky rhyme as fast as possible without tripping over!

Postarajcie się szybko wymówić te rymowanki, ale tak by się nie pomylić !

Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat.The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat.The kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye,And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.

Tongue-twisters part two

How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?

What noise annoys an oyster?Any noise annoys an oyster.But noisy noise annoys an oyster most.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuckIf a woodchuck could chuck wood?He would chuck, the wood as much as he could,And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.

The trip was guided by:Doktór Julia

Stawińska WeronikaŚliwińska Patrycja

Walczak Alicja