London As well as being the capital of England, London is the capital of the United Kingdom. London was founded by the Romans in 43 A.D. and was called Londinium. In 61 A.D. the town was burnt down and when it was rebuilt by the Romans it was surrounded by a wall. That area within the wall is now called the City of London. It is London's commercial and business centre. It contains the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the head offices of numerous companies and corporations. Here is situated the Tower of London. The Tower was built by William the Conqueror who conquered England in 1066. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Now most of the Government buildings are located there.During the Tudor period (16th century) London became an important economic and financial centre. The Londoners of the Elizabethan period built the first theatres. Nowadays the theatre land is stretched around Piccadilly Circus. Not far from it one can see the British Museum and the Covent Garden Opera House.During the Victorian period (19th century) London was one of the most important centres of the Industrial Revolution. Today London is a great political centre, a great commercial centre, a paradise for theatre-goers and tourists, but it is also a very quiet place with its parks and its ancient buildings, museums and libraries.
I want to tell you about my favorite room in our flat. That is our living-room. It’s large and light. There is a big window in it. There is not much furniture in our living-room. We have no armchairs, no wall-unit in the living-room because they take too much space. And there are no drapes on the window, only net curtain and jalousie. I like our cream-colored wallpaper. On the left there is a sofa with the small bright cushions. On the right there is a tea-table. We usually have tea there on weekend while talking or watching TV. By the way, we have the big TV-set in front of the sofa and modern stereo-system in the corner. My father likes to listen to soft relaxing music after work.There’s a long wooden bookshelf with many interesting classic and modern books on it. We have a big painting with a nice summer landscape above the sofa and some gig interesting photos of our family on the other walls. There is a thick warm carpet on the floor and a beautiful cut- glass chandelier on the ceiling. So that the living-room don’t look empty and not cosy there are two funny big toy dogs and several pots with beautiful green flowers. My mother likes them very much, so do I.Our living-room is the place for rest and communication. It’s specious and comfortable. We all enjoy spending time there.
As well as being the capital of England, London is the capital of the United Kingdom. London was founded by the Romans in 43 A.D. and was called Londinium. In 61 A.D. the town was burnt down and when it was rebuilt by the Romans it was surrounded by a wall. That area within the wall is now called the City of London. It is London's commercial and business centre. It contains the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the head offices of numerous companies and corporations. Here is situated the Tower of London. The Tower was built by William the Conqueror who conquered England in 1066. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Now most of the Government buildings are located there.During the Tudor period (16th century) London became an important economic and financial centre. The Londoners of the Elizabethan period built the first theatres. Nowadays the theatre land is stretched around Piccadilly Circus. Not far from it one can see the British Museum and the Covent Garden Opera House.During the Victorian period (19th century) London was one of the most important centres of the Industrial Revolution. Today London is a great political centre, a great commercial centre, a paradise for theatre-goers and tourists, but it is also a very quiet place with its parks and its ancient buildings, museums and libraries.
glass chandelier on the ceiling. So that the living-room don’t look empty and not cosy there are two funny big toy dogs and several pots with beautiful green flowers. My mother likes them very much, so do I.Our living-room is the place for rest and communication. It’s specious and comfortable. We all enjoy spending time there.