1. Listen and complete the following sentences.

1. Buckingham Palace is the place where the British and her family live.

a) Queen b) King c) Prince d) Princess

2. The royal Guard changes in of Buckingham Palace every morning from April to the end of July.

a) the back b) front c) behind d) between

3. Lots of come to Buckingham Palace to see it and take photos of it.

a) people b) children c) artists d) tourists

4. The Guard wear coats with white belts and hats.

a) red/black b) blue/white c) black/white d) green/black

2. Read the text and mark the statements true (T) or false (F).

Every year millions of tourists visit the Tower of London. The black ravens are one of the reasons why visitors come to the Tower. The ravens appeared in the fortress many years ago. According to the legend at least six black ravens must always live in the Tower. If the ravens leave the Tower, the country will disappear. To prevent birds from flying away, their wings are clipped every three weeks.

1. A lot of visitors come to the Tower

2. The visitors want to see dogs in the Tower

3. The ravens that live in the tower are different colours

4. The ravens flew to the fortress not long ago

5. The ravens can’ t fly away

3. Complete the word combination.

1. places

2. a historical

3. famous

4. to be

5. ancient

a. fortress

b. of interest

c. building

d. founded

e. people

4. Write dates with numbers.

Example: Moscow was founded in 1147 (eleven forty-seven).

1. When was the British Museum founded? In (seventeen fifty-three).

2. J. K. Rowling wrote her first book about Harry Potter in (nineteen ninety-five).

3. When were you at St. Petersburg? – In (twenty thirteen)

4. Antarctica was found by the Russian sailors in (eighteen twenty).

5. Innopolis is one of the newest Russian cities. It was built only in (twenty fifteen).

5. Answer the questions using Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

Example: Have you ever been to Australia? (×) No, I haven’t.

1. Have you ever been to London? (√) .

2. Have you ever been to Sidney? (×).

3. Have you ever been to Ottawa? (×).

4. Have you ever been to St. Petersburg? (√).

5. Have you ever been to Sochi? (√) .