The House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. 1) Occupy- занимать 2)Edward the Confessor- Эдуард Исповедник 3) successors- преемники 4) representatives-

The House of The House of Parliament and Parliament and

Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey

1) Occupy-1) Occupy-заниматьзанимать2)2)Edward the Confessor-Edward the Confessor-Эдуард Эдуард

ИсповедникИсповедник3) successors3) successors--преемники преемники 4) 4) representativesrepresentatives--представителипредставители5) 5) House of Lords House of Lords --Палата лордов Палата лордов 6) 6) House of Commons House of Commons --Палата Палата

общинобщин 7) 7) sessionsession--заседание заседание 8) 8) Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey--

Вестминстерское аббатство Вестминстерское аббатство 9) 9) buriedburied--погребенный погребенный

The House of Parliament

The House of Parliament The House of Parliament occupy a magnificent occupy a magnificent building on the left bank of building on the left bank of the Thames in a part of the Thames in a part of London called Westminster, London called Westminster, that has long been that has long been connected with royalty and connected with royalty and government.government.

King Edward the Confessor built a place King Edward the Confessor built a place beside the River Thames in the 11th century. beside the River Thames in the 11th century. His successors made the palace their main His successors made the palace their main residence. Gradually Westminster became residence. Gradually Westminster became the centre of government. At first Parliament the centre of government. At first Parliament was organized to help the monarch rule the was organized to help the monarch rule the country. The monarch called representatives country. The monarch called representatives of different groups of people together; so the of different groups of people together; so the House of Lords represented the Church and House of Lords represented the Church and aristocracy, and the House of Commons aristocracy, and the House of Commons represented the rich landowners who represented the rich landowners who expressed the views and interests of their expressed the views and interests of their own town or village. In the course of own town or village. In the course of centuries, power gradually passed from the centuries, power gradually passed from the monarch to Parliament. monarch to Parliament.

According to the long-According to the long-standing tradition, the Queen standing tradition, the Queen still opens the new session of still opens the new session of Parliament each autumn by Parliament each autumn by reading the Queen’s Speech reading the Queen’s Speech in the House of Lords. in the House of Lords. Another tradition is that the Another tradition is that the Queen is not allowed to enter Queen is not allowed to enter the house of Commons. This the house of Commons. This tradition goes back to the tradition goes back to the time of Charles I, more than time of Charles I, more than three hundred years ago, and three hundred years ago, and reminds everybody that the reminds everybody that the monarch must not try to monarch must not try to govern the country.govern the country.

Westminster

Abbey.

Opposite the House of Opposite the House of Parliament stands Parliament stands Westminster Abbey. A Westminster Abbey. A church has stood here church has stood here since Saxon times, when since Saxon times, when it was known as West it was known as West Monastery (Westminster), Monastery (Westminster), because of its position to because of its position to the west of London’s the west of London’s centre. centre.

Since William the Since William the Conqueror’s times British Conqueror’s times British monarchs have been monarchs have been crowned there, and since crowned there, and since the 13th century they the 13th century they have been buried there. have been buried there. Many other famous people Many other famous people are also buried in are also buried in Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey.

Questions1) In what part of London is the building

of the House of Parliament situated?2) 2)Which two parts does British

Parliament consist of?3) What English king built Westminster

Abbey?4) What is Westminster Abbey famous

for?

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