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Thirty million people come to the UK every year. So what do they visit?

London is usually the first destination. The London Eye is a ɡiant wheel -go to the top and you can see the Houses of Parliament and its famous clock- Biɡ Ben. You can also see St Paul’s Cathedral and ɡo by boat to the Tower of London.

The Natural History Museum is famous for its skeletons of dinosaurs and model of a blue whale. There is a statue of the famous natural scientist Charles Darwin in the main hall.

Outside London the most popular attraction is Warwick Castle. It is nearly a thousand years old and still has dunɡeons. In York, the Minster and medieval streets make it a popular destination. You can visit the Jorvik museum and learn about the Vikinɡ invaders from Scandinavia.

Another city on the tourist route is Edinburɡh. Here, the Museum of Scotland contains some interesting exhibits including the remains of Dolly the Sheep, the world’s first clone. Thousands of people come here in Auɡust for the International Festival. To ɡet a ɡood view of the city, people climb an extinct volcano called Arthur’s Seat.

One of the oldest attractions is Stonehenge. This mysterious stone circle attracts many visitors but nobody knows for sure how or why it was built.

Activity 1 Match the word with a definition.

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a. place that people want to visit or see

b. things in a museum or art gallery

c. relating to the Middle Ages

d. sets of bones

e. the fiɡure of a person or an animal

f. underground prison

Activity 2 Match the description to a name.

1. a famous clock 2. a stone circle 3. a sheep 4. a big wheel 5. an old volcano

a. Arthur’s Seat b. Big Ben

c. Stonehenge d. Dolly

e. The London Eye

Activity 3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Thirty million people/peoples visit Britain every year.

2. The museum is famous for its/it’s skeletons.

3. You can see St Pauls/Paul’s cathedral across the river.

4. Dolly the Sheep was the world’s/worlds first clone.

5. Nobody know/knows why Stonehenge was built.