Данный раздел состоит из трех заданий.
Максимальное количество баллов за верное выполнение всех заданий – 20 баллов.
Задания 19 – 25 (базовый уровень)Задание на образование грамматических форм.
За каждый правильный ответ вы получите 1 балл.
Максимальное количество баллов – 7 баллов.
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19 — 25 , так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19 – 25 .
Christmas trees
19 One Christmas Eve the trees in а wood were very unhappy. They wished
very much to make Christmas stay, but they _____________ how to do so. NOT KNOW
“We are so bare,” complained one tree. “If we only had our pretty green
summer dresses,” said other trees.
20 “Hush, children, hush,” whispered North Wind in а gentle voice, which
was unusual for the ___________ of all winds. “Go to sleep.” While they BAD
slept something happened.
21 When the trees awoke they found that someone, perhaps North Wind,
had cast over each of _________ а lovely soft cloak of spotless feathery ТНЕУ
Seagull problem
22 The councillors of Dumfries, Scotland, are determined to do something
about the seagull problem. Dumfries is the _________ town in the region THREE
invaded bу seagulls which attack people. The birds protect their nests.
23 Local authorities declared that next spring special anti-gull “task-force”
The gull nests. “Seagulls are а menace to Scottish towns,” said DESTROY
Environment Minister Michael Russell.
24 “Recently , they ________ aggressive to other birds, pets and even BECOME
25 Councillor Jack Groom said the time for talk was over, adding that it
was time for action before ___________ people were hurt bу the gulls. MANY
Ответы кзаданиям 19 – 25 запишите в поле ответа в тексте работы, а затем перенесите в бланк ответов № 1. Ответы записываются в виде слова или нескольких слов БЕЗ пробела, например: WAS INVENTED .
— во время первого прочтения просмотрите весь текст и постарайтесь понять его содержание;
— определите, в каком времени идет повествование (настоящем, прошедшем или будущем)
— обратите внимание, есть ли в тексте прямая речь, для того чтобы правильно применить правило согласования времен в английском языке;
— во время второго прочтения определите, какую грамматическую форму надо вставить в пропуск:
- существительное (ед. / мн. число, притяжательный падеж)
- глагол (личная /неличная форма)
- прилагательное (сравнительная степень – сигналом будет наличие в тексте слов than , much , far или превосходная степень – сигналом будет наличие артикля the )
- числительное (количественное или порядковое – сигналом будет наличие артикля the )
— обратите внимание на особенности правописания выбранной вами формы слова, например, one – the first; happy – the happiest, etc.
Работа над лексикой:spotless – без единого пятнышка, чистый, безупречный (spot+less)
feathery [´feðəri] – легкий, как перо, воздушный, тонкий
councillor (council+lor – BrEng; council+or – AmEng) – советник
Dumfries – Дамфрис (город в Шотландии)
menace [´menis] – угроза, опасность
Задания 26 – 31 (повышенный уровень сложности)Задания на контроль лексико-грамматических (словообразовательных) навыков.
Максимальный балл – 6 баллов.
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 26 – 31 , однокоренные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 26 – 31 .
White monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
26 Тhе ancient city of Vladimir was founded in 1108 bу the Kiev Prince
Vladimir Monomach. It contains an important group of monuments.
The Cathedral of the Assumption was intended to bе the _________ RELIGION
centre of all Russia.
27 It was built in the town Kremlin as а single-domed structure with the
façade __________ for its carved reliefs. REMARK
28 Most of the 12th-century frescoes were destroyed bу Mongols, but new
mural __________ were added in 1408 bу Andrei Rublev and Daniil PAINT
Chernii, in particular the famous Last Judgment.
29 Suzdal, which lies some 25 km north of Vladimir, was the site of а
In the 9 th and 10 th centuries, which became а fortress. А posad, SETTLE
which was housing craftsmen and shopkeepers, developed around it.
30 Within, dominating the whole town stands the Cathedral of the Nativity
with its five-domed top and Golden Doors. The interior __________ is DECORATE
important in Russian art.
31 The buildings in Vladimir and Suzdal have been the centre of ________ CULTURE
tourism for several decades and а good deal of restoration has been carried
Ответы кзаданиям 26 - 31 запишите в виде слова бланк ответов № 1.
— определите, какой частью речи должно быть слово, пропущенное в тексте;
— подумайте, нужно ли его употребить в положительном или отрицательном значении на месте пропуска;
— вспомните типичные для данной части речи аффиксы и преобразуйте написанное ЗАГЛАВНЫМИ буквами слово;
— запишите полученное слово, обращая внимание на орфографические особенности его написания.
Работа над лексикой:craftsman – ремесленник
shopkeeper – лавочник
façade – фасад здания
dome – купол
carved relief – резной рельеф
mural = fresco – настенная живопись, фреска
the Cathedral of Assumption [ə´sʌmpʃən] – Успенский Собор
the Cathedral of the Nativity – Храм Рождества Христова
Last Judgment [´ʤʌʤment] – Страшный Суд
Задания 32 – 38 (повышенный уровень сложности)Лексическое задание на множественный выбор
Максимальный балл – 7 баллов
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 32 – 38. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 32 – 38 , в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианта ответа.
Childhood memories
I was told my father was killed in the war. Whenever I questioned my mother about his death, she didn"t 32 _______ any more than that he had been killed fighting on the Western Front only days before the peace treaty with Germany was signed. Grandma said my dad had been а brave man, and once when we were 33 ________ in the house she showed me his medals. My grandpa rarely 34 ________ an opinion on anything, but then he was hard of hearing so he might not have heard the question in the first place.
The only man I can 35 ________ was my uncle Stan who used to sit at the top of the table at breakfast time. When he left in the morning, I 36 _______ to follow him to the city docks where he worked. Every day I spent at the dockyard was an adventure. Cargo ships came from distant lands and unloaded their wares: rice, sugar, bananas and many other things I’d never heard of. Once the holds had been emptied, the dockers would load them with salt, tin, 37 _______ coal (my least favourite because it was an obvious clue to what I’ve been doing all day and annoyed my mother), before they set off again. I always wanted to help my uncle Stan unload 38 _______ ship had docked that morning but he just laughed, saying “All in good time, my lad.” It couldn"t bе soon enough for me.
32 1) talk 2) speak 3) tell 4) say
Ответ :
33 1) single 2) only 3) lonely 4) alone
Ответ :
34 1) offered 2) proposed 3) requested 4) invited
Ответ :
35 1) recover 2) repeat 3) remember 4) remind
Ответ:
36 1) used 2) kept 3) held 4) made
37 1) still 2) even 3) just 4) yet
38 1) whatever 2) wherever 3) whenever 4) whoever
Ответы к заданиям 32 – 38
запишите в виде одной цифры
в поле ответа в тексте работы, а затем не забудьте перенести их в бланк
ответов № 1.
— во время первого прочтения прочитайте весь текст до конца, чтобы уловить его общее содержание;
— во время второго прочтения особое внимание обратите на сочетаемость лексических единиц характерную в английском языке, поэтому во время подготовки к экзамену учите как можно больше идиом, устойчивых словосочетаний и фразовых глаголов, типичных для английского языка;
— помните, что грамматическая конструкция влияет на выбор правильного варианта ответа;
— при выполнении заданий 32 – 38 нужно помнить о различиях в значении и употреблении синонимов;
— во время подготовки к экзамену выписывайте и изучайте все предложенные варианты ответа, увеличивая тем самым свой словарный запас.
Работа над лексикой:to talk – говорить, беседовать, вести переговоры
to speak – говорить, разговаривать, выступать с речью/докладом, владеть языками
to tell – рассказывать, сказать кому-то (tell smb – этот глагол всегда требует дополнения)
to say – сказать (say to smb – этот глагол требует предложного дополнения); так же употребляется во фразах типа: He said (that) he would go to the theatre with Julie.
single – единственный, единый, холостой
оnly – единственный, исключительный, выдающийся
lonely – одинокий, малолюдный, пустынный
alone – один, единственный, без посторонней помощи
to offer – предлагать кому-либо что-либо; to offer an opinion – выражать мнение
to propose smb – предлагать, намереваться (to form a plan for)
to request (formal ; stronger than ask ) – просить, требовать
to invite – приглашать
to recover – выздоравливать, восстанавливать
to repeat – повторять
to remember – помнить
to remind – напоминать, уведомлять (It reminds me of …)
used to do smth – иметь привычку (обыкновение) делать что-либо в прошлом
keep (kept, kept) – хранить (keep doing smth – продолжать какое-либо действие)
Один из самых сложных разделов для выпускников, «Грамматика и лексика», включает не только тестовые задания, но и те, где ответ нужно написать самостоятельно. Поэтому здесь важно не допускать орфографические ошибки. Если все сделать правильно, задания в этом разделе принесут 20 баллов. Сегодня мы разберем первое задание на знание грамматики.
Суть заданияВ задании В4-В10 вам даются один или два текста с 7 пропусками. Для каждого пропуска дается слово, которое нужно преобразовать так, чтобы оно подошло к контексту. В этом задании нужно преобразовать грамматическую форму слова, например, число для существительных и видо-временную форму или залог для глаголов.
Задание охватывает следующий грамматический материал:- Существительные во множественном числе, образованные по правилам (book-books, fox-foxes, cry-cries) и исключения (child-children, woman-women)
- Личные, притяжательные и указательные местоимения (I-me-my-mine, this-these)
- Прилагательные в положительной, сравнительной и превосходной степенях, образованные по правилам (big-bigger-the biggest) и исключения (good-better-the best)
- Наречия в сравнительной и превосходной степенях (quickly-more quickly-most quickly)
- Количественные и порядковые числительные (one-first, two-second)
- Формы глагола действительного залога в
- Present Simple
- Future Simple
- Past Simple
- Present Continuous
- Past Continuous
- Present Perfect
- Past Perfect
- Present Perfect Continuous
- Past Perfect Continuous
- Формы глагола страдательного залога в
- Форма глагола в Present Simple для выражения будущего после if и when (when I finish my homework, …)
- Причастия на –ing и в виде 3й формы глагола
- Модальные глаголы (can-could)
- Конструкции для выражения будущего времени
- Согласование времен и косвенная речь
- Условные предложения реального и нереального характера (1 и 2 типы)
- Конструкция I wish
- Конструкции с there+be (there are 20 students in my class)
- Конструкции с глаголами на -ing и инфинитивом (stop doing, stop to do)
The Sydney Opera House
For many years there was no good opera house in Australia. In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark _____________ (WIN) a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house. The construction lasted for fourteen years until 1973. Since then, the building _____________ (BECOME) the symbol of Australia. The best way to visit the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy ________________ (WALK) around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.
My job in a restaurant
I was seventeen, when I _____________ (GIVE) a job in a local fast food restaurant. Training was for three days. During the ___________ (ONE) two days I watched videos about my job. During the last day of orientation, I had to be at the restaurant to see how things got done. I began work on Saturday, which was the ____________ (BUSY) day of the week. My present job __________ (NOT CONNECT) with cooking. I work for a computer company. I like it, but I miss communicating with people.
Как делатьСоблюдаем вот такой простой алгоритм:
Разберем первый текст из нашего примера.
In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark _____________ (WIN) a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house.
В предложении явно пропущено сказуемое, в задании нам дается глагол win , значит нужно преобразовать его в нужную форму. Повествование ведется в прошлом времени, к тому же есть указатель времени In 1954 , значит выбираем Past Simple. Глагол win – неправильный, нужная нам форма – won . Подставляем: In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark won a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house. Все подходит.
The construction lasted for fourteen years until 1973. Since then, the building _____________ (BECOME) the symbol of Australia.
В данном примере у нас опять пропущено сказуемое, и дается глагол. Выбираем нужную форму, опираясь на контекст. Действие началось в прошлом и действительно до сих пор, более того, у нас есть подсказка в виде фразы since then: смело выбираем Present Perfect – has become. Подставляем и проверяем: Since then, the building has become the symbol of Australia.
The best way to visit the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy ________________ (WALK) around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.
В данном примере у нас сложное сказуемое, вспоминаем какие глаголы мы используем после глагола enjoy : глаголы с –ing или инфинитив? Используем глаголы с окончанием –ing. Значит, ответ – walking . Подставляем: In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy walking around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.
Типичные ошибки1)Кажется, что в тексте слишком много незнакомых слов. Необязательно понимать каждое слово в задании, важнее понимать структуру предложения и знать, что за часть речи перед вами.
2)Вопросы без ответа. Если вы не уверены в подходящем ответе, не стоит оставлять вопрос без ответа, напишите любой вариант, который кажется более-менее верным.
3)Один пропуск, сколько слов? Помните, что грамматическая форма может включать несколько слов (например, the most beautiful – 3 слова), при этом пропуск в тексте будет всего один.
4)Слитно или раздельно? Все формы пишутся слитно и в полном виде (не didn’tcome, a didnotcome).
5)Spelling. Даже одна орфографическая ошибка делает ответ неверным.
6)British or American? Если одно и то же слово по-разному пишется в британском и американском вариантах английского, то можно написать любой из них (favorite-favourite).
Теперь ты можешь проверить свои знания в мини-тесте. Удачи!
Давно уже ничего не писала на блог! Вернее у себя то я пишу, причем несколько статей уже в процессе, но никак не могу их полностью закончить. Всё таки не хватает мне 24 часа в сутки!!! Ну никак!
Небольшие новости или почему так долго не писала?Вообще, не думала, что в декретном отпуске буду так много работать. В смысле репетиторствовать. Думала, буду как все! Сидеть в декрете, гулять с малышкой, заниматься бытом, ну и парочку занятий в неделю, чтобы уж совсем не забыть свои навыки. Какой там!
Моя малышка растёт, а она чем больше становится, тем больше внимания требует. Только и успеваю смотреть, как куда-нибудь не заползла или не упала. Все мои ящички уже начала открывать. Пора обезопаситься!
Пора закрывать все мои ящики!!! Алиске всё интересно!
Ну и занятий у меня столько, что можно и не работать на основной работе! Сразу предвещаю вопросы, кто сидит с моей Алиской пока у меня занятия? Конечно же моя мама!
В соседней комнате они играют или спят, пока её мамочка трудится. Я частенько выхожу из комнаты, чтобы удостовериться всё ли в порядке, ничего не нужно ли. Вообщем, пока всех устраивает такое положение.
Перейдём к главному или почему так много внимания к разделу «Лексика и грамматика»?Когда к вам приходит ученик, которому нужно сдавать ЕГЭ, мы всегда прощупываем почву. Сейчас речь будет идти именно о грамматическом разделе. Ко мне приходят совершенно разные ученики и, соответственно, у всех разный уровень подготовленности.
С Эльвирой на занятии. Штудируем отдельно раздел Лексика и грамматика
Кто-то из учеников говорит, что он хорошо владеет темами и его просто надо натаскать, кто-то признается, что лучше пройти весь курс сначала. Так вот именно последние ученики нас больше всего интересуют!
Скачайте тот файл с грамматическими темами и рассчитайте примерно, сколько часов или занятий у вас уйдёт на этот экспресс грамматический курс. У меня обычно выходит не больше полугода при регулярных занятий один раз в неделю по 1,5 часа. Чаще занимается ученик — значит быстрее пройдёте.
Оформляем темы в тетрадки!И вот так, потихонечку, мы берем тему за темой (необязательно строго по списку, иногда меняем местами темы), я пишу в тетрадке обычно своей рукой, часто использую два цвета ручек (красный и синий), цветные маркеры.
Часто копирую материал из New Round-Up, особенно когда много писать некогда или когда хочется, чтобы материал был компактно умещён в тетрадке (обычно это таблицы).
Мой быстрый канцелярский набор для оформления тем в ученических тетрадках
Поэтому в моём арсенале всегда есть клей-карандаш, ножницы. Я быстренько через принтер вывожу материал, вырезаю, а ученики мне помогают приклеить материал в их тетради.
Особенно их забавляет клеить цветными клеями (синий, розовый, зеленый). Они делают это с удовольствием и немного разряжают атмосферу разговорами пока клеют.
Когда материал у них в тетрадях, мы его тщательно разбираем, где-то подписываем перевод, где то уточнения. И потом начинаем уже делать упражнения. Кто читает мой блог регулярно, тот уже в курсе, какие обычно книги и ресурсы я использую.
Часто беру упражнения и этих книг. Несмотря на то, что написано 7-8 класс, задания там есть нелегкие
В течение работы я использовала так много пособий, перебрала всевозможные грамматические упражнения, но, к сожалению, меня не устраивает ни одна книга целиком. Что-то возьму из одной книги, что-то из другой.
Люблю всё то, что делает Музланова. Слева — одно из новых её пособий, включая, кстати, раздел по устной части!
Иногда хочется побольше упражнений на сравнение конструкции to be going to и Future Simple, но часто представлены только на Future Simple, Future Continuous или Present Simple и Future Simple.
Пару слов о моём грамматическом сборнике упражнений!Вообщем, как я и планировала, легче составить свой сборник и написать только те упражнения, которые я из года в год использую и люблю давать своим ученикам.
Этот процесс уже начался и скоро вы увидете первую часть моего сборника. В первой части будут темы Present Simple, Present Continuous и они же в сравнении (около 65 упражнений получилось). Сборник составлен, сейчас он проходит корректировку.
В будущем хочу собрать все темы, вернее упражнения, чтобы потом просто распечатать как книгу и не копировать по сотни раз одно и то же. Думаю, сделаю вам подарок к Новому Году. По крайней мере постараюсь очень!
P.S. Как и обещала, сборник готов! И вы его можете скачать, прочитав и найти в !
Задания B4-B10 (памятка ученикам)Какие могут быть советы по данным заданиям? Что обычно я говорю своим ученикам и даю им в качестве памятки.
- Прежде чем выполнять задания B4-B10, заполняя пропуски, нужно прочитать обязательно весь рассказ или текст целиком, чтобы понять содержание.
- Подсказка на выбор правильной грамматической формы слова необязательно находится в самом предложении, а может быть, например, в предыдущем предложении.
- Если требуется поставить глагол в нужную форму, прежде всего, определи, в каком залоге (активном или пассивном) стоит сказуемое. (этот момент очень важен, так как дети часто не видят этого, поэтому я постоянно акцентирую на это внимание!)
- При определении временной формы глагола обрати внимание на ключевые слова (или как я их называю «слова-подсказки»). Поищи в предложении те слова, которые помогут определить нужное время. Если их нет, то прочитай предыдущее предложение и посмотри, в каком времени стоит глагол. Обычно в тексте все предложения взаимосвязаны.
- Часто в задании требуется образовать от глагола причастие (третья форма глагола) или герундий (к глаголу прибавляется окончание -ing). Определи, какое это причастие — активное (герундий) или пассивное (третья форма глагола).
- Если в задании стоит числительное, например, two, то скорее всего, требуется образовать порядковое числительное например, second. Вспомни правила их написания!
- Если необходимо преобразовать местоимение, определи, какая форма требуется, например стоит местоимение We. Подумай, что здесь может быть: our (за ним сразу стоит существительное), us, ourselves или ours (без существительного). Если речь идёт об указательном местоимении, то посмотри какое может быть число ед. или мн.
- Если нужно преобразовать существительное, то здесь нужно вспомнить правила образования множественного числа существительных. Часто бывают именно исключения. Повтори их!
- Если нужно преобразовать прилагательное, то здесь речь идёт о степенях сравнения. Это либо сравнительная, либо превосходная. Вспомни правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных!
Вот такие советы я обычно даю своим детишкам. Именно задания данного типа я довожу до автоматизма и ученики с лёгкостью их выполняют. Рекомендуемое время на этот тип заданий — 10 минут. Но натасканные ученики справляются и за 5 минут!
Тренируем грамматический раздел по этим книгам
Это задания повышенного уровня и направлены на распознавание и употребление изученных лексических единиц с акцентом на их лексическую сочетаемость. Составлены они в виде теста с множественным выбором.
Многим ученикам кажется такой тип заданий неисполнимым. В основном, что не знают, делают наугад, авось попадут.
Конечно, тут нужно иметь богатый словарный запас, ведь именно здесь проверяются фразовые глаголы, предлоги, устойчивые словосочетания, а также слова, близкие по форме или по значению, которые легко спутать (например, make и do).
Очень хорошее пособие! Отлично тренирует по фразовым глаголам, словам похожими по форме или значению, предлогам и т.д
Л. И. Романова — Английский язык. Лексика в тестах — купить в интернет-магазине Лабиринт
- Прочитай полностью текст, не обращая внимание на пропуски, чтобы понять его основное содержание, и подумай, какое слово могло бы подойти. Даже если ты не сможешь вспомнить подходящее слово, оно начнёт «вертеться у тебя на языке», и ты сразу узнаешь его, когда почитаешь предполагаемые ответы.
- При выборе ответа обрат внимание на слова, прилегающие к пропуску, так как очень часто именно они определяют правильный ответ. Часто выбор правильного ответа может зависеть от предлога, который стоит сразу после пропуска.
- Если ты не знаешь, какой ответ выбрать, попробуй сначала исключить варианты, которые точно не подходят.
- Если уж ты всё-таки не можешь определить правильный ответ, положись на свою интуицию и попытайся отгадать, но ни в коем случае не оставляй пустую клетку в бланке.
Почему такое пристальное внимание я уделяю этому разделу?
А все потому, что очень многое в данном разделе зависит от ученика. Если разделы Аудирование или Чтение непредсказуемые, то есть мы заранее не можем знать, какой текст попадётся или какое произношение будет у говорящего, то от раздела Лексика и Грамматика мы ожидаем то, что учили всё это время.
И тут нужно постараться сделать всё возможное, зависящее от нас. Ведь грамматика не бесконечна, её можно изучить и очень даже хорошо преуспеть в ней. Единственное, что может нас страшить, так это лексика. Вот с ней работать и работать!!!
P. S. Увеличить словарный запас и потренировать грамматику можно также не только по учебникам и пособиям. Всегда интересно делать это интерактивно. А уж ученики просто обожают делать задания на компьютере!
Сама я активно использую в своей работе как в школе, так и на индивидуальных занятиях. Более подробно об этих курсах, я писала в своих обзорах и .
Не упустите такую возможность-приобрести два диска по цене одного! Акция действительна до 7 декабря!!!
Заканчиваю писать, надеюсь я с вами ещё встречусь до Нового Года, сильно пропадать не буду. Также заглядывайте в мою
Тренировочные упражнения для подготовки к ЕГЭ
Грамматика и словообразование
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Образуйте от слов в правой колонке однокоренные слова так, чтобы они грамматически
и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.
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Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business. He sold matches of various kinds to farmers. It (1)… really a very serious job, but Mr. Gray always (2)… in farming, and he (3)… quite with his life.He had a big car, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he (4)… quite to go by train sometimes too, especially when the weather was bad. He (5)… a little of driving in rain or snow, and it (6)… less to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the window without (7)… about how one was going to get to the next place.
One of Mr. Gray’s frequent problems was where to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He didn’t expect great comfort and (8)… food, but he found it (9)… when he (10)… a cold room, and there was no hot water or good food after a long and tiring day.
Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that day (11)… at all, and Mr. Gray was cold, tired and hungry. He (12)… to a simple but (13)… meal by a (14)… burning fire, and then a hot bath and (15)… bed.
While he (16)… to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also walking there, “As this is my first visit to this part of the country and I was in too big a hurry (17)… about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.”
The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you advise me to go to?” Mr. Gray then asked. The local man scratched his head for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: whichever one you go to, you’ll be sorry you (18)… to the other.”
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RESTAURANT GUIDEThe (1)… thing about dining at the beach is that nothing is ordinary. Whether it’s fine cuisine or fast food (2)… to your room, the (3)… for your taste buds is so intense, that everything is (4)… The ordinary have long since gone out of business.
It’s not just because salt air and sunshine do wonders for the appetite, although that helps, it’s because busy restaurants have (5)… food and because (6)… restaurants bring to the table not just food, but the reputation of the (7)… and (8)…
Successful restaurants can also afford to advertise and they understand that they need to help you (9)… what kind of restaurant they are and where they (10)…
This directory of (11)… restaurants will help you cut through the clutter to find the (12)… value for the (13)… cuisine.
Whether it’s chicken and ribs, shrimp or submarine sandwiches delivered to your room or the (14)… seafood, steaks or continental cuisines, the restaurants are the (15)… leaders at the beach. Bon appétit!
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Dear Victor,Welcome to Virginia Beach, the (1)… city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the (2)… largest resort city!
During your stay, I hope you (3)… the opportunity to visit a few of the (4)… attractions our City has to offer. From (5)… beautiful beaches to historical sites, we believe you (6)… something of interest and (7)… for your entire family.
The Navy’s master jet base, Oceana Naval Air Station, and the Army’s Fort Story and Camp Pendleton are major assets. In (8)…, your stay will not be complete without a visit to the (9)… expanded Virginia Marine Science Museum, the (10)… popular in the state. The museum offers a huge open-ocean aquarium, as well as (11)… hands-on exhibits and The Family Channel Imax 3-D Theatre. We are also proud to have the new and magnificent Virginia Beach Amphitheatre. This facility will present over 30 concerts every year.
We have many quality restaurants for your (12)… pleasure, as well as excellent (13)…, (14)…, (15)…, and tennis – they all offer a day of (16)… and (17)…
We hope you will have an (18)… stay in Virginia Beach!
Yours John.
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VIRGINIAVirginia (1)… as the image for the American way of life from the mid-1700’s to the mid-1800’s. It was the (2)…, the (3)…, and the (4)… of the original thirteen (5)… Eight states (6)… from its original territory. Called the “Old Dominion” because it was the oldest of the English colonies, Virginia is also nicknamed “Mother of Presidents” because eight US Presidents were born there, more than from any other state.
The (7)… permanent English settlers (8)… at Jamestown in 1607, thirteen years before the Mayflower reached the continent. Contrary to popular belief, on December 4, 1619, early Virginia settlers observed the first official Thanksgiving in America at Berkeley Plantation. In 1619, the first (9)… body in the New World, the Virginia General Assembly, convened at Jamestown, (10)… the beginning of (11)… government in the Western Hemisphere.
Gradually, discontent grew over the laws (12)… by the English Parliament without consent of the colonists. On August 1, 1774, the First Virginia Convention met in Williamsburg, without official consent from the Royal Governor. On March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond. Patrick Henry made his eloquent plea for freedom: “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be (13)… by the chains of slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
Virginia’s George Washington, as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, led the battle for (14)… The struggle (15)… at Yorktown in 1781, when Lord Cornwallis (16)… to Washington in the last battle of the Revolutionary War, and a new nation (17)…
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VIRGINIAIn 1861, Virginia (1)… from the Union and became a major battleground of the Civil War. Most of the South’s (2)… military leaders were Virginians: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnson, and Jeb Stuart. The (3)… Southern victories were won on Virginia soil: First and Second Manassas (Bull Run), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. More battles (4)… in Virginia than in any other state as Union armies (5)… tried to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond and the supply corridor in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1862, the (6)… battle between ironclad warships, the Monitor and Merrimack, (7)… in Hampton Roads. The Civil War (8)… at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, when General Lee and General Grant (9)… the terms of surrender. In 1870 Virginia (10)… to the Union and (11)… began.
Virginia’s “(12)… Fathers” helped make our nation what it is today. Thomas Jefferson (13)… The Declaration of Independence. The Bill of Rights (14)… by George Mason’s First Declaration of Human Rights. James Madison was the (15)… author of the US. Constitution, (16)… him the title “Father of the Constitution.” (17)… George Rogers Clark, William Clark, and Meriwether Lewis opened up the territory west of the Mississippi for future (18)… James Monroe’s Monroe Doctrine guaranteed (19)… of the Americas against Europeans interference. John Marshall, the greatest Chief Justice of the US, established a (20)… Supreme Court and a strong (21)… (22)… Booker T. Washington became a (23)… leader of his race and made great strides in education. In November 1989, Lawrence Douglas Wilder became the nation’s first elected black (24)…
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VIRGINIAVirginia may have more history to offer than any other state, but it is also a scenic and (1)… paradise, with thousands of acres set aside statewide for (2)…, state, and national parks, forests, battlefields, and monuments. The (3)… and beautiful scenery along the Blue Ridge Mountains (4)… the entire length of the state. Visitors drive the 105-mile-long Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, then continue on the almost 500-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway that (5)… at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The (6)… beautiful mountains of Virginia offer spectacular flora and fauna, waterfalls, hiking trails, camping areas, quaint lodging (7)…, great limestone caverns, warm springs, ski resorts, the (8)… and tranquil Shenandoah Valley, the Appalachian Trail, the Shenandoah River, and the mountain crafts and fiddlers of Southwestern Virginia.
Central and Eastern Virginia have as much to offer the (9)…: historic Fredericksburg, the capital city of Richmond, colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, metropolitan northern Virginia, adjacent to Washington D. C., (10)… homes, theatres and museums, Indian (11)…, James River plantations, the salt marshes of the Eastern Shore. Enjoy the seashore at Virginia Beach, go (12)… and (13)… on the Chesapeake Bay, eat (14)… crab cakes on Tangier Island, relax and reminisce in a small fishing village, and attend the wild pony round-up at Chincoteague and Assateague.
Come and enjoy the uncommon beauty and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Walk the streets of the past and reflect on the old ideas that (15)… this country. Virginia is for lovers! Whatever you love is here. Search for it from the mountains to the sea.
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CHAIRSThe (1)… of the chairs is reserved for the chairman;
The (2)… is being kept for the next M. D.;
The (3)… is reserved for the Finance Director;
And the (4)… (I hope) is for me!
First plan
When I (5)… on the seven-o-one
With the chaps from the firm, we (6)… great fun.
We scan the old FT (Financial Times)
To check the (7)… interest rates
And how the market fluctuates
And where our funds should be.
And when we’ve filled in 3 Across
And made some jokes about the boss,
To universal glee,
We grab a cab at Charing Cross
And (8)… Potters Quay.
I’m the top fund manager at Pinchbecks –
To be frank, I’m a pretty big cheese;
I’m a whizz with unit trusts, and
I have got some plans for Dockland.
So everything (9)… like a breeze.
Second plan
When I (10)… Chairman, or M. D.,
I (11)… a really hostile bid
For Barclays or the TSB,
And match my rivals quid for quid.
And when they say, “He’s off his tree,”
I’ll do what all those big boys did,
And hit them with a left and right
That no one could foresee …
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I thought it was all hunky-dory, (very good)
And I felt a most wonderful glow.
Then they said they were terribly sorry;
They (12)… to let me go.
I (13)… of turning consultant,
Or living in Paris, or Rome;
But at sixty does anyone want me?
I might as well sit here at home.
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221b and Sherlock Holmes“I have it here in my museum” said Sherlock Holmes in the “Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”
The (1)… of the Sherlock Holmes Museum to the public on 27 March 1990 was an event which should have happened several decades earlier. 221b Baker Street is, after all, the world’s (2)… address because of its long (3)… with the great detective.
People (4)… to Sherlock Holmes and to his friend Doctor Watson for the last 100 years, but now it is possible to see where and how they (5)… in Victorian times! The famous study which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson shared for almost 25 years is on (6)… floor overlooking Baker Street, but before (7)… the house, ask yourself which of these (8)… of visitors you would place yourself in:
– You (9)… about Sherlock Holmes and you (10)… one or two films about his exploits (probably the “Hound of the Baskervilles”) yet you know very little about the great detective himself. You are probably visiting out of curiosity.
– You know a great deal about Sherlock Holmes! You’ve read the books, you’ve seen all his films on TV and you are an (11)… of the famous detective. You’d like to visit his rooms to see if they are quite as you imagined
– You are an expert – an absolute authority on Sherlockiana! You can discuss and debate with the best of them, (12)… read and re-read all sixty of the original stories (13)… by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and those written by others you may even (14)… one yourself! You must visit the museum if only to find errors or omissions. You will praise, you will criticize and you will have a lot of fun doing both.
– Whatever category you belong to, you are sure to find a visit to the museum a (15)… experience. Please sign the visitors’ book, take photographs wherever you wish (the maid will be pleased to assist) and when you are ready to leave, you may find yourself (16)… that you could hail a horse-drawn hansom cab to take you home!
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Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1)… at 221b Baker Street from about 1881–1904. 221b was on the (2)… floor of a (3)… house, Mrs. Hudsom was the landlady. There were 17 steps from the ground floor hallway to the first floor study which Holmes and Watson (4)… Holmes’ bedroom was at the rear, (5)… the study.We know from Dr. Watson’s descriptions that the study (6)… Baker Street “(7)… by two broad windows” and that it was quite small: on one occasion, Holmes (8)… from his bedroom and (9)… one spring across the study to close the curtains and on another occasion, a man who entered their study was so large he almost filled (10)… “little room”.
There are many other details and illustrations of the rooms in the adventures which first (11)… in the Strand Magazine in 1891 and visitors will recognize these while (12)… around the house.
Doctor Watson’s bedroom was on the (13)… floor next to Mrs. Hudson’s room and it overlooked an open yard at the rear of the house. These rooms (14)… today as exhibit rooms. In Dr. Watson’s room, visitors can browse through literature, paintings, photographs and newspapers of the period while in Mrs. Hudson’s room; the centre stage (15)… by a magnificent bronze bust of Mr. Holmes. Memorabilia from the adventures and a selection of letters written to and from Mr. Holmes are also on display in this room.
The Museum’s interesting and rather quaint souvenir shop (16)… on the (17)… floor where the maids used to live. Here you will find a unique (18)… of gifts, ceramics, objects d’art, figures, busts, prints, books, playing cards, tee-shirts, deerstalkers etc. – all (19)… exclusively to Museum (20)…
Mrs. Hudson’s restaurant on the ground floor offers delicious Victorian cuisine.
Thousands of people all over the world write to Sherlock Holmes, they form clubs and societies in his honour, they celebrate his anniversaries and now at long last they can even visit him.
Such is the stuff of which legends are made!
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AUDIO-GUIDED TOURDial “play” to find out how to use the AUDIO-guide.
If you dial the number of the room (1)… in the circle on the plan) and press “play” you (2)… the commentary about the room.
In order to hear the (3)… about an artwork, dial the number, (4)… on a label with the symbol of the audio-guide near the (5)… or sculpture. Then press the “play” key.
In order to hear the commentary about the main staircase, dial “1” and press the “play” key.
The audio-guide (6)… only inside the museum, which is why you must not forget to return it. (7)… the audio-guide outside the premises of the museum (8)… off the security alarm.
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THE GROTTONo visit to Portland (1)… without a trip to The Grotto – the (2)… renowned Catholic sanctuary that welcomes more than 150,000 guests of all faith each year. Visitors are delighted to discover this (3)… 62-acre retreat near the center of the city. Lush green firs tower over (4)… rhododendron and other native Pacific Northwest flora as you walk toward the central plaza and the heart of the sanctuary – Our Lady’s Grotto – a magnificent rock cave (5)… into the base of a 110-foot cliff. A marble replica of Michelangelo’s famous Pieta (6)… in its center.
While the plaza level with (7)… chapel, gift shop and (8)… rock grotto is an (9)… experience, many visitors never realize there (10)… even more to see on the unique grounds above. The (11)… views are well worth the small elevator fee to the top.
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THE GROTTO / The (1)… LevelThe manicured gardens of the upper level offer (2)… panoramic vistas of the Columbia River Valley, the Cascade Range and famous Mount St. Helens. Especially (3)… is the 180 floor-to- ceiling view through the (4)… glass wall of the (5)… Meditation Chapel, (6)… on the cover of Architecture magazine. Other highlights include the Servite Monastery, a life-sized bronze of St. Francis of Assisi, the streams and (7)… ponds of the Peace Garden and the Via Matris, (8)… superb examples of wood sculpture.
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NEPTUNE festival, Virginia BeachSummer in Virginia Beach is a season full of surfboards and sunshine, bare feet and boardwalk strolls. It’s also a cause for (1)…
Rather than let summer fade (2)… into fall, this ocean-side community throws the (3)… party around – the Neptune Festival.
Lasting from September 6 through 28, the festival brings (4)… own brand of maritime magic to the beach, with hundreds of activities, contests, (5)… and other events.
Festival days turn into festival nights (6)… with balls, galas, receptions, and fireworks – (7)… from the 14th Street Pier and set to music.
The mainstay of Boardwalk Weekend is the Arts and Crafts Show. To the delight of thousands, this juried show lines the beach with the work of skilled artists and craftsmen. (8)… the tone for the entire weekend is a (9)… schedule of musical (10)… performed live on three stages. Other events include a youth day, treasure hunt, cheerleading (11)…, volleyball tournament and sand games.
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First Landing/Seashore State Park (1)… right here in Virginia Beach (2)… of about 3000 acres. The park provides a protected area where many species of flora and fauna are (3)…, and where visitors can observe them in (4)… natural (5)… Rabbits, squirrels, and raccoons are just some of the animals you may encounter. There is also an abundance of different species of crabs, oysters and frogs. The bird population is abundant as well, with osprey, great blue herons, egrets, owls and pelicans, just to name a few. Some (6)… visitors (7)… also the gray foxes that make this park their homes.There are also numerous activities and facilities to enjoy, from hiking to biking, to picnicking, camping, boating and fishing. (8)… for all trails (9)… in both directions so there will always be a description for which way you are going. The park’s only (10)… on hiking is that you stay on the marked paths.
So if you (11)… to do something a little different away from the beach and the sun, take a trip to First Landing/Seashore State Park. The Park is open (12)… from 8am until dusk. The Visitors Center is open from 9am until 4 pm, April 1 – Oct. 31. The main entrance (13)… off Route 60 and is only a 10 min. drive from the oceanfront. The Visitors Center is ½ mile from the main entrance. There is also an (14)… on 64th Street off Atlantic Ave. A (15)… fee of $2 per vehicle on week days and $3 on weekends will be charged April to Oct.; from Nov. to Mar., the parking fee is $1. For (16)… information call the main office.
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SIGHTSEE THROUGH HISTORYStart your visit to (1)… Plymouth at Plymouth National Wax Museum on Cole’s Hill, (2)… Plymouth Rock. More than 180 life-size figures in 26 scenes tell the Pilgrim story. Just a few steps away is Plymouth Rock. A full-scale (3)… of the original ship, Mayflower II, (4)… next to Plymouth Rock. You will also want to spend a day or two in 1627 at Plymouth Plantation, one of this country’s great historic (5)… Talk with the Plantation’s renowned costumed interpreters as they present a view of 17th century life that will astound and delight. Begin at the Visitor Center for (6)… and special exhibits.
At America’s (7)… museum, Pilgrim Hall, see the actual artifacts (8)… on the Mayflower. Wonder at heroic-sized paintings of the Pilgrims and the (9)… landing, and the only extant “bones” of a 16th century ship. On a hilltop overlooking Plymouth is the National Monument to the Forefathers. Built in 1889, this 81-foot memorial (10)… to the virtues that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
The history of the nation may (11)… through the four centuries of Plymouth architecture. The 1667 Howland House is the only house left (12)… in Plymouth where Pilgrims actually lived. The 1640 Sparrow House is Plymouth’s oldest historic home. Today, reproduction and contemporary pottery (13)… on the premises. At the 1667 Harlow Old Fort House, visitors learn about (14)… life and try spinning, weaving and other period crafts.
Heirlooms and antique toys furnish the 1749 Spooner House, the family home for generations of Spooners. The stately 1809 Hedge House, built by a (15)… maritime family, is now headquarters for the Plymouth Antiquarian Society and features (16)… exhibits. The 1749 Court House, at Town Square, is the oldest (17)… courthouse in America and features period artifacts and exhibits. The 1754 Mayflower Society House is headquarters for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and (18)… with three centuries of antiques. Nearby historic homes include the 1808 King Caesar House and the 1808 Capt. Gershom Bradford House in Duxbury and the 1699 Isaac Winslow House in Marshfield.
Colonial Lantern Tours offers guided evening (19)… tours of the original Plantation site and historic district complete with punched tin lanterns. Or take a self-guided Walking Tour of Plymouth past historic sites along the waterfront and downtown Plymouth. There’s also Happy Trails Historic Van Tours, which offers a three-hour van tour of Plymouth (20)… all landmarks and Mayflower II. Located behind First Church in Town Square is Burial Hill, the oldest marked burial site of the Pilgrims. The site (21)… a panorama of Plymouth steeples and spires as well as Plymouth Harbor. Up from Town Brook, off Summer Street, you will find the 1636 Jenney Grist Mill, a recreation of America’s first mill (22)… a working waterwheel for grinding corn meal.
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PLYMOUTH is the heart of cranberry country. Ocean Spray Cranberry World on the Plymouth waterfront is a unique and free exhibit (1)… the history, (2)… and uses of the native American berry. Visit the (3)… kitchen and sample cranberry products. Open (4)… May – November. Group tour (5)… required.Plymouth Bay Winery, next to Splashdown Tours on the waterfront, offers free (6)… tours and (7)… tastings of cranberry and other fruit wines.
(8)… around Plymouth is easy. Just climb aboard the all-weather Plymouth Rock Trolley for a 40-minute narrated tour connecting all points of interest and major (9)… Enjoy (10)… reboarding privileges for the entire day.
Plymouth’s 300 and more lakes and ponds offer still more (11)… Or try biking (local rentals available) or (12)… the trails in Myles Standish State Forest or along the Cape Cod Canal. Both are just a short drive from downtown.
For a scary good time, try M. T. Coffin’s Ghost Theatre, (13)… by Godey’s. You’ll enjoy (14)… storytelling of (15)… events!
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FOR ADDED FAMILY FUNAt Super Sports Family Golf Center, you’ll enjoy action-packed adventure, fun rides, miniature golf, arcade games, golf driving range and your (1)… activities. In nearby Carver is Edaville Railroad, a family-fun park with a (2)… narrow-gauge railway. Many area golf courses (3)… to the public, (4)… the region’s newest, Waverly Oaks Golf Course. There’s also Atlantic Country Club with an 18-hole championship course. Hoyt’s Cinema at (5)… Mall has 14 screens (6)… first-run movies day and night.
THE (7)… THANKSGIVING
As the site of the first Thanksgiving, Plymouth is still (8)… (9)… with America’s premier family holiday. The November visitors will find a host of interesting activities to celebrate the occasion, (10)… America’s Hometown Thanksgiving (11)…, featuring a parade with floats and musical groups from all over the country. Many activities are scheduled on the weekends leading up to Thanksgiving.
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A DAY ON THE WATERCapt. John Boats has New England’s (1)… Whale Watch cruise with sightings on over 99% of trips since 1977. Clean, modern vessels depart Plymouth Harbor throughout the day (including a sunset Whale Watch Cruise). Your (2)… food and beverages (3)… in the climate-controlled main cabin while research scientists provide (4)… narration. Capt. John also provides full- and half-day deep sea fishing excursions sure to please the (5)… as well as the experienced angler. Capt. John also operates a Provincetown Ferry which departs at 10am, in season, from State Pier. If you’ve only got an hour or so, climb aboard the paddle-wheeler Pilgrim Belle for a Plymouth Harbor Cruise and get a mariner’s view of Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock, the (6)… harbor, (7)… two lighthouses and learn the most (8)… sea stories afloat. Evening theme cruises aboard the Pilgrim Belle are also available.
There’s also Capt. Tim Brady & Sons, which takes you deep sea and sport fishing, whale watching and on (9)… harbor cruises aboard the Mary Elizabeth.
Try a “hands-on” experience with Lobster Tales, located at Town Wharf. This one-hour excursion takes you to haul lobster traps and learn all about (10)… and the historic harbor.
Hy-Line Cape Cod Canal Cruises offers (11)… two- or three-hour narrated sight-seeing cruises through Cape Cod’s famous waterway and a variety of music cruises.
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WESTMINSTER ABBEYAn (1)… masterpiece of the (2)… to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of (3)… history – the Confessor’s Shrine, the tombs of Kings and Queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. It (4)… the (5)… for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other Royal occasions. Today it is still a church (6)… to regular worship and to the (7)… of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey is a “royal peculiar” under the (8)… of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign.
Buried in the North Aisle of the Chapel of Henry VII is Elizabeth Tudor (died 1603). She (9)… in the same vault as (10)… half-sister Mary. The monument contains a white marble effigy which is a (11)… likeness of the queen. The great glory of the Henry VII Chapel – completed in 1519 -- is the vaulted roof, an outstanding example of this spectacular Tudor Style of architecture. Since 1725, the Chapel (12)… as the Chapel of the Order of the Barth. Gaily coloured banners, crests and mantling of the Knights adorn the 16th century wooden stalls, beneath the seats of which (13)… beautifully misericords. Behind the Altar (14)… Henry VII and his consort, Elizabeth of York. (15)… monument is by the Italian sculptor Torrigiani.
At the east end is the Royal Air Force Chapel. The (16)… coloured memorial window incorporates the crests of the 68 Fighter Squadrons which, in 1940, took part in the Battle of Britain.
Chapel of St Edward the Confessor. The Abbey (17)… 28 December, 1065. Its (18)…, the (19)… King Edward, (20)… too ill to be present and died a few days afterwards.
Two hundred years (21)… Henry III began (22)… the Abbey to house a shrine worthy of the Saint. It is this building you see today. Buried near the shrine are five Kings and four Queens.
The oak Coronation Chair (23)… for King Edward I by Master Walter of Durham. It (24)… to hold the ancient stone of Scone seized from the Scots in 1296.
Location. At the south end of Whitehall and (25)… onto Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey and the nearby Palace of Westminster, (26)… well by public transport.
Nearest stations are: Rail – Victoria and Waterloo; Underground – St. James’s Park and Westminster. Numerous bus services run to Parliament Square and Victoria Station.
For Coronations the chair (27)… to a position in the Sanctuary. Since 1308 it has been used at the Coronation of every sovereign. Only two (Edward V and Edward VIII) (28)… never.
The tomb to which Poets’ Corner owes (29)… origin is that of Geoffrey Chau с er, the (30)… great English poet. He was buried in the Abbey with a simple memorial in 1400. The present more imposing tomb (31)… in 1556.
The Sanctuary is the focal point of the Abbey’s architecture and of its life today is the High Altar, framed by three thirteenth century tombs, medieval wall (34)… and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance painting.
All this, and more, can (35)… by visitors to the Royal Chapel.
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THE ABBEY LIFE AND WITNESS TODAYNine hundred years ago, Westminster Abbey (1)… a Benedictine Monastery, offering the (2)… Benedictine hospitality to (3)… visitors. Today, it has to seek new ways of (4)… a hospitable welcome to the millions of (5)… who come to it every year from all parts of the world. Worship and (6)… remain the primary function of the Abbey community. An (7)… ministry of preaching and teaching, within the Abbey itself and in the (8)… world, (9)… here. Concern for society and for individuals (10)… on a new importance in the complex world of the 20th century.
A priest is available to visitors and others in the Abbey for the (11)… part of every day and he (12)… to speak to those who approach him. Every hour he conducts a brief act of prayer for the world and its needs; you (13)… to share in this.
Most of (14)… visitors can spend only a short time in the Abbey, but those who are able to share in our worship and prayer make a most (15)… contribution to the (16)… witness of this great church.
Two side chapels are always available for private prayer. These are St. George’s Chapel, just inside the Great West Door and St. Faith’s Chapel, with access from the East Cloister.
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