Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Big Ben

heard about Big Ben!
So, what is it?
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most beautiful sights of London.
Secondly, it’s the largest and the most famous clock in the world.

towers of Westminster Palace.
Although Big Ben is very popular with spectators, nobody is allowed inside the tower . But if you are lucky, you can hear how the bell strikes.

Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall, who directed work on the casting of the bell.
Another theory claims that it has been named after Benjamin Caunt, who was one of the well-known heavyweight boxers of the 19th century.

Benjamin Caunt Benjamin Hall

be a prison where some politicians were kept.

The last prisoner here was the fighter for female rights Emmeline Pankhurst.

Now here is her monument near the parliament.

Tower” or “St. Stephen's Tower”. Big Ben is only the name of the clock itself along with the bell.

Charles Barry’s project in the 19th century, as the old building was destroyed due to the fire of 1834.

Tower`s height is 98 metres. It weighs 14 tons.

all visitors of London buy a small souvenir in the shape of the world-famous clock.

does the name «Big Ben» сome from?
4.Which is the official name?
5. How high is it?
6.How heavy is Big Ben?

one of the most beautiful sights of …
3. the most famous clock in the world
4.you can hear how the bell strikes
5.according to one of the theories
6.who directed work on the casting of the bell
7.another theory claims
8.who was one of the well-known heavyweight boxers
9.used to be a prison where some politicians were kept
10. was the fighter for female rights