COUNTRY STUDIES QUIZ

ELEMENTARY

TASK 5. Making notes

Part 1. Faces of London

These are notes Ann made during her visit to London. Was Ann attentive?
Read Ann's notes, tick the correct notes in column 1 and correct the wrong notes in column 3.
Print "correct" in front of the correct notes in column 3.

Tick the correct notes

Ann's notes

Correct the wrong notes

    1. London began its life two thousand years ago as
       a Roman fortification.

    2. Almost all British kings and queens were crowned in
       Westminster Abbey. This tradition was founded by
       William the Conqueror in 1068.

    3. Buckingham Palace was bought in 1792 by king George
        III and became the permanent home of the monarch
        in 1800.

    4. The Whispering Gallery in the Houses of Parliament is
        so called because the whisper against the wall can be
        heard on the opposite side of the gallery more
        than 32 meters away.

    5. Madame Tussaud's is a famous waxworks museum.

Part 2. Faces of Washington, D.C

These are notes Elena made during her visit to Washington, D.C. Was Elena attentive?
Read Elena's notes, tick the correct notes in column 1 and correct the wrong notes in column 3.
Print "correct" in front of the correct notes in column 3.

Tick the correct notes

Elena's notes

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    1. I had a great opportunity to see as much of life in the
        American capital as possible. The fascinating part
        of our stay in Washington, U.S.A. included visits to
        historical places of the city.

    2. We visited Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
       and Thomas Jefferson Memorials.

    3. They are the most popular sights in New York City.

    4. The Washington Memorial is a red marble obelisk
        about 305 feet high.

    5. From the top of the Washington Memorial you can get
       a panoramic view of the capital.