A trip on the Thames |
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You can travel through London on the river. |
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The name of the river is the Thames. |
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You can sit on a river boat and see many famous buildings. |
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Big Ben |
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You can see this clock tower. |
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Inside the tower there is a heavy metal bell. |
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Its name is Big Ben. |
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Every hour this big bell sounds. |
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It weighs 13,500 kilos. |
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It is heavier than two elephants. |
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The London Eye |
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River boats go past the London Eye. |
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People ride on this enormous wheel. |
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It turns very slowly. |
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At the top you can see across the city. |
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The London Eye opened in 2000. |
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Tower Bridge |
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Boats go under Tower Bridge. |
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Sometimes tall ships go up the river. |
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A red light stops the traffic. |
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The bride opens. |
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The ship passes through. |
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The bridge closes again. |
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The Monument |
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You can see this tower. |
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It tells people about the Great Fire of London in 1666. |
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It is 61 metres high. |
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It is 61 metres from the start of the fire. |
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The fire started on Sunday 2nd September in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane. |
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It was two o'clock in the morning and everyone was asleep... |
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Sunday |
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Fire! Fire! |
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A servant woke up and saw the flames. |
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"Fire, fire" he shouted. |
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Everyone woke up. |
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They threw water on the fire but it did not stop. |
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Monday |
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Leave your houses! |
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The people could not stop the fire. |
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The wind blew and the fire got bigger. |
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It burnes other buildings. |
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"Leave your houses!" the mayor said. |
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Tuesday |
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Pull down those houses! we must stop the fire. |
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The fire burned hundreds of houses. |
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It burned the old London Bridge. |
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"Pull down those houses. We must stop the fire," said the King. |
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Wednesday |
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Now we are stopping the fire. |
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They pulles down many houses. |
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The fire could not burn them. |
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The wind did not blow. |
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"Now we are stopping the fire," said the King. |
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Thursday |
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What are we going to do? |
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The fire stopped but thousands of people did not have homes. |
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"What are we going to do?" they asked. |
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Friday |
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We are going to build a new city. |
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The King sent food for the people. |
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He talked to the builders. |
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" We are going to build a new city," he said. |
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Listen 5 times |
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