| 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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