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1. Who began building the Tower of London?
2. What towers does the Tower of London comprise?
3. What was the Tower built for?
4. What terrible deeds took place in the Tower?
5. Why was it said that whoever held the keys to the Tower, held the keys to the kingdom?
6. What can you say about the Bloody Tower?
7. What is the Tower of London now?
8. What is the Ceremony of the Keys like?
9. What does the legend say about the Tower?
10. Why don’t ravens fly away from the Tower?
Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
1. The Tower of London is the scene of modern England.
2. The Kings of England held their Court in the Jewel Tower.
3. The Kings and Queens of England were murdered in the Tower.
4. There are only a few historical events connected with the Tower.
5. Many important people were kept as prisoners in the Tower.
6. The prisoners did not go through the Traitors’ Gate on their way to the scaffold.
7. The Crown jewels are not kept in the Tower nowadays.
8. The Ceremony of the Keys takes place once a week.
9. When all the towers are locked after the Ceremony of the Keys is over, the keys are brought to the Queen’s House for the night.
10. The Tower of London is not guarded at present.
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