Scan the text for details and fill in the missing words.

1. Buckingham Palace is a setting for state … and royal ….

2. Buckingham Palace became the … royal palace of the British monarch on the

… of Queen Victoria in 1837.

3. In front of the gates at Buckingham Palace there is … ….

4. The … … above the central balcony indicates that the Queen is in the palace.

5. Every morning during breakfast time … are played outside the dinning room.

6. In the Palace royal stables there is the Gold … … and the … … used at royal

weddings.

7. At 11.30 a.m. daily tourists can enjoy watching the colourful ceremony of ….

8. Both … Guards and the Household … are on parade.

9. The caps are traditionally made of Canadian … … skin.

Dinning room The Victoria Memorial The Gold State Coach

Vocabulary

Trafalgar [trə ´ fæ lgə ] Трафальгар (мис в Іспанії)

Napoleon [nə ´ pə ulɪ ə n] Наполеон Бонапарт (полководець,

імператор Франції 1804-1815 рр.)

Spaniard [´ spæ njə d] іспанець

The British Navy [´ ð ə ´ brɪ tɪ ʃ ´ neɪ vɪ ] Британський флот

defeat [dɪ ´ fɪ: t] завдати поразки

triumphant [traɪ ´ ʌ mfə nt] тріумфальний, переможний

commemorate [kə ´ memə reɪ t] увічнити

cast [´ kɑ: st] відливати (у металі)

cannon [´ kæ nə n] гармата

battleship [´ bæ tlʃ ɪ p] лінкор (військовий корабель)

bas-relief [, bɑ: rɪ ´ lɪ: f] барельєф

bottom [´ bɔ tə m] низ

ambassador [æ m´ bæ sə də ] посол