London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It's one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than million people.The city is very old and beautiful.was founded more than two thousand years ago. Traditionally London is divided into several parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster.Westminster is the most important part of the capital. Big Ban is situated there.To the west of Westminster is West End. Here we find most of the big shops, hotels, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. There are a lot of beautiful houses and many parks, gardens and squares too. To the east of Westminster is the East End, an industrial district of the capital. There are no parks or gardens in the East End and you can't see many fine houses there.One of them is Buckingham Palace. It's the residence of the Queen.All London's long-past history is told by its streets. There are many streets in London which are known all over the" world.
Maria Sharapova - Russian tennis player, winner of five singles Grand Slam tournaments in 2004-2014.
She was born on April 19, 1987 in the city of Nyagan. Maria took up professional sports in 2001, at the age of 14. When she was 9, she and her father moved from Russia to Florida, where she was able to study tennis at the Nick Bolletieri Academy.
Maria stunned the world of tennis by defeating champion Serena Williams at the 2004 Wimbledon singles.
In the biography of Maria Sharapova, only one defeat happened - at the Australian Championship in 2007, where Serena Williams showed the best result.
According to the WTA website, Maria enjoys reading books in her free time, her favorites being Sherlock Holmes and Peppy Long Stocking.
I think we should be proud of our athletes and famous people, because this is an indicator of the level of our country.
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