Some Possible Answers to Study Skills for College English, Exercise W-3 (pp.28-29)

              London must be one of the greatest cities in the world.  Anyone who enjoys travel should, THEREFORE, (SURELY/ CERTAINLY) visit it at least once.  FIRST / FIRST OF ALL, London is an old city, and many interesting buildings remain standing to this very day.  They are also well preserved and attractive to visitors.  FOR EXAMPLE / FOR INSTANCE, Westminster Abbey was built several hundred years ago, and contains the graves of many famous Britons.  The Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Palaceof Westminster, where Parliament meets, and Buckingham Palace are ALSO famous London landmarks.  SECOND / NEXT / IN ADDITION, London's beauty always makes an impression on first-time visitors.  The River Thames runs through it, and there are many parks.  IN PARTICULAR / INDEED, Hyde Park and Regent’s Park are so huge that people walking in them tend to forget that they are in the middle of a large city.  THIRD, London’s museums and art galleries include some of the best in the world.  It is quite easy to spend a full day at the BritishMuseum.  IN ADDITION / MOREOVER, there are important art collections at places such as the National Gallery and the Tate. FOURTH, the city offers numerous entertainment possibilities, FOR INSTANCE, (INCLUDING / SUCH AS) theaters, concerts and movies.  IN FACT / INDEED, its theater companies surpass those of any other city in the English-speaking world.  Some people complain that London is very expensive.  HOWEVER / NEVERTHELESS / EVEN SO / DESPITE THIS, there are many reasonably priced B&Bs, small hotels offering a bed (in other words, a bedroom) and breakfast but few other facilities, SO one need not spend a fortune on accommodation.  SIMILARLY / FURTHERMORE, food and other expenses do not have to be high, if the visitor is willing to eat and travel in the same way as the average Londoner.  CONSEQUENTLY, it does not have to be a very expensive city to visit.  IN SHORT / AS A RESULT, London is a very rewarding place to visit, not just once, but many times.

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