Open the brackets, using the correct form of the verb 'be' and retell the texts. (a) parks of london there — more than eighty parks in london. the best known parks near the centre of london — hyde park, regent's park and st. james's park. hyde park —- a large park of three hundred and forty acres. at the time of king henry viii there — wild animals in ,the park today people walk-in the park or sit on the grass. the serpentine — a lake in the middle of hyde park. in summer you can swim in the serpentine or go out in a boat. regent's park — larger than hyde park. the london zoo — in regent's park. there—more than six thousand animals and birds in the zoo. you can visit the zoo by boat. the boat goes along the regent's canal. there — also an open air theatre in regent's park. you can see shakespeare's plays there in summer. st. james's park — the oldest and the smallest of these three parks. it — very near buckingham palace. the. lake and gardens in st. james's park—very beautiful. (b) in a.d. 61, in the times of the romans, london (it — londi-nium in those days) — a walled city. but there — probably a small settlement even before that time. the first settlements — on two hills on the north bank of the thames. these places today—westminster and st. paul's.* in the city walls there— "gates". now there—still several: bishopsgate and ludgate — two of them.

There —are more than eighty parks in London. The best known parks near the centre of London —is Hyde Park, Regent's Park and St. James's Park. Hyde Park —is- a large park of three hundred and forty acres. At the time of King Henry VIII there —were wild animals in ,the park Today people walk-in the park or sit on the grass. The Serpentine —is a lake in the middle of Hyde Park. In summer you can swim in the Serpentine or go out in a boat.
Regent's Park —is larger than Hyde Park. The London Zoo —is in Regent's Park. There —are more than six thousand animals and birds in the Zoo. You can visit the Zoo by boat. The boat goes along the Regent's Canal. There —is also an open air theatre in Regent's Park. You can see Shakespeare's plays there in summer.
St. James's Park —is the oldest and the smallest of these three parks. It —is very near Buckingham Palace. The. lake and gardens in St. James's Park—are very beautiful.
(B) In A.D. 61, in the times of the Romans, London (it —was Londi-nium in those days) —was a walled city. But there —was probably a small settlement even before that time. The first settlements —were on two hills on the north bank of the Thames. These places today —are Westminster and St. Paul's.* In the city walls there —were "gates". Now there — are still several: Bishopsgate and Ludgate —are two of them.