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--- Lesson 71 A famous clock |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Has Big Ben ever gone wrong? |
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When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C. |
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If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. |
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Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.^“ |
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It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. |
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Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. |
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On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. |
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Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.^“ |
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Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. |
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A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! |
