Виртуальное путешествие по Лондону
Презентацию подготовила учитель английского
языка КОУ ВО «Вечерняя (сменная) СОШ №1»
Ирина Валентиновна Гусева
Do you know these words?
страна
country
city
capital
port
to be situated
tower
centre
famous
tourist
monument
население
population
part
build
building
tomb
monarch
scientist
precious
column
statue
royal
guard
город
часть
столица
строить
здание
порт
могила
находиться
башня
монарх
центр
ученый
знаменитый
драгоценный
турист
колонна
статуя
памятник
королевский
гвардия
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
AREA : 244 100 km
POPULATION : 57 mln people
PARTS of GREAT BRITAIN:
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
CAPITAL : LONDON
London is the capital of Great Britain. It is two
thousand years old. It is
a huge port. London is
situated on the Thames.
The population of London
is about 9 million people.
The most important parts of London are the City, the
West End, the East End and Westminster.
The City is the oldest part of London. Most important
banks, companies, offices are situated there.
The Houses of Parliament is known as Westminster
Palace. It is where British Parliament sits. It was
built in 1840.
Big Ben is a name of
the large clock bell on
the top of the tower.
It is the biggest clock in
Great Britain, it was
named after Sir Benjamin
Hall, who looked after
the building of the clock.
It is a fie Gothic building
in the centre of London.
It is the most famous of
all historic buildings in
Britain. There are tombs
of English monarchs ,
scientists , writers and
musicians: Dickens, Burns
Byron, Kipling etc. Some
monuments are made of
gold and precious stones.
Trafalgar Square is the most famous in London. It is
situated in the centre of London. There is a very tall
column with the statue of Admiral Nelson on the top.
London is situated on the river Thames and there are
17 bridges over the Thames. It is the most famous
bridge, it was build not far from the Tower of London.
It is the symbol of London.
The head of the UK is the Queen.
Her name is Elizabeth II. The London
home of the Queen is Buckingham
Palace. When the flag is flying on the
top she is at home.
Elizabeth II
It is changing the Guard in front of the
Buckingham Palace.
It happens every day at 11.30 a.m.
This address 10,Downing Street, is famous all over
the world, because the residence of the Prime
Minister of the UK is situated there.
Gordon Brown
It is situated in the City. It was
built as a fortress, later it was a
royal palace, and then a prison.
Now it is a museum with a fine
collection of amour and Crown
Jewels.
The Tower is full of history and
visitors can see the Yeomen Warders
or Beefeaters, in their picturesque
uniforms of four hundred years ago.
It is one of the most beautiful squares in London.
It is the meeting point of six streets.
There are a lot of parks and gardens in London.
Hide Park is a very democratic park, where you
can see the royal Guard.
It is one of the royal parks.
It is very beautiful.
Here you can see a lot of
pelicans and ducks.
Life-size wax figures of famous people are
situated there. It is open every day for tourists.
Match words and words combinations
Westminster
Trafalgar
Hide
Piccadilly
St.James’s
Houses of
Madam Tussaud’s
Downing
Buckingham
Parliament
Park
Palace
Museum
Square
Street
Abbey
Circus
Park
Abbey
Square
Park
Circus
Park
Parliament
Museum
Street
Palace
Put the missing words
London is the _______ of Great Britain. It is _________
on the Thames. You can see a lot of_________ in
St.James’s Park. It is a _______park. Westminster is
the ______ of the British Parliament. Trafalgar Square
is situated in the ______of London. Westminster
Abby is the most _______ historic building in
Great Britain. The______ is part of London where
banks, companies have their offices. London is one
of the oldest cities in the _______.The Tower of
London is a ________ now.
museum
City
famous
capital
situated
centre
royal
world
pelicans
seat
Listen and guess.
Is it …?
Yes, it is.
No, it is not.
Westminster
Abbey
Buckingham
Palace
The Tower of London
Trafalgar Square
Hide Park
Tower Bridge
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Regent’s Park