Visiting big cities: "London"

The aimsof the lesson :

1) to activate pupils` vocabulary by theme; 2) to develop pupils` interest in teaching English; to develop pupils` grammar and speaking skills; 3) to bring up foster teamwork.

1.What kind of country do you know?

2.What kind of city do you know?

3.What is your favourite city?

1.What kind of country do you know?

2.What kind of city do you know?

3.What is your favourite city?

London is the capital of Great Britain , its political, economic and commercial center. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe.

London is founded in 1066. It is one of the most interesting cities in the world.

It is divided into four parts: the City , Westminster , the West End and the East End . They are very different from each other and seem to belong to different towns and epochs.

It consists of three parts: the City of London, the West End and the East End.

The heart of London is the City, its financial and business centre. A lot of banks, offices and firms are situated there. There are some famous ancient buildings within the City. the most important of them is St. Paul Cathedral, the greatest of English churches. It was built in the 17 th century by Sir Christopher Wren.

The Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar and in 1066 rebuilt by William the Conqueror. It was used as a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. Now it is a museum.

Westminster is the historic, the governmental part of London.

Nearly all English kings and queens have been crowned in Westminster Abbey . Many outstanding statesmen, scientists, writes, poets and painters are buried here: Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Kipling, etc.

Near Westminster Abbey is Westminster Palace, or the House of Parliament , the seat of the British Parliament. The Clock Tower of the House of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell, known as “ Big Ben ”.

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen.

The West End is the richest and most beautiful part of London. The best hotels, shops, restaurants, clubs, and theaters are situated there. It is the symbol of wealth and luxury. There are splendid houses and lovely gardens.Wealthy people live there.

Poor people live in the East End.

Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of London. It was named in memory of Admiral Nelson’s victory in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The tall Nelson’s Column stands in the middle of the square.

On the north side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Not far away is the British Museum – the biggest museum in London. It contains a priceless collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, sculptures, etc, and is famous for its library.

Well, a new task for you. You have some mixed words. But the letters are mixed. The task for you is to put the letters in these words in the right order. Is the task clear? Put the letters in the right order and read the words: areusq ------------ leygalr ------------ seumum ---------- begrid ------------- babey -------------

tipacal ---------------

Tipacal ------------ capital areusq ------------ Square lrygale ------------ Gallery seumum ---------- begrid ------------- ------------- Abbey

Museum

Bridge

babey

Astana Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. It lies on the river Esil. It has a population of over eight hundred thousand people. Astana is famous for its modern buildings – Baiterek, Circus, Duman. There are many cars on the streets. That’s why city is noisy and crowded . Astana is not a centre for tourism, but it’s cultural and business centre. It has a lot of cinemas, theatres, and museums. Astana has a problem with traffic . Streets of Astana are wide. London London is the capital of England. It lies on the river Thames. It has a population of over 8, 6 million people. It’s an old city. London is famous for its historic buildings – St. Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben. London has problem with traffic and pollution. There are too much cars on the streets. London is a centre for business and for tourism. There are a lot of cinemas, theatres and museums. Streets of London are not very wide.

Capital – столица lie – находится Population – население Building – здание Circus – цирк Noisy – шумный Crowded – многолюдный Traffic – транспорт Famous for – знаменит Wide- широкий Pollution – загрязнение

Astana

Both ( о бе)

• It lies on the river Esil

London

• They are both capitals

• It lies on the river Thames

Which one is not the same? And Why? 1. Astana, London, Washington, Karaganda

1. Astana, London and Washington are the capitals. Karaganda is not a capital.

2. Nursulatan Nazarbaev, Baraka Obama, Berdibek Saparbaev, Vladimir Putin

2. Nazarbaev, Obama, Putin are the presidents. Pronin is an akim of Aktobe.

3. Old, young, modern, lie

3. Old, young and modern are adjectives. Lie is verb.

4 . See, go, eat, drink, love, noisy

4. See, go, eat, drink, love are verbs. Noisy is adjective.

Ex 17 p 35

Ask questions to Tom about Melbourne. Complete the questions with is or are and use the words from the box.

The food the people the buildings the nightlife the weather Melbourne