Презентация "Достопримечательности Лондона"

ДОСТОПРИМЕЧАТЕЛЬНОСТИ

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Абадзе Сусана инверовна учитель английского языка МБОУ «СШ №7» а. Панахес

Trafalger square

• It is the central square of London and traditional place for people to meet.
• All sorts of protest meetings are held there.
• The statue of national hero Admiral Nelson stands there.

The houses of parliament

• It is a place where the British Government sits.
• It consists of three parts: the Royal Apartments, the Houses of Lords and the Houses of Commons.

Big ben

• It’s a clock in the tower and it is a big bell.
• You can hear it every hour.
• People are allowed to get inside the Tower so that they can see the work of the clock
• There is no lift and there are three hundred and forty steps
• It weighs 13.5 tons

Tower bridge

• It’s the oldest and famous bridge across the Thames.
• Originally it was made of wood by the Romans, but it was often burnt down.
• Later it was made of stone.
• Finally it was rebuilt and made of concrete.

The tower of london

• It has a long and cruel history. In the past it was a fortress, a prison, a castle and a zoo.
• It was built to protect the city from the enemies. There are a lot of ravens at that place.
• There is a legend that without them the Tower will fall.
• Nowadays this building is a very popular museum.

Buckingham palace

• It is the London home of the Queen.
• Buckingham palace was built for John, the first Duke of Buckingham, between 1702 and 1705.
• Changing the guards takes place there.
• The palace is open to public.

Oxford street

• It’s the biggest shopping street in London.
• There are 548 shops in Oxford street.
• Every Christmas the street is decorated with festive lights
• In mid- to late November a celebrity turns on the lights and they remain on until the 6 th January.

The Greenwich observatory

• It is the centre of time and space.
• The prime meridian of the Earth, which divides the east from the west passes there.

Madame tussaud’s

• It is a famous museum of wax figures.
• They have wax figures of all the famous people of the world.

The London eye

• It is the biggest observation wheel in the world.
• It is situated on the banks of the river Thames in Central London.
• Its height is 135 meters.

Choose the right variant:

1) The Tower of London is…

3) Which bridge is in London?

a) a prison

a) Brooklyn Bridge

b) a museum

b) Tower Bridge

c) a shop

c) Boston Bridge

2) Big Ben is the name of…

4) The Queen lives in …

a) the clock tower

a) the Tower of London.

b) the Houses of Parliament.

b) the palace

c) Buckingham Palace

c) the church

True or false:

• Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen.
• Big Ben is a beautiful London museum.
• Parliament consists of two Houses.
• Nelson’s column is situated on Trafalgar Square.
• Changing the guard takes place near the Tower Bridge.
• The Tower of London used to be a palace, a fortress and a prison.

Thank you for attention !