Welcome to London

Good morning! . I'm very glad to see you today. I hope you are fine.

Today we are going to speak about London and its parts. You will learn many interesting about them. By the end of the lesson you should be able to speak about the capital of the United Kingdom.

Do you like to travel? Today we will travel to a wonderful place in England – its capital city London. 

Перегляньте презентацію "Визначні місця Лондона", зверніть увагу на лексичний та граматичний матеріал. Запишіть назви визначних місць Лондона у зошит.

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 And now imagine! We are going on a tour around  London.

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine that you have just arrived to London. There are so much to see in London that even Londoners can always find new places of interest. Among them are: St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of  London, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, London Eye etc.

The presentation of  famous places in London

You know, London stands on the river Thames. London, the capital of Great Britain, is a very old city. We can see a lot of interesting there. There are famous squares and streets, parks and palaces. 

You can see the famous clock tower - Big Ben. Tourists want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. Big Ben is really a bell. It is a big bell. The bell weights 13 tons. The man who built Big Ben was very tall and workers and his friends called him Big Ben. So the English people called the bell Big Ben too.

You can see Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth lives there. Buckingham Palace has 600 rooms, a swimming pool, a cinema, a ballroom and a garden. In summer the Queen Buckingham Palace is the London home of the kings and queens of Great Britain. Now the gives three garden parties for about 9000 guests.

You can see Trafalgar Square is a famous square in the centre of London. In the middle of it is a monument to Admiral Nelson is situated. The monument includes four bronze lions.

ЗАВДАННЯ

ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ про Лондон і спробуйте знайти ці місця на карті Лондона.

Speaking

 Answer the questions

• What is Westminster Abbey?

• What is Big Ben?

• What is the Tower of  London now?

• What palace is the home of the Queen?

• What famous London  bridge do you know?

• What is in the center of  Trafalgar Square?

Monday, the second of May

Homework

Reading

1.Read the text and find the names of the main parts of  London

London

London is the capital of Great Britain. Its population is more than 8 million people. London stands on the river Thames. It is the largest city in Europe and one of the largest cities in the world.

London is not only the capital of the country; it is also a very big port, one of the greatest commercial centers in the world, a university city, and the seat of the government of Great Britain.

The main parts of London are: the City, the West End. the East End and Westminster.

The City is the commercial part of London. Only about ten thousand people live there.

The West End is the richest part of London. You can find the best shops, theatres, cinemas, museums, fine parks and squares there. Its houses and streets are very beautiful. The rich people live in the West End.

The East End is the part of  London where working people live. There are not many parks in London.

There are a lot of places of interest in London: Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, and many others.

2. Read the sentences and say are they true or false? (напиши, це так Т чи ні F

1. London is the capital of Great Britain.

2. London is a very big port

3. London has  three  main parts

4. The City is the historical part of  London

5. The West End is the richest part of  London.

6.The East End is the poorest part of London.