Travelling to London Travelling to London

London map London map

Speaking  What is LONDON for you?  Say some words which you associate with London. London

Phonetic drills Listen and repeat [ α :] Castle – muscle [ α :] Castle – muscle Parliament Parliament [ au ] [ au ] Tower – flower Town – brown [ ei ] [ ei ] Raven – shaven [ Λ ] [ Λ ]LondonBuckingham

The guards of the Tower are called Beefeaters.

 Buckingham Palace is the London home of The Queen Elizabeth II

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

The London Eye

Let’s travel to London Watch and remember the sightseeing placesWatch and remember the sightseeing places

Group work Read and match

The London Eye … is a big wheel. is a big wheel.

The Prime Minister and the government …  work in the Houses of Parliament

Nelson’s Column  is a famous monument in Trafalgar Square

It’s next to the Tower of London  That’s Tower Tower Bridge Bridge

Oxford Street and Piccadilly Circus  are very busy Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of six streets.

Hamleys Hamleys  Hamleys is a toy shop. a toy shop. It is one of the largest toy shops in the world.

Hamleys  5th floor: Boys — Action figures, vehicles, and an open cafe.  4th floor: Hobbies — Model kits, remote- controlled vehicles, model railways, etc.  3rd floor: Girls — Dolls, Arts & Crafts, Dress up etc.  2nd floor: Preschool — Toys for young children.  1st floor: Games  Ground floor: Soft toys — a wide variety soft animals.  Basement: Interactive — Lego. Lego

Harrods Harrods  Harrods is a big department store. You can buy almost everything there. It was established in 1834.

Pair work

Shopping in London  Shop assistant: Can I help you?  Customer:Yes, please, I’m looking for _____________.  Shop assistant: What size?  Customer:_____________, please.  Shop assistant:What colour?  Customer:________________.  Shop assistant:What about this one?  Customer:How much is it?  Shop assitant:________________.  Customer:Can I try it on?  Shop assistant:Certainly. The changing room is over there.  Customer:Okay, I’ll take it.  Shop assistant:Anything else?  Customer:_________________.

Reading

Read  Raven  Special  Beefeater  Londoners  Tower  Legend  Guard

Postcard from London Hello my friends! Hello my friends! My name is Thor and I am a big black raven. Do you like ravens? I am 15 years old and I’m one of the oldest ravens who live here. I have a big raven-family of 9 birds. My brother is older than me, he is 18. And the youngest raven is 1 year old, it’s my son. Well, I like the Tower very much, because I feel comfortable here. A special man feeds us every day. I can’t fly away from the Tower, because my wings are cut, but I don’t want to do it. My father told me a legend to explain why the Londoners take care of the ravens. They think, that the Tower of London and the Great Britain will be until the ravens live in the Tower. If we fly away, then the Tower will fall. Do you think it’s true? I don’t. But I like to live here, so it’s OK if they think that the legend is true. Did you see these funny men in red clothes? They are My name is Thor and I am a big black raven. Do you like ravens? I am 15 years old and I’m one of the oldest ravens who live here. I have a big raven-family of 9 birds. My brother is older than me, he is 18. And the youngest raven is 1 year old, it’s my son. Well, I like the Tower very much, because I feel comfortable here. A special man feeds us every day. I can’t fly away from the Tower, because my wings are cut, but I don’t want to do it. My father told me a legend to explain why the Londoners take care of the ravens. They think, that the Tower of London and the Great Britain will be until the ravens live in the Tower. If we fly away, then the Tower will fall. Do you think it’s true? I don’t. But I like to live here, so it’s OK if they think that the legend is true. Did you see these funny men in red clothes? They are the Beefeaters. Nobody knows why they got this name, the Beefeaters. Nobody knows why they got this name, but it’s funny too. They are the guards of the Tower of London. Oh, a man brought my dinner. I have to go! but it’s funny too. They are the guards of the Tower of London. Oh, a man brought my dinner. I have to go! Bye, Thor Bye, Thor

Comprehension. True or False. Correct if false.  Thor is a raven who lives in the Tower of London.  He lives there alone; he is the only raven in the Tower.  He doesn’t like the Tower and the Londoners.  He doesn’t know why the Londoners take care of the ravens.  He thinks that the legend is not true.  The guards of the Tower wear black clothes.

Grammar

Open the brackets. Put verbs in Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Future Simple.  My friends ( to visit) London 2 weeks ago.  British people ( to drink) tea every morning.  We (to write) an exercise now.  Ann ( to send) a letter to her pen-pal tomorrow.  She ( to go) to the Zoo yesterday.

Let’s check!  My friends visited London 2 weeks ago.  British people drink tea every morning.  We are writing an exercise now.  Ann will send a letter to her pen-pal tomorrow.  She went to the Zoo yesterday.

Let’s Sing! London Bridge is Falling Down.

Home task  Compare London and Kyiv.  Complete the table and write some sentences about places of interest in Kyiv and London. Kyiv and London.

 Our tour has finished. I hope very much that you have enjoyed this tour of London. Thank you.