1. Welcome to London
Welcome to London

2. LET’S VISIT PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST IN LONDON.
London is the capital of Great Britain.
London is more than 2000 years old.
London is one of the largest cities in the world.
London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

3. London’s streets

4. London at night

5. St.Paul’s Cathedral
St. Paul’s Cathedral is the main cathedral in London.
It was designed by Christopher Wren in the 17th century.

7. The Tower It was a fortress, a castle, a royal palace and a prison.
Now it’s a museum.
There are a lot of interesting collections in The Tower of London.

9. The Tower Bridge
Built in 1894 the Tower Bridge has become one of the symbols of London.

10. The Tower Bridge at night

11. Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is the ancient church. The oldest part of the building dates back to the 8th century.
British kings, queens and other famous people are buried here.
British monarchs are crowned in Westminster Abbey.

13. BUCKINGHAM PALACE
was built in The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have a suite of about 12 rooms on the first floor.

15. The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square
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.

16. The tall Nelson’s Column stands in the middle of the square.
The National Gallery was founded in1824.
It has a fine collection of European paintings.

17. WINDSOR CASTLE – an official residence of Her Majesty the Queen

18. A plan of Windsor Castle

19. The British Museum

20. The British Museum is the biggest museum in London.
It was founded in 1753.
It has one of the world’s best collections of art and archaeological treasures.

21. BIG BEN

22. Big Ben at night

23. BIG BEN
Tick-tock,
This is Big Ben.
Big Ben is a clock.
Day and night
With all its might
Big Ben, the clock,
Says: Tick-tock.

24. Parks of London

25. Regent’s Park HydePark

26. Oxford is famous for the University
There are many buildings at Oxford University.

27. There are a lot of monuments in London

28. A. Charlie Chaplin
B. Winston Churchil
C. John Lennon
D. Agatha Christie

29. Match the photos, the names of the places and their descriptions
It has a long and cruel history.
It was a palace, a prison. There
is a museum here now.
Trafalgar Square
The coronation of all British
Kings and Queens takes place
here. Some English famous
people are also buried here.
Buckingham
Palace
British people like to rest and
relax here. In the centre there
is the Nelson’s Column.
Westminster
Abbey
It is the London home of the
Queen. Here you can see the
Changing of the Guard.
The Tower of
London

30. It was designed by Christopher
Wren in the 17th century.
Tower Bridge
It has one of the world’s best
collections of art.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
It is really a bell. It has a deep
tone and you can hear it every
hour.
The British
Museum
It was built in It opens
and ships go up and down
the River Thames.
Big Ben

31. Make the pairs: Bridge Britain Big Tower of Abbey Ben Tower London
Square
Big
Tower of
Tower
Westminster
Trafalgar
The Queen of
Great

32. Guess the word: The famous clock is … (Big Ben)
The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place in …
It is one of the famous bridges across the Thames…
It is an ancient fortress in London…
(Big Ben)
(Westminster Abbey)
(Tower Bridge)
(Tower of London)

33. What new words have you learned?m u s e i p o w d c n r g a h t f v l y b j k q

34. What new words have you learned?m u s e i p o w d c n r g a h t f v l y b j k q

35. Homework
ex 12, p 37 – TB