Welcome to London. The capital of Scotland. The capital of Great Britain. The capital of the USA

Welcome to London.

Обобщающий урок по теме «Лондон».

Цели урока:  1.Совершенствовать умения и навыки практического владения английским языком по теме «Лондон» по всем видам речевой деятельности: чтение, аудирование, говорение, письмо.

2. Развивать и углублять знания по страноведению.

3. Повышать познавательный интерес к английскому языку в процессе игры.

Ход урока:

I.Аудирование.

Listen, complete the sentences.

Dear friends. Welcome to London!

As you know London stands on the river Thames. London is the capital of Great Britain. It is a very old city. It is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. Now it is a big port and a beautiful city with large squares and parks. About 7 million people live here. London is one of the biggest cities in the world. The Thames is not a long river. It is three hundred and thirty kilometers long. The English people call it “The Father of London”. London began on the Thames. London has three parts: the City, the West End, and the East End. There are a lot of sights in London. They are Trafalgar Square, Nelson Column, Tower of London and others. You’ll see it a bit later.

II. Choose the correct answer:

1. London is

·  The capital of Scotland

·  The capital of Great Britain

·  The capital of the USA

2. It is

·  100 years old

·  1000 years old

·  2000 years old

3. It stands

·  On the river Thames

·  In Hyde Park

·  On Trafalgar Square

4. The river Thames is

·  The longest river in England

·  The longest river in the world

·  Not a long river

5. London has

·  Three parts

·  2 parts

·  1 part

6.They are

·  The City, the Thames, the Tower

·  The City, the West End, the East End

·  The City, the Town, the Country

7. The most famous sight is

·  Red Square

·  Kirov Street

·  Nelson’s Column

III. “Spot the mistake”

Read the text. You know a lot about this wonderful city. Now try to correct the mistakes, made in the facts. Be attentive!

This text is about London. London is the capital of the USA. It is one of the oldest and largest cities of the world. They say that London is one hundred years old. Now London is  a big political, industrial and cultural centre. More than one million people live there. London is situated on the river Clyde. The river connects the capital with the sea.

London is divided into two parts. They are the City, the West End, and the East End. The West End is the richest part of the city with many beautiful shops, hotels, bars and restaurants. The East End is the place where the working people live. The City is the heart of business and commercial life. London is a very young city.

IV. Read short texts look at the pictures and guess what it is.

Now we are at Buckingham Palace. It is the London home of the Queen. When you see a flag on the top the Queen is at home. The Ceremony of the Changing the Guards at Buckingham Palace is beautiful. It is at 11.30 a.m. every day. It is a beautiful palace with 600 rooms.

Now we are going to the Clock Tower. It has 4 faces and a very big bell. The bell weighs 13 tons. The Clock Tower is 318 feet high. The man who was in charge of building was Sir Benjamin Hall. He was very tall and his friends called him Big Ben. So they called the bell Big Ben too.

Albert Hall is the biggest concert hall in London. It was opened in 1870. There are 7000 seats. There were Vagner’s orchestra concerts in the XIX century. Now you can enjoy concerts of London symphony orchestra. There is a monument to Prince Albert near the Albert Hall.

V. Чтение с выбором.

Changing of the Guards.

Now we are at Buckingham Palace. It is the London home of the Queen. Tourists like to visit it.  They enjoy a beautiful ceremony, which takes place at 11.30 daily. The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a great tourist attraction. These Guards wear black caps and red uniform. You can see them in the Queen’s

parades too.

Harrods.

London is a rich city. There are many shops, cafes, bars in London. People do the shopping every day. They need many things, clothes, food, different things. There is a large shop in London where people can buy everything even dogs and yachts [jots]. There are 330 departments in the shop. When the Queen comes to the shop to do shopping it is closed for the people. The shop was opened in 1849. It was a small shop where 2 shop-assistants worked. Today 5000 people work there. “Harrods” is one of the biggest, richest, the most beautiful shops in the world.

Buckingham Palace.

It is one of the best places of London. The palace is very rich and has many interesting things.400 people worked here. You can see 300 clocks in it. There is the Queen’s office, a post office, a cinema, a swimming pool there. It has a Portrait Gallery which is visited by the people very often. The Palace is surrounded by a wonderful garden. There is a small lake behind the palace. Pink flamingoes live there. 30000 people visit Buckingham Palace in summer.

VI. Говорение

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You are guides. Let’s make an excursion. You will help us.

Now look at the pictures and describe them.

a)  Trafalgar square.

- the centre of the West End

- in memory of Nelson’s victory 1805

- Nelson Column

- 51 meters, 5 meters

- meetings, demonstrations

- the National Gallery

b) The Tower of London

-old, 900 years old

-Kings lived there

- a palace, a prison, a zoo, a museum

-black ravens

-“as long as there are ravens Great Britain will exist”

c) Westminster Palace

- the Houses of Parliament

- the Houses of Lord

- the Houses of Commons

- the Country’s Leaders

d) Big Ben

-the Clock Tower

- 4 faces

- a big bell

- weighs 13 tons

- Sir Benjamin Hall

e) Buckingham Palace

- home of the Queen

- a flag on the top

- the Ceremony of the Changing of the Guards

Answer the questions:

1.What city is the capital of the UK?

2.Why do people visit London?

3.What are the most famous places?

4.What places would you like to visit?

5. What is the largest bridge?

6. What parks in London do you know?

7.Where is the Speakers’ corner?

8. Where can you see a lot of animals?

9.What animals live in London Zoo?

10.Englishmen like animals, don’t they?

11.Where do Black ravens live?

12. What legend about ravens do you know?

13.Does the Queen live in the Tower?

14.Where does she live?

15. Who helps English children?

16There are many symbols of London. What symbols do you know?

17.What is the largest shop in London?

Test.

I вариант

.

True- False

1.  You can meet great characters of history and art at Madame Taussauds’ museum.

2.  The statue of the famous Peter Pan is in one of London’s parks.

3.  There are few parks in London.

4.  London is worth visiting

5.  Liverpool is the capital of England.

6.  The Speaker’s Corner is in Westminster Abbey.

7.  London Zoo is in the Tower of London

8.  London is a city of all seasons, a city of theatres, shopping, good food as well as being a city with ancient history.

2 вариант.

1.You can see the column with a statue of Nelson in

a)Piccadilly Circus  b) Hyde Park  c)Trafalgar Square

2….is a very democratic park.

a)Hyde Park   b) Regent’s Park   c)St. James’s Park

3.London Zoo is in…

a)Regent’s Park  b)St. James’s Park   c) Hyde Park

4. They change the Guards every day at

a)9.30 a.m.   b)11.30 a.m.    c)12 o’clock

5.Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of

a) 5 streets  b) 7 streets   c) 6 streets

6. Another famous sight outside the Tower of London is the

a) pelicans    b) ravens    c) ducks

7. The London home of the Queen is

a)Buckingham Palace   b) Westminster Abbey  c) Covent Garden

III вариант

Listen to the text and fill the table.

The Houses of Parliament	London Zoo	Madame Tussauds’	Bloody Tower	British Museum
			Mark:

1.You go to this place if you love animals. It is in Regent’s Park. It was opened in 1826. There are 8000 animals: bears, lions, foxes, tigers, elephants. There are many birds too. There are parrots, pelicans, ducks, eagles.

2. You can see it from the river Thames. It is near the river. You do not see blood there today. But it has a history of blood: the blood of men, women, even children.

3. If you love history and books very much you can go there. Here you can see manuscripts and a big library. There are more than 6 million of books in the library. Many famous people read and studied in the reading room of it. Charles Dickens, a popular English writer, the author of Oliver Twist spent a lot of time in this library.

4. Tourists always want to visit it. It is the seat of the British Government. It has 2 Houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Country’s leaders speak there.

5. It is one of the sights of London. It has a large collection of wax figures. Here you can meet the famous actors, film stars, pop stars, sportsmen