Welcome to London презентация

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.

London’s streets

London at night

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

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.

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

The Tower Bridge at night

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.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE
was built in 1830. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have a suite of about 12 rooms on the first floor.

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.

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.

WINDSOR CASTLE – an official residence of Her Majesty the Queen

A plan of Windsor Castle

The British Museum

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.

BIG BEN

Big Ben at night

BIG BEN
Tick-tock,
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.

Parks of London

Regent’s Park HydePark

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

There are a lot of monuments in London

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

Tower Bridge
St. Paul’s Cathedral
The British
Museum
Big Ben
It was designed by Christopher
Wren in the 17th century.
It has one of the world’s best
collections of art.
It is really a bell. It has a deep
tone and you can hear it every
hour.
It was built in 1894. It opens
and ships go up and down
the River Thames.

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

Guess the word:
The famous clock is …
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)

What new words have you learned?