Тема урока: We are doing the sights of London

- Do you like to go sightseeing around the city?

- When did you do it last?

- What city are we going to visit today?

- What famous places would you like to see there?

III.Фонетическаязарядка

Listen and repeat.

IV.Основная часть.

- Прежде чем мы начнем с вами наше путешествие, на экране вы увидите достопримечательности Лондона. Давайте вспомним и назовём эти известные места и ответим на мои вопросы, используя времёна PresentPerfect PastSimple которые вам пригодятся сегодня на уроке.

So, please try to answer my questions:

Teacher: - What famous place can you see in the first (second, third, forth, fifth, sixth….) picture?

Pupil: In the first picture we can see the Houses of Parliament. (Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, The Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral) Teacher: - Have you learnt any thing interesting about it?

Pupil: Yes, we have learnt many interesting things about the Houses of Parliament. (Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, The Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral)

Teacher: - When did you learn about it?

Pupil: - Oh, we learnt about the Houses of Parliament two weeks ago.(last week, three days ago………….)

Teacher: -Good for you! I think that you are ready to start our trip around London! You remember that some lessons ago you were divided into five groups. Each group had to find some interesting information about a certain sight and to present it to us. I hope everybody is ready and we may start.

Let’s welcome our first group.

We are going to tell you and show some interesting and useful information about the place where the British Parliament meets. It is the Houses of Parliament and the famous clock and the bell Big Ben. The political centre of London is Westminster. It is that part of London where there are a lot of offices. If you go down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square on the right you will see a small street where the British Prime Minister lives. He lives at number 10 Downing Street. Whitehall is a wide street leading to Parliament Square. On the left you can see a long grey building with towers which are the Houses of Parliament. The large clock in one of the towers is Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of the clock and the bell. They got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was a tall man whose nickname was Big Ben. So people know the clock as Big Ben.

Thank you very much! Good bye!

-Good bye!

- Let’s go to the next sight! Let’s invite our next group. They are going to tell us about the home of the English Queen! (слайд 5)

2. Good morning boys and girls! Glad to see you here! We are at the Buckingham Palace. Welcome to the home of the English Queen. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.When the flag is flying on the top it means that I at home! It is a wonderful building with a monument in front of it, which is the Queen Victoria Memorial. It takes people 10 or 20 minutes to get from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square.

Oh! Well done! We are very grateful for you! Thank you!

-Good bye!

- Now we are moving to the next sight! Let’s welcome our next group. They will tell us about one of the oldest sights of London the Tower of London.

3. Good morning everybody! Nice to see you again!You can visit some interesting places in the City and around it. One of them is the Tower of London. Wewould like to say thatat the beginning of the 11^th century England was already a big country and London was a very important city.

In 1066 William the Conqueror went to England from Normandy in France. He became the king of England. The king lived in London. All kings and queens of England lived in London. But William was afraid of the English and he built the White Tower to live in it. Now it is one of the most important and beautiful buildings of the Tower of London. The Tower of London was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the king’s Zoo. Now it is a museum. You can see a lot of interesting things in the halls of the White Tower.

It’s interesting to know that there are always big black ravens in the Tower of London. People keep them in the Tower and look after them very well as they believe that London will be rich while ravens live there.

Thank you very much!

-Good bye! See you again!

-Our next group is going to speak about the geographical center of London. As you have already guessed it is Trafalgar Square.

4. The centre of London is Trafalgar Square. It is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle of the square stands a tall column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. Four bronze lions look at the square from the monument. The National Gallery is one of the best picture galleries of the world. The square is also famous for its pigeons. There are a lot of them in Trafalgar Square. You can even buy special food for pigeons and feed them.

Thank you very much for very interesting information!!

-Good bye!

- Let’s go to the next sight! We are going to invite our next and the lastgroup. And now they will tell us about the two famous churches in London.

5. One of the greatest English churches, St. Paul’s Cathedral, is not far from the Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17^th century after the Great Fire. It took Sir Christopher Wren 35 years. It is a beautiful building with many columns and towers. In one of its towers there is one of the largest bells in the world.

The Thames is behind the Houses of Parliament and the bridge across it is Westminster Bridge. On the other side of Parliament Square is Westminster Abbey. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London. It is very old too. It is more than 900 years old. There are so many monuments and statues there. Many English kings and queens are buried there. Westminster Abbey is famous for the Poet’s Corner too. Many great writers are buried there: for example Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling.

Thank you very much everybody! You‘ve made a great job! But our tour around London is coming to an end.

But at the previous lessons you have learnt some more information about the sights of London.

Let's check up how well you have remembered the facts about London.

And on the smartboard you can see the following exercises on the topic the sights of London to do.

Read the beginning of the sentence in section A and find its end in section B.

Choose the right form of the verb.

Divide the words into two columns (with the article “the” and without the article “-“ ).

Correct the statements.

Guess what it is.

Read the beginning of the sentence in section A and find its end in section B.

The Tower of London is the…. (a) place where the Queen of England lives.

2. Westminster Abbey is the… (b) place where black ravens live.

3. Trafalgar Square is the… (c) place where many British kings and queens are buried.

4. Buckingham Palace is the… (d) place where you can go for a walk.

5. Hyde Park is the… (e) place where a famous column to Admiral Nelson stands.

Choose the right form of the verb.

1. We already (were, was have been) to London.

2. They (didn’t see, haven’t seen, didn’t saw) St. Paul’s Cathedral when they were in London.

3. I (didn’t see, haven’t seen, hasn’t saw) Big Ben yet.

4. Have you ever (heard, hear, hare) of the Tower of London?

5. She (visits, visited, has visited) Buckingham Palace 5 years ago.

Divide the words into two columns. (with the article “the” and without the article “-“ ).

Westminster, Whitehall, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Thames, Downing street, Big Ben, Parliament Square, Poet’s Corner, Queen Victoria Memorial, Westminster Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace.

Correct the statements.

The people from Spain came to England and built the town of Londinium on the river Thames. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In Romans times Londinium was a big city. _______________________________________________________________________.

There were many bridges in London at the beginning of the 11^th century. _______________________________________________________________________.

The Fire of London began on the 2^nd of September 1777. _______________________________________________________________________.

The Queen of England lives in the Tower of London. _______________________________________________________________________.

Guess what it is.

а) Buckingham Palace

b) St. Paul’s Cathedral

c) Westminster Abbey

a) Trafalgar Square

b) The Tower of London

c) The Houses of Parliament

a) Buckingham Palace

b) The Tower of London

c) Trafalgar Square

a) Buckingham Palace

b) The Tower of London

c) Trafalgar Square

a) Buckingham Palace

b) St. Paul’s Cathedral

c) Westminster Abbey

V.Homework:

Share your impressions on the Sights of London (USING THE LANGUAGE SUPPORT) LANGUAGE SUPPORT

ôI think…because…

ô I agree (can’t agree) with…because…

ô I would like to say…

ô I want to say…

ôIt seems to me…

ô In my opinion …

ô I am sure…

ôI believe…

ô Besides…

ôThough…

ôTo my mind…

Use this plan:

The places you like most of all.

Where are they situated in London?

What are they famous for?

Our lesson has finished. I hope that you have enjoyed our sightseeing of London very much.

5. Заключительная часть урока. Подведение итогов.

- Did you like the Sights of London?

- What places of interest have you learnt about today?

-What did you like most of all?

- Do you think London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world?

- Would you like to visit London?

Thank you for your interesting presentations. You were very good students. We’ve got many impressions. We have seen many new places in London.