- •A view on britain
- •Contents
- •Part I the united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland unit I
- •A) Look at the pictures. What parts of the uk do you think these plants symbolize?
- •Watch the sequence and match the parts of the uk with the national flags.
- •Watch the sequence again and fill in the missing information.
- •Watch the sequence, identify the places: Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Liverpool, Cambridge and Oxford and make notes on each place.
- •Watch the sequence, tick the true sentences and correct the false sentences.
- •8. Read the text and check yourselves. Great britain
- •9. A) Unscramble the words.
- •10. Fill in the words from the list and then make sentences about your country using the completed phrases.
- •11. Name the tenses of the verbs in bold (1-5), and then match them to the uses (a-e)
- •16. These lines are from the email. Where do they go?
- •17. Write an email to book a room at the hotel.
- •1. A) Guess some political items.
- •A) Complete the scheme about the uk political system.
- •Political life
- •Match the numbers to the letters.
- •Use the words in bold to complete definitions 1-7.
- •Answer the questions using new vocabulary.
- •Part II london unit I
- •Complete the speech bubbles.
- •Watch the sequence and answer the questions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the names of popular attractions in London.
- •What are the parts of London?
- •Read the text to find out if your guess is correct. London
- •Now read the text again and for questions 1-5 choose the best answer: a, b or c.
- •13. Find words, phrases or expressions in the text which mean:
- •14. Match the numbers to the letters.
- •15. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •16. Group work.
- •17. A) Listen to the directions, note them down and mark the route on the map.
- •Unit II
- •1. How much do you remember about London? Look at the pictures and try to match the names from the box with the sights.
- •2. Try to answer the questions about London sights, then listen and check your answers.
- •3. Play the part of a tourist guide. Show London sights to a group of tourists. Use the prompts:
- •4. Join the sentences with which or where.
- •5. Read about London and complete the text using the words in the box.
- •6. Write four paragraphs about your capital city. Begin each paragraph with the same words as in the text about London. Write 100-150 words.
- •Part III british towns bath
- •Supply the words with synonyms.
- •Make a choice between Present Participle and Past Participle:
- •Watch the film and arrange the statements in order of their appearance.
- •4. A) Watch the film and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •Watch the film with sound turned off and make it sound yourself. Oxford
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
- •2. Watch the film and check your answers.
- •3. Watch the film and match the places of interest with the sets of words describing them.
- •Describe the sights using the active vocabulary.
- •You have a ticket to Oxford. Choose the places you want to visit and explain why. Cambridge
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Watch the film and complete the sentences with the active vocabulary.
- •Describe the sights enlisted below.
- •4. Show your friend round Cambridge.
- •Giving directions
- •A map of london
- •1. Say where in London you can:
- •2. Choose the best option.
- •3. Do the quiz. Choose a, b, c, or d.
- •4. Match beginnings to the endings.
- •5. Mark the statements as true or false.
- •6. Complete the article about the London Eye with the verbs in the brackets in either the active or passive form.
- •Vocabulary bank
- •Vocabulary bank
- •References
Now read the text again and for questions 1-5 choose the best answer: a, b or c.
The Royal Standard is
a flag of the UK.
flying above the Palace of Westminster.
a symbol of the Monarch to be in residence.
The Square Mile
is a measure of length in Great Britain.
refers to the City’s financial institutions
is a famous sight.
The Ceremony of the Keys takes place
at the Tower gates.
at the City gates.
since the time of William the Conqueror.
Anno Domini (AD) is
the name of some person.
abbreviation referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born.
abbreviation referring before Jesus Christ was born.
Buckingham Palace
welcomes visitors to see its rooms and gardens.
is a country house of the present Sovereign.
is a place for many formal ceremonies.
13. Find words, phrases or expressions in the text which mean:
1. anything worth seeing; spectacle;
2. to build or establish the foundation or basis of;
3. to have special festivities to mark (a happy day, event, etc.);
4. to honour or keep alive the memory of;
5. the act, power, or quality of attracting.
14. Match the numbers to the letters.
1. take a) open to
2. for the purpose of b) the top
3. to be c) place
4. last d) protecting
5. at e) for hours
Grammar
15. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
The Tower of London
The Tower of London (build) by William the Conqueror in 1078 as a castle and palace. Since that time it (expand) to its present size, and (use) as an armoury, a zoo, a Royal Mintt, a prison, and a museum. At the time when it was a prison a lot of people (lock) in the Tower for their religious beliefs or suspected treason. Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth I (shut up) their too. Spies (imprison) in the Tower during both World Wars. Some of the prisoners (allow) to walk in the grounds, live in comfortable rooms, and receive visitors. Many convicted (publicly execute) on Tower Hill. They (behead) with the block and axe, which (keep) and (show) in the Tower Armoury now. The Jewel House (situate) at the Tower. The collection of the Crown, Jewels (keep) in it. Saint Edwards Crown, the Imperial State Crown (use) for the coronation ceremonies. 3000 precious jewels (contain) in the Imperial State Crown. In 1671 a daring attempt (make) to steel the Crown Jewels by a man named Captain Blood.
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Communication
16. Group work.
Group A. Prove that London worth visiting. Name the sights you like most in London. Talk about them like this.
The best sight for me to visit is.... There are lots of…there. It doesn’t have much …. It’s great in... |
Group B. Prove that London is not worth visiting. Talk about the sights you wouldn’t like to visit in London. Talk about them like this.
The worst thing about it is…. There are not enough…. There is no place for…. The sight I hate most is…. |