- •Places of interest in great britain speech patterns
- •Exercise. Complete the open dialogue.
- •Vocabulary
- •Proper Names
- •Phonetic exercises
- •[I] business, buildings, inner, ring, facilities, indoor, municipal
- •Lexical exercises
- •London and its places of interest
- •Here too is that touching symbol of a nation’s grief, the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
- •Bristol
- •Text 4.
- •Birmingham
- •Madam tussaud’s museum
- •St. Paul’s cathedral
- •Tower bridge
- •Sights of london The Houses of Parliament
- •Westminster Abbey
- •The Tower
- •Big Ben
- •Windsor Castle
- •Text 10
- •Edinburgh
- •Cardiff
- •Belfast
- •Dialogue 1. A Visit to London
- •Dialogue 2
- •Speech exercises
- •Written tasks
Dialogue 2
Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square?
Certainly. Go down Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus and go down the Haymarket. Turn to the left at the bottom and in less than a minute you’ll be in Trafalgar Square.
Thank you very much. How far is it from here?
If you walk, it’ll take you ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.
Is there a bus?
There’s sure to be. But you’d better ask the policeman over there. He’ll give you all the information you want.
Thank you.
Dialogue 3
Excuse me, can you tell me where South Street is, please?
Take the second on the left and go straight on.
Is it far?
No, it’s only about five minutes walk.
Thank you.
Not at all.
Dialogue 4
- Is there a bus from here to the National Gallery?
Yes, take a 12 and ask the conductor to put you down at Trafalgar Square.
Thank you.
That’s OK.
Dialogue 5
Is this the right bus for the Tower Bridge?
No, you are going the wrong way. You’ll have to change at the post-office and take a 192.
Thank you.
Not at all.
Exercise 2. Find in the dialogues English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.
1. Что это за здания в конце улицы? 2. здание с часами. 3.около трех миль. 4. Это Лондонский Тауэр? 5. Сколько ему лет? 6. Можно попасть отсюда в Национальную Галерею? 7. Большое спасибо за интересную экскурсию. 8. Вы не подскажите дорогу к Трафальгарской площади? 9. Поверните налево. 10. Вам потребуется 10-15 минут. 11. Поверните во вторую улицу слева и идите прямо. 12. Садитесь на 12 автобус. 13.Вы едете не в ту сторону.
Exercise 3. Make the necessary substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.
1. A: Do I take the second on the left?
B: No, you want the first on the right.
(A: third, right; second, right; B: fourth, left; third, left)
2. A: Is it far? Should I take a bus?
B: No, it’s only a five minutes’ walk.
(B: seven, four, ten)
3. A: Could you tell me the way to the post-office?
B: Turn left at the traffic lights.
(A: the University; B: right)
4. A: Does the 68 go to the University?
B: I’m a stranger here. You’d better ask the policeman.
(A: 72, Westminster Abbey; 152, Fleet Street)
5. A: Is this the right bus for Buckingham Palace?
B: No, you are going the wrong way. You want a 132 from the station
( A: Windsor Castle, the Houses of Parliament; B: an 18, a 254)
6. A: Does this train go to Piccadilly Circus)
B: No, you‘ll have to change at Oxford Street
(A: Trafalgar Square, St. Paul’s Cathedral; B: Regent Street, Baker Street)
7. A: What should I see next?
B: Have you been to the National Gallery?
(the Tate Gallery, the British Museum)
Exercise 4. Complete the dialogues.
1. A: …?
B: Take the third on the left and go straight on.
A: …?
B: No, it’s only a few minutes’ walk.
2. A: ….?
B: Turn right at the traffic lights.
A: …?
B: No, it’s no distance at all. It’ll take you about six minutes.
A: …?
B: I’m a stranger here. You’d better ask the policeman.
3. A: …?
B: No, you are going the wrong way. You want a 192 from the bank.
4. A: I am going to Birmingham next Friday. What would you advise me to see there?
B: …..
5. A: I’d like to take my family on a tour to Great Britain. What cities should we see there?
B: ….
6. A: I’ve heard you are going to London next month. Do you know what you are sure to see there?
B: ….
Exercise 5. Translate these dialogues.
– Извините, далеко ли отсюда до парламента?
Очень близко. Сверните во вторую улицу направо и идите прямою вскоре вы увидите здание парламента с правой стороны.
– Что мне еще посмотреть,
Вы уже были в Британском музее?
Я советую вам сходить туда.
Как мне проехать туда?
Вы можете доехать на метро. Нужно сделать пересадку у банка.
– Простите, этот автобус идет к Трафальгарской площади?
Нет. Этот автобус не идет туда. Вам нужно будет пересесть на 12 автобус на остановке “Marble Arch”.
Спасибо.
Пожалуйста.
– Извините. Скажите, пожалуйста, как мне пройти к ближайшей станции метро?
К сожалению, я не здешний. Спросите лучше у полицейского.
– Идет ли отсюда автобус до Гайд-Парка?
- Садитесь на любой автобус и попросите кондуктора высадить вас у Гайд-Парка.
Exercise 6. Dramatize these situations.
You are staying in London. Ask a British colleague what you should see and how you can get to these places of interest.
At the airport you meet a friend of yours from Russia. On your way from the airport you discuss plans for sightseeing.