8. A) Fill in the missing articles: Piccadilly – the Heart of London
For generations Piccadilly has been … heart of London's rich West End, … place of entertainment and amusement. … name of … busiest spot, probably, came from … house which belonged to … tailor in … 17th century who grew rich by making … high collars known as "pickadelles" – or sometimes "piccadillies". … tailor's name was Higgens. When he retired, Higgens built himself … grand house which he called Pickadilla Hall, and … name slightly altered, has lived on.
Nowadays Piccadilly Circus is … place that on special occasions, such as … Coronation or on New Year's Eve, as many as 50,000 people gather there. Every day … great number of cars and buses carrying … lot of people, pass … famous central fountain, with … graceful statue of Eros, … Greek god of love, standing on … top of … column. … real shoeblack in … bright-red jacket is always polishing tourists' shoes, flower-girls are selling beautiful tulips and roses.
At night Piccadilly is flooded with light from … illuminated signs and advertisements, so that after dark everything looks as bright as in broad daylight.
Piccadilly is … fine street, stretching from … Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner. It has seen much history over … centuries, and although it has changed considerably, many historic landmarks remain. They include Burlington House, home of … Royal Academy and other academic bodies; Apsley House, magnificent home of … Duke of Wellington, presented to him by … nation in gratitude for his victory at Waterloo. Apsley House is preserved as … museum, with many relics and mementos of … Battle of Waterloo and … days of Napoleon, Apsley House was known as "No. 1, London".
b) Retell the text.
,9. a) Read the text about Trafalgar Square below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
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In 2003, traffic was (1) ………. from driving all the way around Trafalgar Square; now the area is a (2) ………. (3) ………. piazza, with the vast National Gallery as its (4) ………. glory. Just around the corner is the National Portrait Gallery, with its (5) ………. roof-top restaurant that gives you a …(6) -eye view of Nelson's Column. If you get your (7) ………. right, you can enjoy a classical (8) ………. or evening concert at St Martin's in the Fields Church. Just north of Trafalgar Square, is Leicester Square; the (9) ………. to London's Theatreland. Visit the TKTS booth in Leicester Square for half-price tickets to top West End shows. |
STOP1 GLORY2 PEDESTRIAN3 CROWN4 FANTASY5 BIRD6 TIME7 LUNCH8
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b) Choose one of the underlined phrases and prepare a one minute report on it.
10. Write 10 questions about Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. Exchange your questions with another pair. Answer the questions without looking at the article again.
11. Compare the photos of Trafalgar Square below. Talk to your partner for 2 minutes commenting on the differences between them.
Trafalgar Square, 1908.
Trafalgar Square from the National Gallery (looking south), 2003
12. Translate the sentences into English:
Британський музей – найбільший та найбагатший музей світу. Його було засновано у 1758 році, тут зберігається одна з найбільших світових колекцій античних предметів. Єгипетські галереї утримують мумії людей та тварин. Деякі частини афінського Парфенону містяться в Грецькій секції.
Музей мадам Тассо – це експозиція сотень воскових фігур натурального розміру, які зображають відомих людей минулого та сучасного. Колекцію почала мадам Тассо, французький скульптор воскових моделей, у XVIII столітті. Тут ви можете зустрітись з Мерілін Монро, Ельтоном Джоном, Пікассо, королівською родиною, “Бітлз” та багатьма іншими письменниками, кінозірками, співаками, політиками, спортсменами.