Additional reading 3

T hese are traditional aids used in UK schools to help students remember the order of British Monarchs from William the Conqueror on . . .

Willie Willie Harry Stee

Harry Dick John Harry three;

One two three Neds, Richard two

Harrys four five six....then who?

Edwards four five, Dick the bad,

Harrys (twain), Ned six (the lad);

Mary, Bessie, James you ken,

Then Charlie, Charlie, James again...

Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,

Georges four, Will four Victoria;

Edward seven next, and then

Came George the fifth in nineteen ten;

Ned the eighth soon abdicated

Then George six was coronated;

After which Elizabeth

And that's all folks until her death.

. . . and some schools used this more concise version . . .

Willie, Willie, Harry, Ste,

Harry, Dick, John, Harry three;

One two three Neds, Richard two,

Harrys four five six, ... then who?

Edwards four five, Dick the bad,

Harrys (twain), Ned (the lad);

Mary, Bessie, James the vain,

Charlie, Charlie, James again.

Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,

Georges four, then Will, Victoria;

Edward seven, George and Ted,

George the sixth, now Liz instead.

Unit 7. London

1. Phonetic drills.

1) Listen and repeat the words.

London, Samuel Johnson, 'double-decker' buses, the River Thames, the City, Westminster, the West End, the East End, the Norman invasion, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Sir Christopher Wren, Westminster Abbey, Poet’s Corner, Shakespeare, Burns, Byron, Scott, Westminster Palace, Buckingham Palace, the Sovereign, the Changing of the Guards, Piccadilly Circus, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, the Treasury, Admiralty, Ministry of Defence.

2) Read and translate the proverbs:

1. Every bird likes its own nest.

2. There is nо place like home.

2. Learn the new words:

World	Translation
afford	позволить себе/ дозволити собі
van	фургон
meander through	извиваться/ звиватися
avenue	улица/ вулиця
glimpse	бросать взгляд/ кидати погляд
among	среди/ серед
chapel	часовня/ каплиця
sightseer	турист
remarkable	замечательный/ чудовий
Gothic	готический/ готичний

3. Read the text. London

" When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." – Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).

Today, more than 200 years later, Johnson's words still ring true. There are few places that offer such a variety of sights, entertainments, educational and business opportunities, world-famous museums and theatres, and superb shopping.

London is naturally a very English city. London is always full of life. The streets are crowded with traffic. High 'double-decker' buses rise above the smaller cars and vans.

The main geographical feature of the city is the River Thames, which meanders through central London, dividing it into northern and southern halves.

London is one of the largest cities in the world. More then 10 million people live in London and its suburbs.

Traditionally London is divided into several parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End.

The City is the Heart of London, its commercial and business centre. It occupies a territory of a square mile. During a day, it is full of people, nearly half a million people work there.

The West End is the richest part of the city with its beautiful avenues, parks and gardens, grand hotels, theatres and fashionable shops. It is a symbol of wealth and luxury.

While the City is the money of London and the West End is the good of London, the East End is the hands of London, which built the banks of the City and beautiful mansions and hotels of the West End. It is a district, inhabited by the workers. There are many factories and the Port of London there.

If you want to get some glimpses of London, you’d better start sightseeing with the Tower of London, which comes first among the historic buildings of the city. It was built as the fortress after the Norman invasion of England in 1066. It has been used as the Royal Palace, as an observatory, an arsenal and a prison.

A twenty minutes’ walk from the Tower will take you to another historic building – St. Paul’s Cathedral, the greatest of English churches. It was built by a famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren.

Not far from Cathedral is Westminster Abbey. The best part of the Abbey is a wonderful chapel, dating back to the 16th century. Many English kings and queens are buried there. On the south side of Westminster Abbey is Poet’s Corner, where the greatest English writers are buried. Here also are memorials to Shakespeare, Burns, Byron, Scott and so on.

Across the road from Westminster Abbey is Westminster Palace. It is a remarkable example of Gothic architecture.

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the Sovereign. The daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guards takes place in its courtyard.

Piccadilly Circus has become an important meeting point — for traffic as well as sightseers.

The majority of London's places of entertainment are concentrated around Piccadilly Circus. This area is now famous for its theatres, clubs and shops.

Whitehall is a street in central London running from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament and containing many important buildings and government offices: the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, the Treasury, Admiralty and Ministry of Defence.

Exercise 1. Give English equivalents of the word-combinations:

втомлений від життя; різноманітні пам'ятки; географічні особливості; приблизно півмільйона; кидати погляд; у двадцять хвилинах ходьби; поблизу від; чудовий приклад; туристи; урядові установи.

Exercise 2. Point true and false statements. Correct false statements.

1. There is in London all that life can afford.

2. The Nile is the main river of London.

3. London is the largest citie in the world.

4. Traditionally London is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End.

5. The City is the richest part of the city.

6. The West End is the Heart of London, its commercial and business centre.

7. The East End is the hands of London.

8. There are many sights in London.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

1. What is the text about?

2. Who said that London had all that life can afford?

3. What are London’s streets crowded with?

4. What is the population of London?

5. What is the difference between the West End and the East End?

6. Which part of London is its commercial and business centre?

7. What historical sights of London do you know?

8. What is the main idea of the text?

9. What do you consider to be the most interesting/important in the text?

10. What new items have you learned from the text?

Exercise 4. Match the following.

1. opportunity	a) пригород/ передмістя
2. naturally	b) модный
3. feature	c) датировать/ датувати
4. suburb	d) естественно; от природы/ природно; від природи
5. several	e) несколько/ декілька
6. fashionable	f) черта, особенность/риса, особливість
7. church	g) церковь/ церква
8. dating	h) возможность/ можливість

Exercise 5. Prove the statements.

1. “There is in London all that life can afford.”

2. London is always full of life.

3. London is divided into four parts and they play important role in the city’s life.

4. There are many places of interest in London.

5. The south side of Westminster Abbey has the name “Poet’s Corner”.

Exercise 6. Write down a plan of the text and give a title to each of the parts.

Exercise 7. Write down 4 – 5 key-words to each part of the text.

Exercise 8. Retell the text using your plan and key-words.

Exercise 9. Discuss the following using key-patterns.

Where have you been?

I have been to

a lot of amazing things

to get there

great but a bit tiring