II. Answer the following questions:

1. What does the National Gallery house?

2. What gallery illustrates the British history?

3. Who donated his own collection?

4. What is Room 25 famous for?

5. Where can you see a full-scale model of a blue whale?

6. What museum displays the Apollo 10 capsule?

7. Why do the children and their fathers like the Science Museum?

8. What museum tells the story of London?

9. What can you see in the London Transport Museum?

10. Where can you see a scale model of the Globe theatre?

III. Which is correct? Circle the correct number.

1. British Rail /BR/ runs train services from London to all parts of Britain.

2. There are two main London railway stations.

3. The world’s first Underground line was between Baker Street and the City.

4. The tiles at Baker Street Station feature detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at 221B, Baker Street.

friends and relatives come to see you off? 16. Where can you get information about the time of arrival and departure of trains?

VI. You want to go abroad at your holiday. Call to the travel agency and ask them about:

1). the price of a tour including travelling expenses;

2). the possible date of the tour;

3). the conditions of staying (accommodation, programme).

--- Hello! Is it a travel agency “Intervoyage”? _______________.

--- Can you give me some information? I want to go abroad on holiday in July._______________.

--- No, not far. Europe, I think. Can you tell the prices of tours to the capitals of some European countries? ____________________.

--- Oh! Good. Do you have something cheaper? ______________________.

--- Oh, yes. I think that will do. I have never been to Prague before. Is it a nice city? ________________.

--- Do you think it’s worth visiting it? _________________________.

--- Good. Tell me, please, does this price include travelling expenses? _________.

--- Well. And when is it possible to fly? ______________________.

--- Great. What about accommodation? _______________________.

--- Oh, great. Is it far from the city centre? ____________________.

--- Do they have rooms for 2 or 3 persons? ____________________.

--- And what about programme? Do you organize sightseeing? _______________.

--- Only in Prague or do we go to other places? _________________.

--- Wonderful! Thank you very much, indeed. I think I’ll go to Prague.

Lesson 4.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has the largest collection of decorative art. The English costumes dating from the 16^th century are displayed here. The oldest is a boy’s shirt from the 1540’s. There are also outstanding landscapes of John Constable and English and Continental sculpture. There is a special collection of tiny miniature portraits.

The National History Museum has 5 departments covering botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The central hall houses an exhibition of dinosaurs. On the first floor is the Mammal Gallery, where many rare species may be seen. Also here is the Mineral Gallery. The second floor contains a gallery on British natural history.

The Science Museum is most loved by children and their fathers. They may press, turn, rotate, light up and make noise here. One can see the Apollo 10 capsule and other wonders of technology. In the Children’s Gallery there is a real submarine periscope. The Wellcome Museum, part of the Science museums, is about history of medicine.

The Museum of London has many displays. They tell the story of London from prehistory onwards. These include reconstructions of Roman life, Viking’s weapons, and a scene with sound effects depicting the Fire of London, and the Lord Mayor’s coach. The London Wall Walk is a two-mile route laid out along the remains of the Roman City Walls. It starts at the Museum of London, and ends at the Tower of London. London Wall EC 2. Tube: Barbican. Open Tues.-Sat 10am-6pm. Closed Mon., Jan 1^st Dec 25^th,26^th.

The Geological Museum has some special exhibitions to see. There is a working model of a volcanic island. A special earthquake floor which shakes makes you feel like to be in an earthquake. There are many minerals laid out for you to touch. There are over 3000 diamonds and rubies on show.

The London Transport Museum, in Covent Garden, has displays on the history of transport in London. It has lots of restored trams, buses and Underground trains which you can board. The first London bus started running in 1829, between Paddington and the City. In the late 19^th century trams pulled by horses became popular. In the early 1900’s the first motorised busses, London double-deckers, were introduced. London taxicabs came from “cabriolets” (a goat’s leap). They are traditionally black.

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich shows British sailing history. There is a gallery devoted to Britain’s greatest Admiral and national hero, Lord Nelson (1758-1805). He saved Britain from Napoleonic invasion and was shot at his greatest victory, Trafalgar, by French sniper.

Topic: Travelling.

Active Vocabulary

to be ahead of time достроково, раніше

suit-case (невелика) валіза

room місце

waiting-room зала очікування

brief-case ручна валіза

Dialogue 1