Active Vocabulary

capital	столица	museum	музей
center	центр	residence	резиденция
region	район	official	официальный
district	район	gallery	галлерея
palace	дворец	painting	живопись, картина
royal	королевский	masterpiece	шедевр
fortress	крепость	art	искусство
cathedral	собор	collection	коллекция
hotel	гостиница	library	библиотека
park	парк	wealth	богатство
statue	статуя	resident	житель
monument	памятник	to attract attention	привлекать внимание
memory	память	contain	содержать
victim	жертва	occupy	занимать
stretch	простираться	advertisement	объявление
the Bank of England	Английский банк	the Stock Exchange	Лондонская фондовая биржа
the Old Bailey	Центральный уголовный суд, находящийся в Олд-Бейли

1. Answer the questions:

1. What is the capital of Great Britain?

2. Is London a big city?

3. What is its population?

4. What river does London stand on?

5. What parts is London divided into?

6. Why is the City called the business center of London?

7. What places of interest does Westminster include?

8. Who is buried in Westminster Abbey?

9.What is the West End famous for?

10. Why is the central square in London named Trafalgar Square?

11. Where is the National Gallery situated?

12. What do you know about the British museum?

13. The East End is the working class area, isn’t it?

14. What is situated in the East End?

15. Is London a city of big contrasts?

16. Would you like to live there? Why?

17. What part of London would you like to live in?

2. Make up sentences, using the underlined words and words collocations:

1. London is more than 20 centuries old.

2 .The City is the business center of London.

3. No 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister.

4. Trafalgar Square was named in the memory of the victory at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805.

5. The museum contains a great collection of ancient things.

3. Ask your friends:

• if he has ever been to London;

• if it is possible to see anything of London in one day;

• if he is interested in churches and cathedrals;

• whether he knows the history of Britain;

• whether Great Britain took part in the World War II;

• whether London was bombed during the war;

• what famous theatres he knows in London;

• what big University he knows in London;

• what places of interests he would like to see first.

4. Continue the sentences:

1. London is situated on the banks of the river…

2. The oldest part of London is…

3. Its population is…

4. The aristocratic official part of London is called…

5. The symbol of wealth and luxury is…

6. The industrial district of London is called…

7. The well-known people of England are buried in…

8. Most Government offices in London are situated in…

9. The official residence of the Prime Minister is in…

10. One of the biggest shopping centers in London is in…

11. The place where Monarch lives is called…

12. In the middle of Trafalgar Square there is…

13. The museum which contains a great collection of pictures of different schools is called…

14. The largest park in London is…

15. Old residents of the East End call themselves…

5. Translate into English:

1. Лондон – самый большой город в Европе. Он простирается почти на 30 миль.

2. Вместе с окраинами и пригородными районами город называется Большой Лондон.

3. “Сити” – это старейшая часть города. Именно с этого места начал расти Лондон.

4. Во время II мировой войны “Сити” был сильно разрушен.

5. Трафальгарская площадь – это то место, где обычно проводятся различные демонстрации.

6. Картинные галереи Лондона – богатейшие в мире.

7. “Сохо” – район города, где живут люди творческих профессий: художники, писатели, артисты.

8. В Британском музее содержится большое количество древних рукописей, монет, скульптур.

9. Лондон гордится своими прекрасными мостами через Темзу.

10. Из 15 мостов наиболее известен Лондонский мост, Тауэрский и Вестминстерский.