Презентация по теме “Town Life. London” Учебник для 4 класса школ с углубленным изучением английского языка. Верещагина И.Н., Афанасьева О.В.

London
the Capital of Great Britain

The History of London

The history of London began about the

The Romans went to England.

They built a town on the river Thames.

The Romans called it Londinium.

They built a bridge over the river Thames.

A tall wall was

Fragment of the Roman’s wall.

The River Thames has always been part of London’s history.

Until 1749 there was only one bridge over the river: London

There were houses and shops on the Old London Bridge.

Now there are 27 bridges over the River Thames.

In 1066 William the Conqueror and his people went to England

William the Conqueror became a King of England.

William the Conqueror built the White Tower to live in it.

Now the Tower of London is one of the most important

London is the biggest city in Britain.

It is the oldest part of London.

The heart of London is

There are a lot of banks and offices in the City

The Tower of London was

a fortress

a palace

a prison

the King’s Zoo

and a museum.

There are always black ravens in the Tower of London.

People keep them and look after them.

People believe that London will be rich while ravens live there.

The Great Fire of London happened on Saturday 2nd September 1666.

The fire burnt until Thursday and destroyed 80% of the city.

After the Great Fire people built a new city.

London at the time of George II (1683 - 1760)
St. Paul's

St.Paul’s Cathedral is one of the greatest English churches.

The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the

It is a beautiful building with many columns and towers.

In one of its towers there is one of the biggest

Trafalgar Square is in the center of London.

In the middle of the square stands a tall column. It

There are two beautiful fountains in the square.

National Gallery is one of the best picture galleries in the

The political centre of London is Westminster.

The British Prime Minister lives at number 10 Downing Street.

Big Ben

and the Houses of Parliament

Westminster Bridge

Westminster Abby

Westminster Abby

Poets’ Corner

Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling are buried there.

Charles Dickens

Rudyard Kipling

The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace

The Queen Victoria Memorial

There are about 10 thousand streets in London. Oxford Street is

The largest park in London is Hyde Park.

Bloomsbury Square is one of the oldest in London. It is

The British Museum

The Royal Opera House

Modern London

Name the place in the picture.

Buckingham Palace

the White Tower

St. Paul’s

Name the place in the picture.

Westminster Abby

Big Ben

The British Museum

Answer the questions.