The River Thames

The River Thames
Look at page 95 and name the topic of the lesson

Today we are going to…
know some facts about London’s sights
learn new words, new interesting facts,
improve your speaking, listening skills and grammar.
The purpose of this lesson is to issue[ˈɪʃuː] a web-page
“River Thames boat trip”, demonstrating 3 famous attractions

Read the following words, using transcriptions:

What are the most famous sights of London do you know?
When was London Eye built?
Where can you learn about the Great Plague?
When was the recent Globe completed?
What can you see in the Tower of London?
Who was the founder of the Globe?
Where is a scary labyrinth of mirrors situated?
What is the main river of the UK?
Do you know

The London Eye
The Tower of London
The London Dungeon ['dʌnʤ(ə)n]
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

………………………….take part in workshops and lectures?
……………………..see the jewelry of the Kings and queens?
…………………..see the city from the top?
…………………….…see scary labyrinths and learn about the Great Plague?
Where (the London Eye, the Tower of London, the London Dungeon, Globe theatre) can you……
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Tower of London
The London Eye
The London Dungeon

And now read the texts and find out what you can do, see and learn at the different tourists attractions along the Thames.
Example:
I think you can have a ride on the …
I think you can learn about history at the…
I think you can see a play at…
I think you can …
( London Eye)
(the Tower, the London Dungeon)
(Shakespeare Globe Theatre)

1. To thrill -
2. To amaze -
3. Fame -
4. Usual -
5. Thorough -
6. Perform -
7. Education -
8. Exhibit -
The next task is to complete the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in brackets and translate these words into Russian.
thrilling
amazing
famous
unusual
thoroughly
performance
educational
exhibition
Listen to the recording and check your answers.

1. Shakespeare is a ___________ (fame) British poet.
2. We had a ____________ (thrill) adventure last summer.
3. I liked the ________________ (perform) very much.
4. My sister watches _____________ (education) channels on TV.
5. Jake had ________(thorough) studied the subject and was ready for the test.
6. We are going to visit the ___________ (exhibit) next week.
Open the brackets using the suffixes: ous, ing, al, ly, ion, ance
famous
thrilling
performance
educational
thoroughly
exhibition

Посмотреть с высоты птичьего полета
разумное использование средств
испытать нечто незабываемое
садиться и сходить
испуганный до потери сознания
подойти, сгодиться
многоразовый билет
Find the phrases in the text.
bird’s eye view
great value for money
experience of a lifetime
hop on and off
scared out of your wits
served many purposes
rambler ticket

Get on and off easily, usually without having to buy a new ticket
Worth more than the money it costs
A period of a thousand years, the celebration at the end of a thousand year period
The view of something when you are looking down on it from a height
To be extremely frightened or terrified
A building like a castle
Something you do that is unforgettable
Someone is not very confident and is afraid to do things that might be dangerous
9. The historical period which lasted from the end of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance
10. Has been used for many different things
11. A prison
12. A great disaster, an illness of the 17th century, when thousands of people died
13. A 19th –century London murderer
( hop on and off)
(great value for money)
(millennium)
(bird’s eye view)
(scared out of your wits)
(a fortress)
(the experience of a lifetime)
(faint-hearted)
(medieval)
(served many purposes)
(Dungeon)
(Great Plague)
(Jack the Ripper)

1. To be scared a. purposes
2. Birds’ eye b. hearted
3. Medieval c. out of one’s wits
4. Faint d. view
5. To serve many e. fortress
Match the words in two columns:

What purposes did The Tower serve in the Past?
What can you see during your visit to the Tower?
What is the London Eye?
Why do people want to take a ride on it?
Where is Dungeon situated?
What can you learn there?
What people shouldn’t go there?
What happened to the original Globe Theatre?
When was the modern building constructed?
What activities does the theatre provide?
Answer the questions:

What are the most famous sights of London do you know?
When was London Eye built?
Where can you learn about the Great Plague?
When was the recent Globe completed?
What can you see in the Tower of London?
Who was the founder of the Globe?
Where is a scary labyrinth of mirrors situated?
What is the main river of the UK?
Do you know
(2000)
(The London Dungeon)
(1997)
(the incredible Crown Jewels)
(Shakespeare)
(The London Dungeon)
(The Thames)

a web-page “River Thames boat trip”
• Westminster Palace
• London Eye
• Tower of London
Your task will be to find out information about the location, history, opening times and prices of admission of this attraction.