Презентация, доклад к уроку по теме: Знаменитые англичане. 7-9 класс.

Some were born there. Some lived there all their lives. Others lived in London only for a short time but all gave something to this great city.

of Geoffrey Chaucer, the poet. He lived most of his life in London. He knew the courts of King Richard II and King Henry IV.

held official posts in London and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

for more than twenty years. He acted at the Globe Theatre and wrote his plays in London.

life in London. He designed many beautiful churches, including St. Paul’s Cathedral. He also designed many palaces and fine houses.

and fine houses.

is George Frederic Handel. He came to London from Hanover in 1710. He lived for a time at Burlington House, Piccadilly, now the Royal Academy.

After some success
and some failure he at
last became famous.
This happened when
he composed “The
Messiah”, and “The Music for the Royal Fireworks”. Like Chaucer and many other great artists,
Handel is buried in
Westminster
Abbey.

seaman, Admiral Lord Nelson.

The monument consists of a very tall column. On the top of it stands a figure of Nelson. It is called Nelson’s column.

at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. This was the Duke of Wellington.

sometimes known as Number One, London. Like Admiral Nelson, the Duke of Wellington is buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.