Презентация, доклад по английскому языку 'Culture Corner Spotlight 10

accuracy
Writing: creating a tourist leaflet

see and learn at the different tourist attractions along the River Thames? Read the tourist leaflet to find out.

There are so many things to see and do along London’s famous river. Choose one of our many boat trips, or why not get a Rambler ticket? This way, you can hop on and off as many times as you like! It’s great value for money!

Would you like to get a bird's eye view of London, as

well as having the experience of a lifetime? If so, take

a ………….(thrill) ride on the London Eye, the big

wheel built in 2000 for the millennium.

thrilling

The London Eye

see and learn at the different tourist attractions along the River Thames? Read the tourist leaflet to find out.

The Tower of London

The Tower has served many purposes in the past. It

has been a prison, a medieval palace, a fortress and an

arsenal. It's an ………..... (amaze) place to visit! You can see the

incredible Crown Jewels and the …………….(fame) Beefeaters in

their unusual costumes.

amazing

famous

see and learn at the different tourist attractions along the River Thames? Read the tourist leaflet to find out.

The London Dungeon

If you like to be scared out of your wits, this is the

place for you! Go deep underground and learn

about the Great Fire of London, Jack the Ripper

and The Great Plague. You can also try to get out

of a scary labyrinth of mirrors. Not an experience

for the faint-hearted, but you will ……………………

(thorough) enjoy telling your friends about it.

thoroughly

wit [wɪt] wits разум, ум

plague [pleɪg] чума

faint-hearted [ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd]
трусливый

thoroughly ['θʌrəlɪ] вполне

see and learn at the different tourist attractions along the River Thames? Read the tourist leaflet to find out.

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

The original Globe Theatre burnt down in a fire started by

a cannon which was fired during a ………..... (perform) The

most recent Globe, which was completed in 1997, isn't

just a theatre. It runs …………. (education) workshops and

lectures for schools and there's a permanent ………..(exhibit) showing visitors what the theatre was like

in Shakespeare's time

performance

educational

exhibition

cannon ['kænən] пушка

workshop ['wɜːkʃɔp
мастерская

Thames 1. Look at the leaflet. What do you think you can do, see and learn at the different tourist attractions along the River Thames? Read the tourist leaflet to find out. There are so many things to see and do along London’s famous river. Choose one of our many boat trips, or why not get a Rambler ticket? This way, you can hop on and off as many times as you like! It’s great value for money! The London Eye Would you like to get a bird's eye view of London, as well as having the experience of a lifetime? If so, take a thrilling ride on the London Eye, the big wheel built in 2000 for the millennium. The Tower of London The Tower has served many purposes in the past. It has been a prison, a medieval palace, a fortress and an arsenal. It's an amazing place to visit! You can see the incredible Crown Jewels and the famous Beefeaters in their unusual costumes. The London Dungeon If you like to be scared out of your wits, this is the place for you! Go deep underground and learn about the Great Fire of London, Jack the Ripper and The Great Plague. You can also try to get out of a scary labyrinth of mirrors. Not an experience for the faint-hearted, but you will thoroughly enjoy telling your friends about it. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre The original Globe Theatre burnt down in a fire started by a cannon which was fired during a performance. The most recent Globe, which was completed in 1997, isn't just a theatre. It runs educational workshops and lectures for schools and there's a permanent exhibition showing visitors what the theatre was like in Shakespeare's time.

off easily, usually without having to buy a new ticket

(садиться и сходить: входить и выходить легко, обычно без необходимости покупать новый билет)

great value for money:
worth more than the price
(разумное использование средств: стоит больше, чем цена)

bird's eye view:
the view of something when you are looking down on it from a height
(вид с высоты птичьего полета: вид на что-то, когда вы смотрите вниз с высоты)

(нечто незабываемое: сделать что-то незабываемое)
millennium:
a period of a thousand years, e.g. 1000-1999; the celebration at the end of a thousand year period
(тысячелетие: срок в тысячу лет, например 1000-1999; празднование в конце тысячелетнего периода истории)
served many purposes:
has been used for many different things
(подошел/сгодился: использовался для многих разных вещей)
medieval:
the historical period which lasted from the end of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance
(средневековый: исторический период, который длился с конца Римской империи до эпохи Возрождения)

подобное замку)
scared out of your wits:
to be extremely frightened or terrified
(испуганный до потери сознания: быть сильно напуганным или в ужасе)
faint-hearted:
if someone is faint-hearted, they are not very confident and are afraid to do things that might be dangerous
(трусливый, нерешительный: если кто-то трусливый/нерешительный, то он не очень уверен и боится сделать то, что может быть опасно)

trip.
Make notes on the tourist
attractions. Use them to give your guided tour. Record yourself.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the River Thames boat trip, which I hope you'll enjoy. On the left you can see The London Eye, the big wheel built in 2000 for the millennium. Now, ladies and gentlemen, we're just passing The Tower of London, which has been a prison, a medieval fortress and an arsenal and now where the Crown Jewels are kept. We're coming up on the London Dungeon which is not for the faint-hearted. Here you can learn all about things such as the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague here. On the right, you can now see Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, completed in 1997. You can learn all about life in Shakespeare's time there through a permanent exhibition. Also, don't miss the London Aquarium and St Paul's Cathedral.

to your town/city. Decide on three or four places to visit and write what someone can do/see there. Include pictures

Enjoy Saint Petersburg!

There are so many things to see and do in Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city. It's a beautiful city
Here are four places you can stay during your visit

The Winter Palace
The Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 as the winter home of the Russian tsars. It has 1,786 doors and 1,945 windows. In 1917 it was attacked during the October Revolution. It is home to the Hermitage Museum which holds one of the world's greatest collections of art

Palace is the largest art
gallery containing Russian art in the city. It was opened in 1895.

in the city and was the largest church in Russia when it was built. It is 101.5 meters high. It took 40 years to build and opened in 1858. It is very richly decorated inside

an old fortress and prison, which was built in 1703. It contains some churches where many of Russia's tsars are buried. It is now a museum.