Слайд 3In those days people usually built houses of wood, and they
often were near one another. Sometimes there were fires in the city, but they were usually very small. Then came 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London.
Слайд 5On Saturday, 2nd September 1666 there was a strong wind from
the river and a big fire began. It started in the house of the king’s baker, near London Bridge.
Слайд 6The baker’s wife woke up in the middle of the night
because the house was on fire. Soon the next house started burning and then the next and the next...
Слайд 7 The fire burnt until Thursday. Many houses in London were burnt.
The fire burnt for four days and destroyed 80% of the city. More than 250 thousand people didn’t have home any more.
Слайд 8After the Great Fire people built a new city. The city
became larger and larger. By 1830 there were more than one and a half million people in London.
Слайд 9The railways came and London became richer and richer, but it
didn’t become nicer.
The city became
dark and dirty and people lived in bad houses.
Слайд 10There are still some poor people in London today, but life
is better now as there are many new houses and flats. The city is also much cleaner.
Слайд 11В память о Великом Лондонском пожаре по проекту архитектора К.Рена был
построен памятник – колонна высотой около 60 метров, внутри которой лестница из белого мрамора, а сверху открывается восхитительный вид на весь Лондон. На пьедестале колонны находится описание пожара со всеми подробностями.
Слайд 12In October 1796 there was a fire of London. The fire
started in a house on London Bridge. The weather was fine. The fire started on Thursday and was over on Friday. It destroyed 40% of the city. The people of London built a new city after the Great Fire.