The Objectives: by the end of the lessons students will be able to:

- speak about the famous places of London;- learn the sights of London;- practise group work;- watch and listen to video;- enrich the knowledge about the capital of

Great Britain.

Buckingham Palace

Trafalgar Square

Big Ben

Tower Bridge

The London Eye

Piccadilly Circus

BUCKINGHAM PALACE is the Queen’s official London home, the residence of the Queen. When she is at home, the flag is flying on the top. The Ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place in front of the palace at 11.30 every morning.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE is a central square with a monument to admiral Nelson. Today it’s famous for its flocks of pigeons and fountains and is used as a meeting place and a place of rest.

BIG BEN is the name of the huge bell that strikes the hours in the clock tower.

TOWER BRIDGEis the most famous and the oldest bridge in London. It’s more than one hundred years old.

THE LONDON EYEis the biggest wheel to see the sights of London. It took 7 years to complete the wheel. It was built to celebrate the New Millennium. It takes about 30 minutes to turn around. Visitors travel in its capsules, each one holds about 20 people.

PICCADILLY CIRCUSis the heart and one of the busiest areas in London. Once it was known as the centre of the British Empire. In the middle is the famous statue of Eros.

Match the sights with their definitions:

Buckingham Palace - The heart of London and the busiest area

Trafalgar Square - The name of the huge bell that strikes the hours

Big Ben - The Queen’s official London home

Tower Bridge - The oldest bridge in London

London Eye - The central square with the monument to admiral Nelson

Piccadilly Circus - The biggest wheel to see the sights of London

Buckingham Palace

Trafalgar Square

Big Ben Tower Bridge

London Eye

Piccadilly Circus

Match the sights with their definitions:

The Queen’s official London home

The central square with the monument to admiral Nelson

The name of the huge bell that strikes the hours The oldest bridge in London

The biggest wheel to see the sights of London

The heart of London and the busiest area

QUIZ1. The Queen lives in …

a) the Tower of London;b) Buckingham Palace;c) Westminster Abbey.

2. Harrods is a … a) department store;b) famous zoo;c) museum.

3. Hamleys is a …a) food shop;b) toy shop;c) park.

4.The London Eye is … metres high.a) 100;b) 120;c) 135.

5. Nelson’s Column is in … a) Trafalgar Square;b) Oxford Street;c) Piccadilly Circus.

QUIZ1. The Queen lives in …

a) the Tower of London;b) Buckingham Palace;c) Westminster Abbey.

2. Harrods is a … a) department store;b) famous zoo;c) museum.

3. Hamleys is a …a) food shop;b) toy shop;c) park.

4.The London Eye is … metres high.a) 100;b) 120;c) 135.

5. Nelson’s Column is in … a) Trafalgar Square;b) Oxford Street;c) Piccadilly Circus.