Презентация к уроку "Great Britain"

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The London Eye is a big 135-metre tall

Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in the British capital.
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, it is visited by over 3.5 million people every year.
The London Eye is located on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.

in London that is the
traditional place of coronation for

English monarchs. Located next to the Houses
of Parliament in the heart of
London.

is a very old building in London. It is nine

hundred years old. The Tower of London stands on the Thames. The English kings lived in the Tower. Then it was a prison where many people died, black ravens had much food near the walls of the Tower. The English people like them very much. A man looks after the ravens and gives them meat in the morning and in the evening. Now the Tower of London is a museum and many people from other countries come to see it. At ten o’clock every evening the guards lock the big doors of the Tower for the night.

Henry III
between 1238 - 1272
The Bloody Tower was originally

named the
Garden Tower. But was given this nickname
from the murderous events. It was
then  believed to be the scene of the murder
of the two little Princes in the Tower –
Edward V and his brother the Duke of York.

of Wiltshire
(Уилтшир), about
13  kilometres north of
Salisbury (Солсбери).

One
of the most famous sites in
the world, Stonehenge is
composed of large standing
stones.

research university located in Cambridge,
United Kingdom. It is the

second-oldest university
in both England and the English-speaking world.
It is one of the
best universities in the world.

residence
in Windsor. The original
castle was built after the

Norman invasion by William
the Conqueror. More than
five hundred people live and
work in Windsor, making it
the largest inhabited castle in
the world.

London, over the River Thames. It is close to the

Tower of London, which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London.

of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which

number more than seven million objects, are the largest in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present

bell of the
clock at the north end
of the

Palace of
Westminster in London.
It celebrated its 150th
anniversary in May
2009.

residence of the British monarch. Buckingham Palace is the
Queens

official London residence and is
used to receive and entertain guests on
state. The Palace is located
between The Green Park, Hyde Park and St.
James's Park. Buckingham Palace's 19 state
rooms, ballroom and gardens are open to
visitors during August and September.