Слайд 1Culture club
countries
Teacher:
MEDVEDEVA O.V.
Слайд 3Buckingham palace – a famous British house.
Buckingham palace is the
Queen’s official London home. It’s in the center of London,
and it’s very popular with tourists.
It’s over 300 years old, and it’s very big! It’s got 775 rooms. There are 240 bedrooms, and 78 bathrooms! It’s also got a church, a swimming pool, and a cinema!
The Queen has got a private apartment with 12 rooms. When she’s at home, there’s a special flag called
the Royal Standard on the roof.
Слайд 4There are special guards at Buckingham Palace called the Queen’s
Foot Guards’.
They’ve got red jackets and big black hats.
When the Queen at home, there are 4 guards in
front of the palace. When she isn’t at home, there are 2 guards.
Every day in summer at 11:30 a.m. there’s a ceremony in front of the palace called The Changing of the Guard.
A military band plays military music, and sometimes pop songs! On royal birthday. The band plays “Happy Birthday”.
Buckingham Palace is open to visitors in August and September. There are over 300,000 visitors every year.
Слайд 5Read the text and match the numbers 1 – 5
with the expressions (a – e).
Слайд 6The greatest brit
A few years ago, people in England voted
for the greatest person of all time from their country.
They were not just voting for the most famous person ever. They were voting for the people who had an impact on history. During this vote, anyone could add a person’s name to list, so the final list of names was quite long. It included people who were famous and unknown, rich and poor, loved and hated. Before the final deadline, about one million people filled out this survey. The Brits on the final list included many people famous not only in England, but around the world as well. For example, Princess Diana, Tony Blair, John Lennon, and Shakespeare were four famous people on the list. Although three of these people ranked high on the list, none was chosen as the greatest Brit. In the end, the winner was Winston Churchill, who received more than 400,000 votes.
Слайд 7 Why do so many people think Churchill great? He
led England as Prime Minister during World War II. During
the war, Germany sent planes to bomb England, and at that time, many people were afraid Germany would win the war. But Churchill gave the people in England hope through his speeches. He also worked with Roosevelt in the United States and Stain in Russia to win the war against Hitler, so he became an important man in world history as well.
Churchill is quite famous for things that he said and wrote. In fact, he won the Nobel Prize in literature for his writing. Some things Churchill said were humorous while other things were serious. Also some things he said have become common saying in English. For example, he was the first person to use the words the Iron Curtain to talk about Russia’s control of Eastern Europe. Some of Churchill’s most famous quotes are “It is no use saying . ‘we’re doing our best’. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary”, and “Never , never, never give up”. Many quotes from Winston Churchill can be found in books like the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Слайд 8What is the main idea of the reading?
Brits think Churchill
was funny
b) Churchill was a great writer
c) Churchill did important
things.
d) Everyone knows Churchill
2. Which is probably true about many of the people ranked high on the survey?
They are not living today
They are well-known around the world
Professors in England chose them
All of them lived during the 1900s
3. How many people voted for Churchill?
Less than 10 % of them
Around 75 % of them
About 40% of them
All of them
Choose the best answer
Слайд 9 4. Which of the following facts Churchill is NOT
found in the reading?
a) He was a painter
b) He was
a politician
c) He was a speaker
d) He was a writer
5. According to the passage, who gave Churchill a prize?
Roosevelt and Stalin
Oxford University
c) The queen of England
d) An international committee
Слайд 10The Royal Botanic Garden
kew Gardens
Since the 18th century, botanists
at Kew Gardens have collected hundreds of rare or unusual
plants and trees from all over the world. The gardens cover 120 hectares along the River Thames in London’s south – west suburbs.
visitors can see an amazing variety of plants, trees and flowers – in fact, it is still the world’s largest collection. There are beautiful woodland and riverside walks, 26 different types of gardens and six greenhouses which provide controlled environments for plants from other parts of the world.
There are also museums, libraries and even an art gallery.
Слайд 11 Special features included the Palm House (pictured below) with
its enormous palm trees, and Evolution House, which has a
series of displays showing the evolution of plant life on earth.
The royal Botanic Gardens is more than just a tourist attraction, though. Experts at Kew carry out important scientific research, run special education programmes, and help conservation project world – wide.
Слайд 121) Read the text and explain the words in bold.
In pairs, ask and answer comprehension questions.
- When
did botanists at Kew Gardens start collecting unusual plants?
- In the 18th century.
2) Read again and highlight the information. Use this information to tell the class about the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Слайд 16Read the text. Then complete the sentences with information from
the text.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy.
He thought that
it was possible to sail________from Europe to Asia
Columbus and his sailors travelled from Spain in____ships
After two months, they arrived on an island in the_____
Columbus thought he was in_________
He bought back gold, animals, and new ______ to Europe
Today, people in the USA celebrate his life on_______.
Слайд 17Mickey Mouse Quiz
Do the quiz about Mickey Mouse ,
then read the text.
Слайд 18It all started with the mouse!
Today , the Walt Disney
Company is very big, but in the 1920s, I was
very small. That changed when Walt Disney created a little cartoon mouse. He called the mouse “Mortimer”, but his wife didn’t like the name, and she suggested “Mickey”.
Mickey appeared in the cartoon. Plane Crazy in 1928. People liked the film, but the Hollywood film studios didn’t want to buy it, because it was a silent film and the characters didn’t talk in it. Soon Mickey started to talk in his cartoons, and he became a star. At first, Walt Disney, did the voices of Mickey and his girlfriend, Minnie.
Слайд 19Mickey had a funny voice, and people loved it! They
also loved his clothes: yellow shoes, red shorts and white
gloves.
In 1955 he made a TV programme, The Mickey Club. It became a popular children’s programme in America. It had news, cartoons, and music. Britney Spears, Justin Yimberlake and Christina Aguilera started their careers on the show.
Today, people still love Mickey Mouse. He’s the symbol of the Walt Disney Company, because Walt Disney never forgot that “ it all started with a mouse”.
Слайд 20 You are going to read an article about a
tour of the west coast of the United States. For
questions 1 to 8 , choose from the places mentioned in the tour (A – D). The places may be chosen more then once. There is an example at the beginning.
Слайд 21San Francisco B) Los Angeles C) San Diego
D) Hawaii
Слайд 22The Pacific Paradise Tour took us to California, on the
west coast of the United States, and to the Hawaiian
islands in the {acific Ocean. With beautiful countryside, exiting cities and fantastic beaches, this holidays had everything.
The first place we stopped at was San Francisco, in northern California. This city is famous for its cable cars – and it certainly needs them because San Francisco is extremely huge and has some very steep roads! By the sea, next to the fishing boats, there are the fish restaurants. Here we enjoyed watching the streets actors and musicians as we ate delicious fresh fish. One thing we’ll never forget is the Golden Gates bridge. Which is very big and beautiful.
Pacific Paradise Tour
Слайд 24The next city on the tour was Los Angeles. This
city is very exiting and has some very famous attractions.
The nearby beaches are long and sandy and the mountains outside the city are high and dry. We visited the beach where they were filming Baywatch. We also went to Disneyland where we saw E.T. and shook hands with Mickey Mouse. After that they took us to Hollywood to see the houses of the stars who have made a lot of films – and a lot of money.
Слайд 25The last place we visited in California was San Diego,
a city with sun, sand, sea and all kinds of
watersports. We went to the San Diego Zoo which is one of the world’s largest zoos. We also visited Mexico, which is only a short drive away from San Diego.
Слайд 26Finally, we went to Hawaii. It’s paradise! We sat on
golden beaches with green palm trees and watched amazing red
sunsets. We also saw colourful fish at Sea Life Park and went snorkelling in Hanauma Bay. In the evenings we enjoyed the lively clubs, bars and ice – cream parlours. Best of all , we ate fantastic Hawaiian food while watching Hawaiian people performing traditional Polynesian dances.
This holiday was fantastic. So when you have time, get on the first plans to west coast of the United States and have the time of your life!