Слайд 2… Two thousand years ago, in the year of 55
before our era…
…Eighty ships are sailing on the
great waters. The
are Roman galleys moving forward to the
unknown land.
-It is a white land!,
exclaims Julius Caesar.
-We shall call it Albion!..
(Alba in Latin means white.
This name remains to our days.)
Слайд 3At first Romans marched to Llyn-din.
After that, Britain became a
Roman
province
and Llyn-din became
Londinium…
Слайд 4…The Romans made
Londinium a large and
rich city, but later, the
Saxons
and the Danes
Ruined it.
Only after 400 years
people began to
rebuilt
Londinium and in 1066 it
became London.
Слайд 5Now London is the British capital and
one of the
largest cities in the world.
Слайд 6It is a political, economic and commercial centre.
One of
the three main financial centres in the world.
It’s population
is about 8 million people
Слайд 7Populations of the cities in Britain.
Слайд 8London is situated in the south-eastern part of England along
the both banks of the River Thames.
Слайд 9It consist of three parts: the City of London, the
West End and the East End
Слайд 10is the richest and the most beautiful part of London
The
West End
Слайд 11The Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence
and workplace of the Queen. It was built in 1703.
The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard that takes place here.
It is not only the royal residence: it's a small city under one roof. It has a cinema, a post-office, some caffees and a restaurant, a hospital and even a night club. More than 700 people work here every day.
Слайд 12The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard
takes place daily
at 11:30 in the morning.
Every day a lot of people
come to see
this famous and traditional ceremony.
Слайд 13There are a lot of famous parks are situated in
the West End:
St.James's Park
Kensington Gardens
Hyde Park
Слайд 14Hyde Park
It’s considered to be a royal
park.
The main attraction
of the
park is Serpentine Lake.
Hyde Park is also famous for
its
Speaker’s Corner. It’s the
place where anyone can
freely proclaim their ideas.
Слайд 15Big Ben
The name Big Ben actually refers not to the
clock
tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within.
It’s one of the highest towers of Westminster Palace.
The tower of Big Ben used to be a prison where
over riotous parliamentarians were kept.
Слайд 16The East End
It is an industrial district of
London.
There are many plants
and factories there.
Слайд 17Tower of London
The Tower of London is a historic castle
on the
north bank of the River Thames. It was
a prison,
a fortress and even a zoo.
Today it is a popular tourist attraction.
Слайд 18
The legend says that London will be great and successful
till ravens live in the Tower.
Слайд 19Tower Bridge
Tower bridge has stood over the river Thames.
It is
the most famous bridge in London.
It is close to the
Tower of London, which gives its name.
The bridge consists of 2 towers which are tied together.
Слайд 21It is the financial centre of the UK with many
banks, offices.
Trafalgar Square is situated here.
Nelson's Column,
with the statue
of Admiral
Lord Nelson on top,
rises in the centre of
Trafalgar Square.
Слайд 22 St. Paul's cathedral
It is the largest Protestant Church in
England.
It contains the unique Whispering Gallery where you can
hear the whisper of the person, standing at the other end of the gallery.
Слайд 23There are a lot of museums in London.
There are over
240 museums in London. Among
them such museums, as:
the Tate Gallery,
The British
Museum,
Madame Tussaud’s museum,
MOMI (The musiem of moving images)
and many others.
Слайд 24The British Museum is the largest and richest of its
kind in the world.
The present building was built in 1852.
It’s
collection is so vast that only a very small percentage of it is on show to the public.
Слайд 25By law a copy of every book, periodical
and newspaper,
published in Britain
must be presented in the British museum
Слайд 26The London Underground is a passenger transport
system in the UK. It is
the oldest underground
railway in the world.
It is also called the
Tube.
The Underground serves 270 stations and has 402
kilometers of track.
Слайд 27Other sights of London:
Red phone booth
London taxi
Double decker bus
Слайд 28London today
The XXX Olympic games took place in London this
year.
London hosts the Olympic Games for
the third time in its history.
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated.
The Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.
Слайд 29The official mascots
for the 2012 Summer
Olympic Games
were Wenlock and Mandeville
are animations
depicting
two drops
of steel from a
steelworks in Bolton.
Слайд 30Russia finished fourth in the overall medal standings.
Most of these
medals were awarded to the team in
athletics, wrestling, gymnastics and
boxing.
For the first time in its history,
Russia had won Olympic gold medals in judo.
Слайд 31London is
the right place for people who like music
the city
of museums
an educational centre
a commercial centre
the city for sightseeing
Слайд 32When a Man is Tired of London He is Tired
of Life...
