Презентация к уроку английского языка в 8 классе по теме " Britain"

Great Britain

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The Palace of Westminster Вестминстерский дворец

The Palace of Westminster , also

known as the Houses of

Parliament or Westminster

Palace , is the meeting place of

the two houses of the

Parliament of the United

Kingdom—the House of Lords

and the House of Commons. It

lies on the north bank of the

River Thames, close to the

historic Westminster Abbey. The

Palace is one of the centres of

political life in the United

Kingdom.

St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in London whose name survives on the street it formerly occupied. ( Башня Мэри-Экс, 30 или Сент-Мэри Экс 30, Небоскрёб Мэри-Экс)

Piccadilly Circus Площадь Пикадилли

Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction and

public space of London's West End in the City of

Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent

Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

In this context, a circus, from the Latin word

meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street

junction. The Circus is particularly known for its

video display and neon signs mounted on the

corner building on the northern side, as well as

the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of

an archer popularly known as Eros . It is

surrounded by several noted buildings.

Trafalgar Square Трафальгарская площадь

Trafalgar Square is a public

space and tourist attraction

in central London, England.

At its centre is Nelson's

Column. There are a number

of statues and sculptures in

the square. The square is also

used for political

demonstrations and

community gatherings, such as

the celebration of New Year's

Eve .

Hyde Park Гайд-парк

• Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London

The London Zoo Лондонский зоопарк

London Zoo is the

world's oldest

scientific zoo. Today

it houses a collection

of 755 species of

animals, with 16,802

individuals, making it

one of the largest

collections in the

United Kingdom.

The Regent’s Park Риджент парк

The Regent's Park is the

largest grass area for sports in

Central London and offers a

wide variety of activities, as

well as an Open Air Theatre,

the London Zoo and many

cafes and restaurants.

St. James’s Park Парк св. Джеймса

St James's Park is probably the most

beautiful of the capital's central

parks.   

Now the most ornamental park in

London with good views of

Whitehall rooftops, St James's Park

a popular place to stroll, feed the

ducks or watch the pelicans. 

Popular in the summer with

sunbathing office workers, a band

plays throughout the summer. 

There are a lot of ducks, geese,

pelicans and black swans on the

lake.  The bridge over it gives a view

of Buckingham Palace.

Whitehall Уайтхолл

Whitehall is a road in

Westminster, in London, England

The name is taken from the vast

Palace of Whitehall that used to

occupy the area but which was

largely destroyed by fire in 1698.

Whitehall was originally a wide

road that ran up to the front of

the palace. Trafalgar Square was

built at its northern extremity in

the early 19th century. The

streets cover a total distance of

about 1 kilometre.

Oxford University

• The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University , or simply Oxford ) is a public university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second oldest university in the world and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
• The two ancient universities (Cambridge and Oxford)have many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge .

The Sherlock Holmes Museum Музей Шерлока Холмса

• The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a popular privately-run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated in Baker Street.

Cleopatra’s Needle Игла Клеопатры

• Anyone visiting London for the first time and walking along the Thames may be surprised to come across an original Egyptian obelisk.
• This obelisk is known as Cleopatra's Needle …though it has very little to do with Cleopatra at all.
• It is known as Cleopatra's Needle as it was brought to London from Alexandria, the royal city of Cleopatra.
• Cleopatra's Needle stands on the Thames. Two large bronze Sphinxes lie on either side of the Needle. These are Victorian versions of the traditional Egyptian original.