Транспорт в Лондоне.

Transport in London

What would you like to learn today?

• To read
•      To learn new words
•       To know about transport in London
•      To write

EX. 1 a p. 31

• What have you heard? seen? smelled?

• What kind of transport have you heard?

EX. 1 b p. 31 - Listen - Read - Check

Work in groups

• Group 1
• How many people use the Tube a day?
• How many station has the Tube?
• What should be always with you when you start a journey?

• Group 2
• What kind of buses can you see in London?
• Who does take these buses?
• These buses very short and fast, aren’t they?

• Group 3
• Is Black cab a special bus?
• What kind of test take drivers?
• How many streets in the city center?

Fill in: opened, largest, between, double-decker, underground, the tube, drivers, twelve, black

London has the … public transport networks in the world. When you are in London you can choose from three different means of transport: bus, … or taxi.

The world’s first Underground line was … between Baker Street and the City in 1863. There are now 273 London Underground stations in use, along with tracts covering 404 km. Sometimes the system is nicknamed «…»There are … Underground lines, each one named and given its own colour or black and white pattern on the map.

The typical bus in London is a red …. The first London bus started running … Paddington and the City in 1829.

Today’s London taxi cabs are usually …, sometimes decorated with advertising slogans. Before … can get a taxi licence they have to qualify by memorizing hundreds of time-saving routes and taking tests on them. These tests are called «The Knowledge» and take about two years.

London has the largest public transport networks in the world. When you are in London you can choose from three different means of transport: bus, underground or taxi.

The world’s first Underground line was opened between Baker Street and the City in 1863. There are now 273 London Underground stations in use, along with tracts covering 404 km. Sometimes the system is nicknamed « the tube ». There are twelve Underground lines, each one named and given its own colour or black and white pattern on the map.

The typical bus in London is a red double-decker . The first London bus started running between Paddington and the City in 1829.

Today’s London taxi cabs are usually black , sometimes decorated with advertising slogans. Before drivers can get a taxi licence they have to qualify by memorizing hundreds of time-saving routes and taking tests on them. These tests are called «The Knowledge» and take about two years.

SCORE

0-1 mistakes – 5

2-3 mistakes – 4

4-5 mistakes – 3

6-9 mistakes – 2

EX. 3 p. 31 - Listen - Complete

We are over with our tasks. Let’s sum up our work.

• What have you learned today?
• Have we read at the lesson?
• Have we spoken?
• Have we listened?
• Have we written?

HOMEWORK

РТ стр 20 упр 1,2

Учебник стр 31 упр 4