Презентация для уроков английского языка по теме "London". УМК "Rainbow English" 6 класс.

London is both the

capital of England

and the capital

of the United

Kingdom.

London

London is situated on the

Thames, the longest and the

most important river in

England and the second

longest river in the United

Kingdom.

It is 346 kilometres long. The

river has more than 80 islands.

The Thames

There are 214 bridges over

the Thames,

both small and large.

London Bridge

and Tower Bridge

are among them.

Tower

Bridge

London

Bridge

The Tower of London is

an ancient castle on the

north bank of the Thames.

The Tower was a palace,

a fortress, a prison

and the King’s Zoo.

Now it is a museum.

The Tower

The Tower of London has

some interesting traditions.

One of them is to keep

black ravens on its territory.

They say Britain will be

strong, powerful and

successful if ravens don’t

leave the Tower.

St Paul’s Cathedral

is one of the most

famous and

most important

beautiful cathedrals

in the country.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Some of London streets are

very famous and popular with

tourists, for example Downing

Street in central London.

Here at number 10 the British

Prime Minister lives and works.

Downing

Street

In all streets of London you

can see red double-decker

buses, or just double-deckers.

From the double-deckers

visitors to London can see

the best of the city.

A double - decker bus

Not far from Trafalgar Square

there is Westminster Palace,

or the Houses of Parliament.

It has three towers,

the most famous of them

is the Clock Tower, or Big

Ben.

The Houses of Parliament

or the Palace of Westminster

The geographical centre of

London is Trafalgar Square with

its fountains, a tall column,

a monument to Admiral Nelson,

and the National Gallery.

Trafalgar Square is a popular place

with tourists

from different countries.

Trafalgar

Square

The Gallery is world-famous and has the largest collection

of important paintings in the UK.

The National

Gallery

Hyde Park is one of

the largest parks in central

London.

It is open from 5 a. m. to

12 p. m. Londoners

like to take long walks over

its grassy territory in fine

weather.

Hyde Park

Hyde Park is famous for

its Speakers’ Corner.

It is the place in the park

where on Sundays people

stand up on boxes or chairs

and speak of anything they

want.

Speakers’

Corner