Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
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London is the capital of Great Britain, the largest city of the European Union and one of the leading tourist destinations in the world. London draws people from all over the world. We’ve chosen this topic because it is actual, cognitive and very interesting.
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Information and Research Project
“Sights of London”
Leaders of the Рroject:
Diana Potorochina
Alina Stepanyan
Vadim Charukhchyan
Serafima Shavrina
Coordinator of the Рroject:
N. Petrova,
the English teacher of the first category
April, 2016 Project type: Information and research
Target group: 5 grade
Coordinator of the project: N. Petrova
Institutional framework: the English language, 5 grade
Justification of the project: London is a wonderful city. There are many sights
in London. The city is worth to visit. This project is actual, cognitive and very
interesting.
Objectives of the project: to make students acquainted with many remarkable
sights of London.
Work schedule:
First phase: We chose a theme.
Second phase: We searched information in the Internet.
Third phase: We made a presentation of the project.
Contents:
Introduction
Main part
Conclusion
Resources
Appendix Introduction
London is the capital of Great Britain, the largest city of the European
Union and one of the leading tourist destinations in the world.
The city stands on the River Thames and has been founded by the
Romans. Its original name was Londinium.
Today, it’s a global city which attracts people from all over the world with
its strengths in arts, education, finance, media and, of course, tourism. The city
is also known for its national and cultural diversity. More than 300 languages
are spoken there.
It is noteworthy that London contains four World Heritage Sites,
including the Tower of London, Greenwich, Kew Gardens and the Palace of
Westminster with its abbey and church. Other remarkable sights include the
London Eye wheel, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament,
Hyde Park, the British Museum, Piccadilly Circus, Nelson’s Column, West End
theatres, London Aquarium and many others worth visiting places.
It is obvious that people of any profession, hobby or interest will find
what to see or what to do in London. The city offers a variety of places of
natural, cultural and historical significance, as well as leisure and amusement
activities.
London draws people from all over the world. Some come on business,
some come to study, to work or on holiday. London is naturally a very English
city and it is very cosmopolitan, containing goods, food and entertainment, as
well as people, from many countries of the world.
London shows examples of buildings that express all the different areas of
its history. We’ve chosen this topic because it is actual, cognitive and very interesting.
Main part
BIG BEN
Big Ben is one of London's bestknown landmarks, and looks most
spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You
even know when parliament is in session, because a light
shines above the clock face.
The four dials of the clock are 23 feet square, the
minute hand is 14 feet long and the figures are 2 feet high.
Minutely regulated with a stack of coins placed on the huge
pendulum, Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has
rarely stopped.
The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clocktower
itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within. The bell was named after the first
commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.
This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster, it was given
to the Dean of St. Paul's by William III. Before returning to Westminster to hang
in its present home, it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858. The BBC first
broadcast the chimes on the 31st December 1923 there is a microphone in the
turret connected to Broadcasting House.
During the Second World War in 1941, an incendiary bomb destroyed the
Commons chamber of the Houses of Parliament, but the clock tower remained
intact and Big Ben continued to keep time and strike away the hours, its unique
sound was broadcast to the nation and around the world, a welcome reassurance
of hope to all who heard it.
There are even cells within the clock tower where Members of Parliament
can be imprisoned for a breach of parliamentary privilege, though this is rare;
the last recorded case was in 1880. The tower is not open to the general public, but those with a "special
interest" may arrange a visit to the top of the Clock Tower through their local.
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman
Catholic cathedral in the city of Mdina,
in Malta. It is built on the site where
governor Publius was reported to have
met Saint Paul following his shipwreck
off the Maltese coast.
The architect Lorenzo
Gafa designed the Cathedral in Baroque
style. It sits at the end of a rectangular
square. The nearsquare facade is
cleanly divided in three bays by
the Corinthian order of pilasters. There are two bell towers at the both corners.
The plan is a Latin cross with a vaulted nave, two aisles and two small side
chapels. The Cathedral has a light octagonal dome, with eight stone scrolls
above a high drum leading up to a neat lantern.
One of the main features of the interior is the rich
colorful tessellated floor. Many of the furnishings of the cathedral, including
the baptismal font and the portal, are carved out of Irish wood.[1]
The cathedral also has a substantial collection of silver plates and coins,
and some carvings by the German artist Albrecht Durer.
Everybody coming to London for the first time wants to see St. Paul's
Cathedral. This is the third cathedral with this name which London has had.
The two others were burnt down, the first in 1086 and the second in 1666.
Christopher Wren was an architect who had already built many
buildings. Now, in 1675, he started on his greatest work. For 35 years the
building of St. Paul's Cathedral went on, and Wren was an old man before it
was finished. From far away you can see the huge dome with a golden ball and cross
on the top. The inside of the cathedral is very beautiful. After looking around,
you can climb 263 steps to the Whispering Gallery, above the library, which
runs round the dome. It is called this because if someone whispers close to the
wall on one side, a person with an ear close to the wall on the other side can
hear what is said. Then, if you climb another 118 steps, you will be able to
stand outside the dome and look over London.
But not only can you climb up, you can also go down underneath the
cathedral, into the crypt. Here are buried many great men, including
Christopher Wren himself, Nelson and others.
BUCKINGAM PALACE
Buckingham Palace is
one of the major tourist
attractions in London. It is the
official residency o the British
monarchy. At the moment
British monarchy is led by
Queen Elizabeth II.
Each time the royal
family is in the palace, a flag
flies on the roof. The palace was
built in 1705 by the Duke of
Buckingham.
In 1761 King George III bought this palace for his wife. It became a
private house of Queen Charlotte and was known as “The Queen’s House”.
During the 19th century the house was enlarged and became the official
royal residence.
Queen Victoria was the first monarch to reside in the palace. She
moved there in 1837 leaving Kensington Palace, where she grew up.
Buckingham Palace has nearly 600 rooms, including a throne room, a
ballroom, a diningroom, picture gallery and even a swimmingpool. Some
of its rooms can be visited in summertime, only when the Queen is not at
home.
One of the most interesting parts of the palace is the Queen’s
Gallery, where works of art of the royal collection can be seen. Royal
garden and stables are also curious sights.
Every year more than 50 000 invited guests are entertained at garden
parties, receptions and banquets. Many tourists come here to see the Queen Victoria Memorial which is set right in front of the Buckingham Palace.
Every day at 11 am Changing of the Guard ceremony takes place. It is
the time when colorfully dressed New Guard parades along the building and
replace the existing Old Guard. The ceremony is accompanied by music and
attracts a lot of viewers.
THE TOWER OF LONDON
The history of London is closely
connected with the Tower, which is
among the first historic buildings. It
was built in 1087.
People say that London is the key
to England and the Tower is the key
to London.
The Tower was founded by William
the Conqueror. It was begun with the
aim of protection Londoners from
invasions by the river Thames. Since then the Tower has served as a fortress, a
palace, a state prison and a royal treasury, now it is a museum.
The Tower of London consists of 13 towers. The most beautiful is the
White Tower that was built by William I with some stone brought from
Normandy.
Bloody Tower is nearly. There is no blood there today, but the Bloody
Tower has a history of blood. All the traditions and ceremonies are kept up in the Tower of London.
Everything is left there as many centuries ago. One of the known ceremonies is
the Ceremony of the Keys.
In the courtyard you will see the scaffold and the ravens hopping about it
on the green. There’s a superstition that the British Empire will come to an end
when the ravens leave the Tower. And they don’t trust the birds much: their
wings are clipped.
TOWER BRIDGE
This bridge built in 1894, is
still in daily use even though the
traffic in and out of the London
wharves' has increased to an
extraordinary extent during the course
of the 20th century.
Even today Tower Bridge
regulates a large part of the impressive
traffic of the Port of London. Due to a
special mechanism, the main traffic
way consisting of two parts fixed to
two hinges at the ends can be lifted up. In this way, the entrance and departure
of extremely large vessels is possible, and allows them to reach the Pool of
London.
Nowadays the pedestrian path is closed. This footpath crossing which
used to be allowed was by the upper bridge which connected the top of each
tower, situated at a height of 142 feet above the waters of the famous Thames.
Tower Bridge commands wide and magnificent views of both the city and
the river. After Tower Bridge, the wharves of London extend until Tilbury.
The gigantic port of this city, which has one of the heaviest movements of
oceangoing traffic in the entire world, occupies practically the whole of the Thames from Teddington. It is virtually impossible to get a complete idea of its
colossal extention. In fact it is one wharf after another, apparently continuing
endlessly.
There is one way to form a closer idea of the grandiosity of this port: to
view it from Tower Bridge on a clear day.
Conclusion
London draws people from all over the world. Some come on business,
some come to study, to work or on holiday. London is naturally a very English
city and it is very cosmopolitan, containing goods, food and entertainment, as
well as people, from many countries of the world.
London spreads its influence over much of the southern areas of England;
it gives work to millions of people who live not only in the inner city areas but
in surrounding districts.
There is much in London which fascinates visitors and inspires the
affection of Londoners: the splendor of the royal palaces and the Houses of
Parliament, the dignity of St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and many
monuments and beautiful parks.
London shows examples of buildings that express all the different areas of
its history. As you can see London is a wonderful city! There are many sights in
London. The city is worth to visit.
Well, that seems to be all – if you take main things. And above all, we
haven’t told you anything about the Londoners….. But if you visit London,
you’ll get acquainted with them yourself.
Resources
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КАРО, 2011.480с.
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3. Сатинова В.Ф., Учебное пособие «Британия и британцы» на английском
языке, Минск, Изд. «Вышэйшая школа»,2004.323с.
4. en.wikipedia.org
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
Информационно-исследовательский проект на английском языке "Достопримечательности Лондона"
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