Feli Lemos Practice 6

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Title ....................................................... Slide 1

Index .................................................... Slide 2

Activities before reading . Slides 3,4,5 and 6Activities while reading ........................

Slides 7,8,9,10,11 and 12

Activities after reading ......................... Slides13,14,15,16,17,18 and 19



2 How many of these places are you going to findin a book about London? Which places are

they? What do you know about them? Whatorther places can you name in London, andwhat do you know about them?

The houses of parliament I know, the houses of parliament

are the most famous monumentof UNESCO, is located on the

north bank of the River Thames,the city of Westminster in London

near other government buildings

in Whitehall.



I know that Buckingham palace

is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II in London UK.

Moreover, the main area whereactivities are carried out official

British Royal Family including theobligations of state. The Palace

has become one of the mainattractions of London

Buckingham palace



London eye Or Millennium Wheel, is a major viewpoints of the world since its

construction in 1999. In fact theLondon Eye Ferris wheel was the

largest in the world until the opening of the Star of Nanchang May 2006.

St. Mary Axe Is the financial heart of London, is a 40-

storey skyscraper. Building formerly known

as Swiss Re, referring to it·s previous owner,also known as ́ the Gherkinµ. It is 180meters high, which places him as the

second tallest building in the city of London, after Tower 42 and sixth highest in

the greater London area.



Activity of chapter 1

Read Chapter 1, then put these sentences in the right order.

1. The Romans came to London2. Thousands of people died in the Great Plague.3. The world·s first underground trains began to run.

4. Bombs destroyed many of London buildings during theSecond World War.

5. Elisabetzh the First was queen.6. The Great Fire of London destroyed a lot of buildings.

7. New Saint Paul·s Cathedral bas built.8. People came to seee the Great Exhibition.

9. Danish ships came and destroyed many buildings.

10. William the Conqueror built a castle in London.



Read Chapter 2. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?Change the false sentences into true ones.

1. About 300 people work in Buckingham Palace. True

2. When you visit the Royal Mews you can see the Queen·spaintings. False

3. You can visit Windsor Castle all year round. False

4. Hampton Court is on the River Thames. False

5. The big parade called the Trooping of the Colour is on theQueen·s birthday in April. True

6. When the Queen goes to open Parliament, she rides abeautiful white horse. False



Read Chapter 3, then circle the correct words in eachsentence.

1. The city is busy / quiet during the week.

2. The tower of London is the oldest / tallest building in thecity.

3. Queen Elizabeth the First was once a prisoner / warder inthe Tower of London.

4. The dome of St Paul·s Cathedral is the biggest in Britain /

the world.

5. Great Paul / Tom rings when a king dies.

6. At the moment people remember the year of the GreatPlague / Fire.



Read Chapters 4 and 5. Choose the best question word for thesesentences, and the answer them.

Who / What / Why

1. Who lives at 10 Downing Street? The prime minister.2. What can you see in the Parliament Square? A statue of Sr Winston

Churchill3. What was different about the coronation in 1953? Because, it was the 1stcoronation in TV.

4. What is a Big Ben? Is a clock.

5. Why do people do every year to remember Buy Fawkes? The Bonfirenight.

6. Who wrote plays for the first Globe Theatre? William Shakespeare

7. What can you see in Tate Modern? Y ou can see contemporary art .8. Why do people like to go on the Millennium Bridge? Because there are

good views and no cars

9. What can you do at the London Eye? Go up there and see all London.

10. What is the tallest office building in Britain? The Canary Wharf.11. What happens at the Thames Barrier when the sea is very high? It stops

the water.



Read the chapters 6 and 7. Then complete these sentenceswith the names of places.

1. In Hyde park you can take about out on the Serpentine.2. People remember Diana, Princess of Wales, at the

playground in Kingston palace.3. You can see animals from all over the world at the zoo in

Shakespeare.4. The bones of the world·s biggest animal are in the British

Museum.

5. In the Sherlock H

olmes stories the famous detective lives atHolmes.6. The Madame Tussaud·s is full of pictures of famous people.7. The home of British art has paitings by Constable and Turner.8. Half a million people visit the Museum of horror every year.



Read Chapters 8,9 and 10, and answer these questions.

1. How long ago did The Moustrap begin in London? Began in 1952.

2. Why do people go to Fabric and ministry of Sound? Because theywant dance.

3. What can you see at the Oval? Y ou can see it at Lord·s Cricket

Ground.

4. Where does the London Marathon end? End, five more hours.

5. What is the most famous shop in London? Is Harrods.

6. Where is a good place to look for books? Is Charing Cross Road.

7. Which markets have cheap clothes? In Middlesex street.

8. What do people enjoy at the Ritz in the afternoon? Y ou can listen tomusic, drink tea, and eat wonderful food.

9. What colour are London·s famous buses? A re colour red.

10. How many streets do taxi drivers need to know? Drivers must know all

the 25,000 streets in the centre of London before they can drive taxihear.



1 Here is an e-mail about a visit to London. Circle the correct words.From: AliceSubject: LondonHello from London!

I arrived here on Thursday. What a wonderful city. On Sunday wesaw the Lord·s Mayor·s Show. It·s big exhibition. We saw her go past in a beautifol car.

On Monday we went to the River Thames. We walked across Tower Bridge to the National Gallery. Then we had a ride in theThames. The weather was good, so we could see Paul·s Cathedral, and a lot of other places.

Now it·s time for some shopping. Tomorrow. I·m going to theknightsbridge, because I want to visit Harrods. After that I·mgoing to the Fish and Chips ² it·s very British to do!

See you soonALICE



2 Find these words

in the word

search below,and draw lines

through them.

The words go

from left to right,and from top to

bottom.



Now write down all the letters that do not havelines through them, beginning with the first lineand going across each line to the end. You

now have 24 letters, which make the name of aplace.1. What is the name, and where is this place?

The name is Shakesperare and the place isglobe theatre.

2. What can you see there? Y oucan see the comedies andtragedies of Shakespeare quite similar to its time.

3. When did it open? It open in 1599.



3 Here is a new photo for the book. Find thebest place in the book to put the picture,and answer these questions.

The pictures goes on page; 19 -201. Where was the photographer? The London

eye2. Would you like to go there? Y es, of course!

3. What can you see in the photo? The housesof parliament and Big Ben.

(C APTION OF T HE PHOTO: On London Eye youcan see Big Ben There was very amazing!



4 It is the year 2100. What is London like? Tick the sentences you agree with.

1. Everybody speaks English. Y es, I agree.

2. Nobody lives near to river because of thefloods. No, I don·t agree

3. There are no cars in the centre of London.No, I don·t agree. Always there are cars!

4. Buckingham Palace is now a hotel. No, Idon·t agree

5. Fish is very expensive, so only rich peopleeat fish and chips. No, I don·t agree!



5 Would you like to visit London? Why/ Whynot? What five things would you like to seeand do in London? What would you like tosee first? What is the most interesting thingabout the city for you?

Yes! Why not? Is very beautifol and interestinghis history and museums. My favourite things

and I would like see in London are LondoEye, Big Ben, Globe theater, Hyde Park andSouth Bank. The most interesting of the cityare clothes, food and museums .



6 Compare London and your city or town. You can use theinformation in this book. These websites can help youtoo: www.visitlondon.com , www.visitbritain.com ,www.enoyengland.com :

There are 7 million people in London, but in my city thereare 16.000 people. My town is very small and London isvery, very big! In London, people speak more 300languag es But in my town only catalan and spanishand some people speak english. In London there are themost famous monuments and in my town there aren·t

important monuments, but I think in my town the food isbetter than London but London have more shops but inCardedeu (my town) there are very few shops. Inconclusion London is better Cardedeu and I prefer live inCardedeu, because London is very big and I don·t likebig places.

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