Objects: We are going to talk about some places of interest in London, listen to some more information about them, improve your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills, practice in asking and answering the questions. Pupil’s outcomes: By the end of the lesson you’ll be able to use vocabulary in asking and answering the questions about some places of interest in London, to use the structure as…as/ not as…as comparing them and to tell about the places you’d like to visit.
Write if the statements are true or false: London is the capital of Ukraine. The London Eyeis also called the Millennium Wheel. It’s 250 m high. Big Ben is opposite the London Eye. In Regent’s park there is the Open Air Theatre.6. You can’t cycle in the Regent’s park7. The Millennium Bridge was closed after two years.8. The Changing of the Guards takes place 20 minutes.9. You can take a boat along the Thames.10. You can also walk along the top bridge.
Example: The Desna is long. The Thames is longer. The Desna in not as long as the Thames.1. Westminster Abbey is old. St. Paul’s Cathedral is old, too.2. Parliament Square is famous. Trafalgar Square is more famous.3. The Houses of Parliament is beautiful. Buckingham Palace is beautiful, too.4. Oxford is large. London is large. Let’s compare some objects using the structure as…as/ not as…as:
1. In which London museum can you find the Rosetta Stone?2. In which park can you find Winter Wonderland at Christmas time?3. On which square is the National Gallery located?4. What is the Queen’s London residence?5. In which London museum can you find a collection of wax figures?6. Where did Prince Charles and Diana Spencer get married?7. Where do English coronations take place?Quiz