landmarks of London. Whitehall, which leads out of the square to the south, is the site of many

Government offices including the Prime Minister's residence, Foreign Office, War Office; at the far

end of Whitehall stand, beside the Thames, the Houses of Parliament with the Big Clock Tower, and

Westminster Abbey; to the left Covent Garden fruit market and Covent Garden Opera House, and

beyond the Bank of England; another slight turn left would enable your eye to fall on the British

Museum; further left still we should see theatreland around Piccadilly Circus (it is not at all a circus

but an open space of a circular form) and those expensive shopping promenades — Regent Street,

Oxford Street, Bond Street; a little further, and into view would come Hyde Park in the distance,

with, nearer, Buckingham Palace, and Royal Drive known as the Mall, which leads into Trafalgar

Square.

V. Use Text В to practise similar conversations on Moscow.

VI. Read and retell:

A. The famous square mile of the City of London is administered as an independent unit,

having its own Lord Mayor and Corporation and its own police force. It was here that the Romans

built their walled town of Londinium, a few traces of which remain today, and it was here that the

Medieval guilds established their headquarters. When after the Great Fire of 1666, the City was

rebuilt, stone and brick replaced the many mainly wooden medieval houses and from that time the

City gradually became a financial and commercial centre.

B. One of the special joys of London is the amount of space given over to parks, gardens,

squares and open areas. They provide a welcome visual and physical break from the mass of

buildings and the heavy traffic. Kew Gardens are famous Botanic Gardens on the banks of the

Thames. The gardens and hothouses with rare flowers, trees and shrubs are well worth seeing.

Within a stone's throw of Buckingham Palace are St. James's Park and Green Park. St. James's Park,

the oldest in London, was created by Henry VIII and redesigned by his successors. Green Park, as its

name suggests, mainly consists of lawns and trees.

(From Colourful London. Norwich, 1981)

VII. Make up short situations or dialogues, using tne following words and

phrases:

1. why not..., let me see, to be found, across the road, to have no (time, money) left; 2. in

present days, to live from hand to mouth; 3. under the command of, to be famous for, to defeat, to

win the victory, at the cost of; 4. fortress, armour, in memory of, to contain; 5. swan, lined with trees,

float, shady avenues, ancient.

VIII. Fill in prepositions:

Scotland Yard is the headquarters ... the Metropolitan Police ... London. ...most people, its

name immediately brings ... mind the picture ... a detective — cool, collected, efficient, ready to

track down any criminal.

Scotland Yard is situated ... the Thames Embankment close ... the Houses ... Parliament and

the familiar clock tower ... Big Ben. The name "Scotland Yard" originates ... the plot ... land

adjoining Whitehall Palace where, ... about the 14th century, the royalty and nobility ... Scotland

stayed when visiting the English Court. The popular nickname ... the London policeman "bobby" is a

tribute ... Sir Robert Peel, who introduced the police force ... 1829, and whose Christian name

attached itself ... members ... the force.

IX. Review Text "Introducing London", texts A, B, Exercises IV, VI, VIII and

study the map of London. Speak on the given topics:

1. London dominates British life. 2. The West End. 3. The East End. 4. The City. 5. The

Tower. 6. The district of Westminster. 7. The British Parliament. 8. Whitehall and Fleet Street. 9.

Trafalgar Square. 10. St. Paul's Cathedral. 11. The parks of London. 12. London museums. 13.

London traffic. 14. Monuments in London.

X. Translate into English:

1. В самом центре Сити, напротив главного банка Англии, стоит статуя Веллингтона —

знаменитого английского генерала и государственного деятеля XIX в. Под его командованием

английские войска совместно со своими союзниками (allies) нанесли поражение армии

Наполеона под Ватерлоо в 1815 г. Мост Ватерлоо, один из красивейших мостов через Темзу,

был назван так в честь этой победы. 2. Мэлл (The Mall) — это широкий проспект, обсаженный

деревьями, ведущий от Трафальгарской площади к Букингемскому дворцу — резиденции

английских королей. Напротив дворца стоит огромный памятник со статуей Победы наверху.

Этот памятник был воздвигнут в честь королевы Виктории, чье шестидесятичетырехлетнее

царствование (reign) было самым продолжительным в истории (1837—1901). 3. Хайгейтское

кладбище (Highgate Cemetery) известно тем, что там находится могила Карла Маркса. В 1956

году на деньги, присланные рабочими со всех концов света, там был воздвигнут памятник

Карлу Марксу.

XI. Read Text С. Say what landmarks you would mention to a group of tourists

standing in the middle of Red Square. Use the word combinations given below:

to witness, the heart of the city, the face of Red Square, the seat of the Administration of the

President, to honour the memory, to stream to, public executions, the beating of the heart of our

capital,

ХII. Act out a dialogue between a Russian tourist and a policeman. Choose the

exact place (in Moscow or elsewhere) where you are having your talk and the place

you want to get to. Use in your dialogue one or two phrases from each set given

below:

1. Excuse me, I've lost my way ...; I'm trying to go to ...; Which is the right (best, shortest)

way to ...? Please show me the way to ...; How do I get there? Am I on the right road? 2. How far is

it? Is it possible to walk there? Is there a bus from here to ...? Is it much of a walk? 3. Go right to the

end of the street, then turn left, go two blocks straight ahead and then turn to ... ; Straight on and the

second turning to the right ...; You are going in the opposite direction. 4. What can I do for you?

Now, where is it you want to go? It's a long distance off. It's a long (short) way to ...; It's quite a

distance from here. 5. Be careful, the traffic keeps to the left in this country; Look out; It isn't safe to

cross here; Be sure not to cross the street (square, etc.); One can never be too careful; Wait for the

break in the traffic; Don't cross the street when the traffic light has changed to red.

XIII. Try your band at teaching.

1. Read the text. Discuss what you would do in the teacher's position:

Susan was absolutely impossible. Or so her teacher was convinced, for Susan did not like to

read (a problem every teacher faces from time to time). But there were things that Susan did enjoy.

She liked ballet. And she adored her dog Curly. "How can I," thought the teacher, "introduce Susan

to pleasures of reading?"

2. Get 4-5 pictures of London (Moscow) attractions and be ready to comment

on them. (See "Classroom English", Sections II, Ш, V.)

ХIV. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Из окна такси вы можете увидеть Лондон лишь мельком. Есть много других

способов ознакомиться с его достопримечательностями: можно походить по городу пешком,

можно отправиться в двухчасовую поездку на туристском автобусе, курсирующем по

Лондону, можно посмотреть город с верхней площадки двухэтажного автобуса; кроме того,

можно совершить речную поездку по Темзе или Большому каналу в Риджентс-Парк. 2. Если