“Countries, cities, sights”

Elena Arkadievna IvanovaForm 5A

It’s better to see something once then to hear about it a hundred

times.

Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать.

Countries,

cities,

sights

Country Location Population

Capital / Date of the foundation

National Symbols

Great Britain

The British Isles

61 million

London47AD

Big BenQueenDouble-decker

Country Location Population

Capital / Date of the foundation

National Symbols

Russia Eurasia 132 million

Moscow 1147

Red SquareThe KremlinBirch tree

The USA

North America

309 million

Washington1790

The Statue of LibertyStars and StripesUncle Sam

Match the sights and the pictures:a) Buckingham

Palace

b) Westminster Abbey

c) Trafalgar Square

d) St. Paul’s Cathedral

1

2

3

4

a)Red Square

b) The Kremlin

c) The Tretyakov Gallery

d) Gorky Park

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4c) The Library of

Congress

a) Disneyland

d) The White

House

b) The Statue of Liberty

Match the sights and the cities:a)Buckingham Palaceb) Red Square c) Westminster Abbey

d) Trafalgar Squaree) The Tretyakov Gallery

f) The Library of

Congress

g) St. Paul’s Cathedral

h) The Kremlini) The Statue of Libertyj) Gorky Parkk) The White House

LONDON

MOSCOW

WASHINGTON

NEW YORK

* Buckingham Palace* Westminster Abbey* St. Paul’s Cathedral

* The Kremlin in Izmailovo

* The Tretyakov Gallery * The White House

* The Library of Congress

residence - резиденцияstate- государственный

marble – мраморныйDrawing Room – гостиная

royal – королевскийa throne – тронa coach – карета

a ball - балa ceremony- церемония

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The Grand Hall and

the Grand staircase

The Green Drawing Room

The White Drawing Room

The State Dining Room

The Throne Room

The Queen’s Gallery

The Queen’s Gallery

The Gold State Coach

The Ball Room

True or false?• 1. If the Queen’s flag is outside

the palace, the Queen is at home.

• 2. Buckingham Palace has 770 rooms.

• 3. There is a table where 60 people can sit and have meals in the Green Drawing Room.

• 4. The Queen meets guests on special days in the Throne room.

• 5. You can see beautiful paintings, statues, different pieces of furniture in the Ball Room.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thomas Jefferson BuildingJohn Adams Building

James Madison Memorial Building a manuscript – манускрипт

circular in shape-круглой формыa balcony – балкон

a dome - купол

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress

The Capitol

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress

The Reading Room

The Reading Room

The Reading Room

The Dome of the Reading Room

True or false?• The Library started in 1900.• The Library has three buildings and is

situated in the United States Capitol.• There are more than 80 million things

in collections of books, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, works of drama, music and art.

• The Reading Room is circular in shape.• There are 10 large marble columns and

14 bronze statues near the columns in the Reading Room.

• FALSE• TRUE

• TRUE

• TRUE

• FALSE

to defend - защищатьa souvenir market – рынок

сувенировThe Palace of Russian Dining –

Дворец российской трапезыa marriage - свадьбаa grown-up- взрослый

The Kremlin in Izmailovo

The Kremlin in Izmailovo

The Kremlin in Izmailovo

The Souvenir Market

The Church

The Palace of Russian Dining

The Kremlin in Izmailovo

The Kremlin in Izmailovo

The Museum of Toys

The Museum of Russian Costume

The Museum of Bread

True or false?• The word “kremlin” means “building”. • You can enjoy a wonderful view of

wooden buildings with museums, the souvenir market and the wooden Church.

• In the Palace of Russian Dining you can cook different Russian food.

• Children can play games, feed birds, ride horses, take part in celebration of traditional Russian holidays there.

• You can visit the Museum of Toys, the Museum of Bread and the Museum of Russian Costume.

• FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

• TRUE

• TRUE

Choose the right variant:

1. a) Trafalgar Squareb) Hyde park

2. a) the White House b) the Metropolitan Museum

3. a) The Tretyakov Galleryb) Red Square

Find the word with “the" article:

(?) Big Ben(?) Gorky Park

(?) St. Paul’s Cathedral(?) British Museum(?) Times Square

(?) Westminster Bridge(?) Buckingham Palace

Complete the sentences with the words:

• Sir Christopher Wren built (1) in the 17th century after the great fire.

• (2) is one of the main symbols of the USA.

• The building in the centre of Moscow is (3).

• The members of the British Parliament work in (4).

• (5) was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo.

The Statue of Liberty, the White tower, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of

Parliament, the Kremlin

THE British Museum

1.St. Paul’s Cathedral 2. The Statue of Liberty 3. the Kremlin 4. The Houses of Parliament 5. The Tower

Westminster Abbey

1. a) Trafalgar Square2. a) the White House

3. b) Red Square

THANK YOU !