OPEN THE WORLD

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OPEN THE WORLD
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Topic WELCOME TO LONDON
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I hope to see London before I die W.
Shakespeare Henry IV
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Overviewtoday were going to talk about

• Consonant sounds
• Construction to be going to
• Idioms and their meanings
• Famous places of London

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I. Warming up

• We start with English phonetics
• Lets remember
• How many vowels are there in English?
• 5
• How many consonants?
• 24

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Today we are going to remember consonant sounds

• Listen,read and repeat
• She sells seashells by the seashore
• The shells she sells are seashells Im sure

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II. Checking the hometask

• Your hometask for today was to read the text
• London and to answer the questions .
• Are you ready to read the text?

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Geographic names

• London
• The Houses of Parliament
• Big Ben
• Buckingham Palace
• Trafalgar Square
• Regents Park
• Westminster Abbey
• The British Museum

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Vocabulary

• population ?????????
• to be founded ???? ??????????
• the seat ????????????????
• government ????
• residence ??????????
• to strike ????, ?????????
• the best way ????????? ??????

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• London is the capital city of Great Britain,
  its political, economic and cultural centre. It
  is one of the largest cities of the world. Its
  population is more than 9 million people. London
  is situated on the river Thames. The city is very
  old and beautiful. It was founded more than 2000
  years ago. London has lots of places of interest.
  One of them is the Houses of Parliament, the seat
  of the British Government. There one can see a
  famous Clock Tower Big Ben, the symbol of London.
  Big Ben is really the bell which strikes every
  quarter of an hour. Buckingham Palace is the
  residence of the Queen. There are many other
  places of interest in London Trafalgar Square,
  Regents Park, Westminster Abbey and of course,
  the British Museum.

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Answer the questions

1. What is the population of London?
2. Where is London situated?
3. When was the city founded?
4. Do you know any places of interest in London?
5. What can you say about Big Ben?
6. What is Buckingham palace?

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III. Main point1.GRAMMAR

• To be going to do something
• ???? ????? ???? ??????? ? ???????????
• We use to be going to do something
• when we say what we have already decided to do in
  the future

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To be going toaffirmative and negative sentences
I am (not) going to read
You are (not) going to do
We are (not) going to swim
they are (not) going to run
He is (not) going to say
She is (not) going to cut
It is (not) going to write
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To be going toquestions
Am I going to read ?
Are you going to run ?
Are we going to tell ?
Are they going to put ?
Is he going to swim ?
Is she going to send ?
Is it going to ask ?
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Make affirmative sentences with Going to

• Why are you turning on the television? (the news)
  - I am going to watch the news.
• 1. I don't have any money! (lend some)
• 2. I have got a headache. (Get an aspirin)
• 3. Why are you filling the bucket with water?
  (wash the car)
• 4. I decided to repaint the room. (Color)
• 5. Are you going out? (market)
• 6. I don't know how to use this program. (Help)
• 7. What would you like to eat? (Sandwich)

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Tell about your plans for the future. Use Going
to and words

• Travel
• Go
• See
• Ask
• Take
• Send
• Have
• Buy
• Eat

• London
• Photo
• Bus
• Bag
• Camera
• Postcard
• Nice day
• Fizzy drink
• Ice cream

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Work in pairs

• 1. What are you going to do this evening?
• 2. What are you going to do tomorrow?
• 3. How are you going to spend this weekend?
• 4. Where are you going to go this summer?
• 5. Are you going to study any more English?
• 6. Are you going to change your jobs?
• 7. How are you going to change your life?

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Make sentences using going to

• 1. The girls (give) Simon a book for his
  birthday.2. Peter (learn) his English
  vocabulary.3. Jayne (throw) the ball to
  Mary.4. We (swim) across the Channel next
  year.5. Mary (phone) her mum, because she's
  late.6. Jonathan (hit) his sister.7. I (make)
  lunch early today.8. We (do) our homework
  later.9. They (take) the dogs out for a
  walk.10. Mr Pearson (stay) at home tomorrow

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2.IDIOMSToday we are also learning idioms

• Who can say what idioms are?
• Idiom is an expression which native speakers of a
  language take, not as separate words, but as a
  whole phrase, in order to correctly understand
  it.
• Idioms are common in all kinds of English, formal
  and informal, spoken and written.

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Idioms

• The great wen
• The lungs of London
• To get around
• To go on a guided tour
• A good address
• To paint the town red

• ?????? ???????????? ????? (??????)
• ???? ? ????? ???????
• ??????, ???????? ???????? ?????
• ?????? ?? ????????? ? ?????
• ?????????? ????? ?????
• ????? ??????????

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Make your own sentences using idioms and Going to

• The great wen
• The lungs of London
• To get around
• To go on a guided tour
• A good address
• To paint the town red

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3. LONDONS SIGHTSEEINGLets start our guided
tour

• Today were going to visit London. We are
  using Londons Tourist Agency Evan Evans Tour.
• Im going to be your guide.
• Lets sit in our comfortable bus and start
  our excursion!

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The River Thames

• Welcome to London and welcome to this red and
  white bus tour! On the right you can see the
  river Thames.

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Westminster Abbey

• Now on the left you can see a very big church.
  This church is called Westminster Abbey. Its the
  church where the kings and queens of England
  marry. It was built between 1840 and 1850.

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Big Ben

• Now look right and you can see a big clock.
  Its Big Ben. Its famous in England and all
  around the world. Big Ben is the name of the bell
  in the Clock Tower a part of the House of
  Parliament. The bell is very heavy. It weighs
  13.5 tons

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Tower of London

• Its Tower of London. At first it was a
  fortress, a prison and a palace. Now its a
  museum, which always presents its exhibits on
  displays!

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The Tower Bridge

• Now, lets come closer to the Tower Bridge,
  which is near the Tower of London. It was opened
  in 1894.

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Piccadilly Circus

• Now were in Piccadilly Circus. Piccadilly
  Circus is the centre of London. It is a famous
  London landmark and meeting place. Here you can
  see the bronze fountain and the famous statue of
  Eros.

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The London Eye

• Now were near the London Eye. It is a new
  landmark. Its taller than Big Ben! If you are in
  the capsule, you can see 25 miles in each
  direction. You will see the worlds most famous
  sights.

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• Our bus stops here. Thank you for coming on
  this tour of London.
• Tomorrow we are going to see the lungs of
  London- beautiful parks.

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Now I propose you to read some information about
places, which we are going to visit tomorrow.

• There are a lot of places of interest in
  London. Tomorrow we are going to visit the
  British museum with its library, reading room and
  the collection of manuscripts.
• The National Gallery, which has one of the
  worlds greatest art collections is in Trafalgar
  Square. Nelson Column can also be found in this
• square.
• Tomorrow we are going to visit the lungs of
  London. Hyde park is the most democratic park in
  the world, as anyone can say anything he likes
  there. Regents park is the home of London zoo.

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Chose the correct answer

• 1. Big Ben is in London.a) a square b) a
  monument c) a clock2. The British Museum is
  famous for its a) modern paintings b) library
  c) collection of pictures3. The Tower of London
  is now used as a) a museum b) a palace c) a
  prison4. The official London residence of the
  Queen isa) Spencer House b) Buckingham Palace
  c) Westminster Palace5. Londons double-deckers
  are a) green b) red c) blue6. All the kings
  and queens of England were crowned in a) St.
  Pauls Cathedral b) Westminster Abbey c) St.
  Peters Church

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IV. Summing up

• What have you done today?
• What have you heard and said today?
• What have you seen and read today?
• Which words have you remembered?
• When do we use to be going to?

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V. Hometask

• Write a report about your next excursion using
  idioms and to be going to.

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Good Bye!!!!!