London.

amazingly –ғажайып; plague [pleig] - апат; stone – тастаң жасалған; fire – от; neighbor -көрші; wide – кең; destroy – бұзу;

-«Түртіп алу жүйесі» мәтін оқу, кестені толтыру

London’s fire

In the 17^th century London was a city of narrow crooked streets. The streets were so that it was possible for a person at a window on one side of the street to shake hands with a neighbor on the other side.

It was a dirty city too.

In 1665 75.000 Londoner’s died from the plague.

On September 2^nd 1666 a bakery near London Bridge caught fire. The streets were narrow, the wooden houses were dry after a hot summer. That’s why the fire spread quickly. A strong wind from the river blew the flames from house to house, the fire burned from September 2^nd to September 6^th.

It destroyed 80% of the city. Amazingly no one died in the fire. The Londoners rebuilt the city. The new houses were made of brick or stone. The streets in the city were wider and cleaner that in the old city.

Vocabulary:

Narrow –лық толы; burn – жану;

Blew- жел соғу; possible –мүмкіндік;

Flame – флейм; side – жақ;

Spread – тарату; shake – қозғау;

2. Now you should match the text and the picture.

Text 1.

It is the place where British kings and queens live. Important visitors often go to this place to meet the Royal family.

Text 2.

It is more than nine hundred years old. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London. This church has two tall towers. In 1952 Queen Elizabeth was crowned there.

Text 3.

It is one of the most famous clocks in the world. Its tower is the symbol of London and Britain.

Text 4.

It is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753. It has mountains of books.

1 2 3 4

3. Several lessons ago I asked you to find out some information about the following sights of Astana. Your task was to prepare short monologues about these sights. Let’s listen to some of you.

Baiterek The Concert Hall

Khan Shatyry Akh Orda

4. Match the sentences.

Today we’ll continue to speak about London. At first let’s introduce with the new

words:

double-decker bus – екі этажды автовус

single-decker bus- бір қабатты автовус

queue - кезек

coach - автобус

plague - оба

crooked – қисық

straight- тура

spread- таралу

5. Reading the text.

If it has two floors it’s called a double-decker and you can get a good view from the top level. If it has only one floor it’s called a single-decker.

Buses have a two person crew it’s a driver who drives, of course, and the conductor (or conductress if it’s a woman) who takes your money. Keep your ticket as the inspector might want to check it. You catch a bus waiting at a bus stop.

For longer distances take a long distance bus called a coach which is slower but cheaper. A double-decker bus has an upstairs (top) and downstairs (inside).

single-decker a double-decker a coach

The use of the word “inside” for the lower deck dates from the early days when the top deck was open, so that only passengers on the lower deck were inside. People queue for buses in Britain.

But you shouldn’t jump the queue: people don’t like it.

Only a limited number is allowed to stand inside.

And no one may stand on top. Smoking in allowed on top but you cannot smoke

inside.

6.What is the difrence between ....

a. conductor and conductress,

b. inspector and bus driver,

c. single-decker and double-decker,

d. bus and coach.

7. Decide which is correct: a, b, or c.

1. How many parts is London divided into?

a)two parts; b)four parts; c)three parts

2. А bus with two floors?

a)double-decker b)a single-decker c)a coach

3. What place is the official home of the Queen?

a)the Tower; b)Buckingham Palace; c)St. Paul's Cathedral

4. What is the capital of England?

a) Astana b) London c) Cardiff d) Belfast

5. How many people live in London?

a) 8 million b) 6 million c) a million d) 4 million

6. What is the heart of London?

a) the City b) Westminster c) the West End d) the East End

To compare the system of public transport in London and Astana.

Things in

common

Astana

London