Places of Interest in Great Britain
Britain is rich in its historic places which link the present with the past. The oldest part of London is Lud Hill, where the city is originated. About a mile west of it there is Westminster Palace, where the king lived and the Parliament met, and there is also Westminster Abbey, the coronation church. Liverpool, the «city of ships», is England’s second greatest port, ranking after London. The most interesting sight in the Liverpool is the docks. They occupy a river frontage of seven miles. The University of Liverpool, established in 1903, is noted for its School of Tropical Medicine. And in the music world Liverpool is a well-known name, for it’s the home town of «The Beatles».
Stratford-on-Avon lies 93 miles north-west of London. Shakespeare was born here in 1564 and here he died in 1616. Cambridge and Oxford Universities are famous centres of learning. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument, presumably built by Druids, members of an order of priests
The British Museum is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753 and contains one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities. The Egyptian Galleries contain human and animal mummies. Some parts of Athens’ Parthenon are in the Greek section. Madam Tussaud’s Museum is an exhibition of hundreds of life-size wax models of famous people of yesterday and today. The collection was started by Madam Tussaud, a French modeller in wax, in the 18th century. Here you can meet Marilyn Monroe, Elton John, Picasso, the Royal Family, the Beatles and many others: writers, movie stars, singers, politicians, sportsmen, etc.
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ΠΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΅ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΌ. Π‘ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π° — ΠΠ°Π΄
Π‘ΡΡΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ΄-Π½Π°-ΠΠΉΠ²ΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ 93 ΠΌΠΈΠ»Ρ ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎ-Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Ρ ΠΎΡ ΠΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π°. Π¨Π΅ΠΊΡΠΏΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π² 1564 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π² 1616 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ. ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠ±ΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ — Π·Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ. Π‘ΡΠΎΡΠ½Ρ Π΅Π½Π΄ΠΆ — ΡΡΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π΄ΡΡΠΈΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠ»Π΅Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π² Π΄ΠΎΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΊ Π’ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΉΠ΄-ΠΆΠ΅Π» — ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°Π³Π°Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΡΡΡΡΠ°. ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡ — ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ» Π΅ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ° ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, Π³Π»Π°Π²Ρ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈ.
ΠΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·Π΅ΠΉ — ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·Π΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ°. ΠΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π² 1753 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΈΠ· Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΉ Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ³ΠΈΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°Ρ ΠΌΡΠΌΠΈΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ . ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ Π°ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ½Π° Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ Π² Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΡΠ·Π΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π΄Π°ΠΌ Π’ΡΡΡΠΎ — ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ², ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ. ΠΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠ°Π΄Π°ΠΌ Π’ΡΡΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΊΡΠ»ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡ, Π² XVIII Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ΅. ΠΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ Π²Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ½ ΠΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎ, ΠΠ»ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΠΆΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ΠΉ, «ΠΠΈΡΠ»Π·» ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ: ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΄Π°Π»Π΅Π΅.
Questions:
1. What is the oldest part of London?
2. What is Westminster Palace?
3. What is called «city of ships»?
4. Why is Stratford-on-Avon famous?
5. What are the famous centres of learning,
6. What is Stonehenge?
7. Who is the head of Church of England? What is his seat?
8. What is the largest and the richest museum in the world? What unique collections does it contain?
9. What can one see in Madam Tussaud’s Museum?
Vocabulary:
Lud Hill — ΠΠ°Π΄ Π₯ΠΈΠ»Π»
church — ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Ρ
frontage — ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΄
prehistoric — Π΄ΠΎΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ
order — ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π½
priest — ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊ
Tintagel — Π’ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΉΠ΄ΠΆΡΠ»
Canterbury Cathedral Archbishop — Π°ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ΅ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ
antiquity — Π°Π½ΡΠΈΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ°Ρ; Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ
mummies — ΠΌΡΠΌΠΈΠΈ
wax — Π²ΠΎΡΠΊ