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Stewardess:
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Hello, Ladies and gentlemen! My name is Ann, I'm
stewardess. Fasten your seat belts, please! The pilot is preparing to take
off. Once we are in the air, we will be serving a light snack and something
to drink. Thank you.
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Pilot:
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Ladies and gentlemen! These is the pilot speaking. I
would to welcome you abroad British Airways Flight 54, non-stop to Heathrow
Airport in London. We are currently flying at an altitude of 11, 000 meters.
Our flight will be 2 hours and 45 minutes.
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Stewardess:
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Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention,
please? I offer you to watch TV a short film. (слайды о Британии)
The official name of the country is the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is situated on the British Isles.
The British Isles are a group of islands lying off the north-west coast of
Europe. The Largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland.
As you know there are no high mountains and forests on
these islands, but there are a lot of rivers and beautiful lakes.
The climate of the British Isles is not very cold in
winter and never very hot in summer. But all territory gets a lot of rain in
all seasons. And the weather is very changeable.
The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland. The capital is London. The population of the
country is almost 56 million people.
The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy with
the Queen Elizabeth II as the official head of state. The government is
headed by the Prime Minister, but all the laws are made by the members of the
Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two parts: the House of Lords
and the House of Commons.
Ladies and gentlemen! Fasten your seatbelts, please!
The pilot is preparing for landing. When we are in London a group of British
students will meet you.
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Pilot:
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Ladies and gentlemen! This is the pilot speaking. We
are about to touch down in London, at the international airport of Heathrow.
The temperature outside is 18 degrees centigrade. Thank you for flying
British airways. Buy!
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Stewardess:
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At last we are in London! A group of British students
will be your guides during sightseeing tour. There is a bus waiting for you.
Have a nice time in London! Buy!
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Student 1:
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How do you do? My name is Jane Brown; I welcome you to
our capital and to one of the largest and oldest cities in the words. London
is more than 2, 000 years old. Modern London was founded of two ancient
cities, London and Westminster. The population is about 8 million people.
London is divided into 4 parts: the City, Westminster, the East and the West
End. London is a very beautiful city, all its famous sights you'll see from
our red double-decker. The first bus service in London started in 1829.
One of the most interesting places in the City is the
Tower of London. It was built in 11th century. Over the time the
Tower of London has been a fortress, a royal palace, an observatory, a prison
and even the King's Zoo. Now it is a museum. Not far from the Tower of London
is the Tower Bridge. It was built in 1894 across the River Thames. Its two
parts can be lifted for ships going up the river. All in all there are about
30 bridges across the Thames.
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Student 2:
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Hi, I'm Ben! On the right side of the Thames we can
see Saint Paul’s Cathedral. It is the greatest monument and of the most
beautiful English churches. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren
Built it in !7th century (1675-1710); it took Christopher Wren 35
years to build it. This magnificent building is a unique example of the
English Baroque and the most powerful architectural statement ever made in
London.
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Student 3:
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Hello, my name is Kate. Now we are going to the West
End. This is the fashionable place for shopping, entertainment and arts. But
there are a lot of Beautiful historical sights.
Westminster Abby is one of the most remarkable
examples of the early English Gothic style. It is very impressive and
appearance. The abbey is used for the coronations, royal weddings, funerals
and memorial services of national figures of England. There is a Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, Poet's Corner the tombs and memorials of many British Poets
as Shakespeare, Byron, Kipling and others.
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Student 4:
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Hi, my name is Nick. Next to the Abbey we see the
Houses of Parliament in Parliament Square. It was constructed in 1850; this
is the seat of the British government. The Clock Tower, a famous Big Ban is
well known for its finest time-keeper clock. Big Ben is named after its
creator Sir Benjamin Hall. It is really big. You can imagine what size it
is! Big Ben is symbol of London and also of whole Great Britain.
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Student 5:
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Hello, I'm Jane. Let's go and see Buckingham Palace.
It is the official home of the British royal family in London. There are
about 600 rooms in the Palace. When the flag is on the top of the Palace, it
means that the Queen is at home. Every day at 11.30 a.m. We can see the
beautiful ceremony of the changing the Guards. On the official Queen's
birthday in June thousands of Londoners and tourists can see Queen's troops
in full dress. The royal family steps onto the balcony and greets the public
on the this day.
Not far from Buckingham Palace there is Trafalgar
Square. The highest point here is the column with the 5 meter high statue of
the Admiral Nelson. The square is decorated with beautiful fountains.
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Student 1:
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If you are interested in arts then visiting of the
National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery and Tate Gallery is just what you
need! Don't forget about famous Madame Tussaud’s Museum of wax figures. But
if visiting of the theater is your passion come and see worlds famous
Shakespeare's plays on the Globe stage.
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Thank you very much for you sightseeing tour. Of
course, this only a little piece of all wonders which are worth seeing. I
hope we can see them somebody and try to guess the secret of the Stonehenge
or look at the Loch Ness monster ourselves.
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Teacher:
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2) гимнастика для глаз:
After long watching I want you to make some exercises
for you eyes to relax.
Please, close your eyes, count to 10 and open them.
Move them to the lift, move them to the right,
Make the circle with your eyes.
Make a square and triangle,
for some seconds but not longer.
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Stewardess:
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Ladies and gentlemen! We continue our traveling. Now
we are going to the North America where two English-speaking countries are
located – the USA and Canada.
The United States of America is situated in the
central part of the continent. It is washed by the Pacific in the West by the
Atlantic Ocean in the East. The continental part of the USA consists of two
highland regions and two lowlands regions.
The five Great lakes are joined together and flow into
the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Salt Lake is the of the country. The main
rivers are the Mississippi, the Colorado, the Columbia, Saint Lawrence River
and Hudson River.
The USA is a very large country, so it has several
different climatic regions.
The population of the is more than 236 million
people. In the USA live many nationalities, among them Afro-Americans and
Indians – native Americans.
The United States of America is a federal republic
consisting of 50 states and headed by the President. The USA government is
divided into three parts: the President, the Supreme Court and Congress,
which consists of the houses – the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The capital of the USA is Washington, in the District of the District of
Columbia.
A group of our students visited the USA last year. They took a lot of photos
and now they invite us to the photo exhibition named “America – far or
near?”.
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Student 1:
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Like any other capital, Washington has a lo of
visitors every day. It was chosen by first president George Washington as the
permanent site for national capital and was named after him. George
Washington led the America army the War for Independence. Washington Monument
commemorating the first president looks like a tall column, also called “the
pencil”.
The of Declaration of Independence was written by
Thomas Jefferson – the third president. This is Jefferson Memorial.
This is the Lincoln Memorial, built in honor of
Abraham Lincoln – the 16th president. He wrote the Emancipation
Proclamation and freed the black from slavery.
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Student 2:
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Now have a look on another magnificent memorial. This
is granite mountain. Faces of four Presidents: Washington, Jefferson,
Roosevelt and Lincoln are carved in Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota. The
sculptor of this memorial was Godson Borglum. Many people come to see this
monument every year.
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Student 3:
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The beautiful home and the residence of every
President is the white House. This is the oldest public building in the
Washington, D.C., it consists of 132 rooms.
The tallest building is the Capital; this also the
most famous building the USA, because all the laws are made there.
Besides the Smithsonian Castle, Supreme Court and the
National Air and Space Museum are worth visiting.
Washington is not a typical American city. There are
no skyscrapers, because nobody will build a house higher then the Capital.
But there are a lot of public gardens, parks where you can rest and sit in
the sun.
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Student 4:
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To contrast different American life-styles I want to
tell you about New York, the biggest city in the word. There you can see all
the worlds’ races and nationalities. The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of
New York. It welcome millions of tourists and emigrants to the United States.
It was presented by people of France in 1884. It is the Largest statue ever
made.
This is the New York sky – line, which conn4cts different parts of the city.
A lot of buses, cars, electric and other trains cross it every day.
Visiting New York for the first time you will be
deeply impressed by the modern architecture. Everywhere you can see
skyscrapers. The biggest of all is the Empire State Building. But the tallest
skyscraper in the world is in Chicago, Illinois. It is called Sears Tower.
There are the fist skyscrapers called Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower.
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Student 1:
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There are a lot of sightseeing in the USA, not only
memorials, skyscrapers and high-speed roads. There are also a lot of
museums, especially on Broadway, cinemas, music halls and picture galleries.
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Teacher:
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3) динамическая пауза:
Thanks a lot for your photo exhibition. Now take a
rest and do some easy exercises.
My heads upon my head I place,
On my shoulders, on my face.
Then I raise them up and high-speed
And make my fingers quickly fly
Then I put them in front of me
And gently clap: one, two, and three.
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Stewardess:
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There are also two countries where people mostly speak
English – Australia and New Zealand. We are planning our trio to Australia
next summer. Before traveling we looked for information in the Internet and
we've made our own Internet site including most interesting facts about
Australia. It was named “Unknown Australia”.
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Student 1:
(Australia)
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Do you know that Captain James Cook discovered
Australia in 1770? Не claimed this part the land of England. In 1901
Australia bесаmе а nation within the British Empire; in 1931 it gained
independence from Great Britain.
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Student 2:
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As for geographical position Australia is situated
south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian oceans. It is located in
the southern hemisphere that is why it has summer when we have winter, and
has winter when we have Summer. In fact Australia is а continent, а country
and an island at the same time. It is the smallest continent in the world.
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Student 3:
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The official name of the country is the Commonwealth
of Australia. It is а federal state and а member of the Commonwealth of
Nations. The head of state is the British Queen represented by the governor -
General. The Commonwealth of Australia consists оf 6 states and 2
territories.
Australia has а parliament in each state and the
Federal Parliament of the Commonwealth.
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Student 4:
(Australia)
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It is surprising that big cities of Australia аrе
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Реrth and Brisbane. But the capital is Canberra
- the home of gоvеrnmеnt and embassies. The centerpiece of the city is the
Раrliament House; there are also many fine museums, the National Gallery, the
National Science and Technology сеntеr and the High Соurt. Canberra is also
the "natural capital" rich оf spectacular countryside.
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Student 1:
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The largest and the oldest city in Australia is
Sidney. About 4 million on реоple live there. Surrounded by ocean and
national parks Sydney with the warm, sunny climate attracts tourists from
all over the world. Its natural beauty, impressive galleries, museums and
architecture makes уоur tour unforgettable. The rеа1 masterpiece is the Ореrа
House. It is а symbol of Australia's Cultural life.
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Student 2:
(Australia)
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The acknowledged culture capital of the country is
Melbourne with world-class music, dance, opera, comedy and theatre. Nowadays
Melbourne has also оnе of the most fanatical sporting public. Playing tennis,
golf, baseball and football, surfing, water-skiing, boating, yachting,
cycling are very popular in Меlbоurnе.
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Student 3:
(Australia)
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Can you believe that Australia has the greatest
varieties of plants and animals? Some of them саn not be seen anywhere else.
For eхаmрlе, kangaroo, platypus and echidna, koala, wild dog dingo, Some
species of parrots and fish. You can see kangaroo and emu on the Australian
coat of arms.
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Student 4:
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It is interesting that native Australian are the
Aborigines. They have their own culture, arts, believes and lifestyle. For а
long time they have been а dying nation but now their living conditions аrе
improving. The aborigines love music; they sing and рlау their instruments.
When they dance they put colors on their faces and bodies.
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Stewardess:
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Well, our journey throw English – speaking countries
is over. Now take part in the “Country – Quiz”. There are three teams
“Britain”, “America” and “Australia”. Answer the questions. For every correct
answer you’ll become a bonus. Let’s start!
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