3.2 Ознайомлення із інформацією про колесо обзору у Лондоні. – Read the text about the London Eye: edf Energy London Eye

The London Eye - one of the largest Ferris wheel in the world, is located in London on the south bank of the Thames.

London Eye is 135 meters tall - project architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, who won the design competition of buildings dedicated to the onset of the third millennium. Construction wheel lasted 6 years, and ended exactly 31 December 1999. The London Eye, similar to a large bicycle wheel, supported by spokes, made of segments, which are transported by the Thames on barges and assembled in the "lying" to the Special River platforms. The assembled wheel raised to a vertical position with the help of specially designed system at 2 degrees per hour. The total weight of the wheel was 1700 tons.

The London Eye has 32 fully enclosed and air-conditioned cabins, pods for passengers, egg-shaped and weighing 10 tons each. Number of capsules is symbolic - it corresponds to the 32nd district of London. Each capsule can accommodate up to 25 passengers. Rotation speed - 26 cm per second, which is approximately equal to 0.9 km per hour. One revolution of the wheel takes about 30 minutes. Wheel speed allows him not to stop, to drop some passengers and took the following. In good weather, the visibility from the cab wheels up to 40 km.

In December 2006, the London Eye has got LED-backlit Color Kinetics, which is controlled by a special digital system.

On January 20, 2011 ride in three years will be named EDF Energy London Eye, in agreement with the sponsor.

3.3 Відповіді на питання. – Answer the following questions:

1. How tall is the London Eye ?

2. Who designed the London Eye project ?

3. How long did the London Eye construction last ? And when did it end exactly ?

4. How many cabins does the London Eye have ?

5. How does each cabin weigh ?

6. Does the number of capsules correspond to the number of London districts ?

7. How many passengers can each capsule accommodate ?

8. What is the rotation speed of each capsule ?

9. How much time does one revolution take ?

10. Does the wheel stop to drop passengers and take the followings ?

11. What system is the wheel controlled by ?

12. When was the London Eye called EDF Energy London Eye ?

4. Work in pairs. Read the information below and the Professional Practice above, give a presentation to tourists. Then ask any questions your partner has. Tower of London (Part 1)

The Tower was built in 1078 and enlarged over the next few centuries. It has been a prison, a palace, the site of political intrigue, and housed lions, bears, and (to this day) flightless ravens. Forty wardens are known as Beefeaters guard of the Tower and they live there.

It is not known when the ravens settled there but it is said that if they leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall.

The Tower has been a tourist attraction since the reign of Charles II (1660-85) when both the Crown Jewels and the collection of armour were fist shown to the public.

One of the Tower’s darkest mysteries concerns two boy princes, the sons of Eduard IV. They were put in the Tower by their uncle, Richard of Gloucester, when their father died in 1483. Neither was ever seen again and Richard was crowned later that year.