1.Warm-up

Match.

1) a tube	a) a bus with two levels
2) black cab	b) an apartment
3) night life	c) London taxi
4) travel card	d) twelve o’clock
5) visitors	e) an area
6) a flat	f) an underground train
7) double-decker	g) tourists
8) midnight	h) one-day ticket on London transport
9) the rush hour	i) expensive
10) a zone	j) films, concerts, plays, discos
11) dear	k) the busiest time to travel
12) rent	l) the monthly price of a place to live

Key: 1 f; 2 c; 3 j; 4 h; 5 g; 6 b; 7 a; 8 d; 9 k; 10 e; 11 i; 12 1.

2. Reading

Read the text and do the task.

THEATRE IN LONDON

Most British cities have a theatre, but London has the greatest number. There are over 50 theatres in London’s West End, the area in London with most theatres, and about 35 smaller fringe theatres.

In recent years musicals have been very successful. About 5.5 million people, many of them tourists, go to see a musical every year in London. The best known contemporary composer of musicals is Andrew Lloyd Webber. His musical Cats is the longest-running musical.

Going to the theatre in Britain is not only popular, but also expensive. Not many young people can afford to go. It is possible to get cheaper tickets by going to afternoon performances called matinees or by buying stand-bys, half-price tickets which are sold half an hour before a performance starts.

Answer the questions.

1. Can we call London the centre of the theatre life? Why?

2. Do you think people often go to the theatre?

3. What shows attract tourists to London?

4. How can you get to the theatre if you haven’t got enough money?

3. Listening

Do ex. 1 (a), p. 162.

4.Speaking

Do ex. 1 (b), p. 162.

Answers:

1. John

2. In Brisbane

3. Sydney Opera House

4. A desert

5. Ayers Pock and Great Barrier Reef

6. A koala or a kangaroo

7. To go to Sea World

8. To visit Brisbane Forest Park

5. Listening

Do ex. 3, p. 163.

Key:

1. Madame Tussaud’s

2. Wax Museum

3. London taxi

4. London Eye

5. Millennium Wheel

6. Westminster Bridge

7. Big Ben

8. The Houses of Parliament

6. Reading

Do ex. 4, p. 164.

Key: 1 celebrities; 2 famous; 3 world-famous; 4 journey; 5 events; 6 wheel; 7 opposite; 8 view.

7. Summary

Answer the guestion.

1. Do you enjoy looking round cities?

2. What kind of places do you enjoy visiting?

3. What is the most interesting place that you have visited? Why?

4. Which place would you most like to visit? Why?

8. Homework

Do ex. 2, p. 163.

Lesson 60. Past activities

Цілі: вдосконалювати лексичні й граматичні навички; вдосконалювати навички читання, письма й усного мовлення; розвивати логічне мислення й пізнавальний інтерес до вивчення англійської мови; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань і повагу до культури інших народів.

Procedure