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Lıstenıng & speakıng skılls ı1
WEEK 4: london tour
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2. Pre-listening activities
Match the pictures with the names below. a b c d e f
1. Big Ben
2. London Bus
3. London Eye
4. Tower Bridge
5. The Houses of Parliament
5. Buckingham Palace
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Look at these pictures and answer the questions. Discuss these questions with a partner.
What do you know about London?
What would you like to see and do in London?
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Match the words with the definitions. Then compare your answer with a partner.
Open-top
Attractions
Wax
Celebrities
Whole
Bridge
Tower
Include
Not exactly
used to say that something is not completely true
to have something or someone as part of something larger or more general, such as a group, price, or process
a very tall, narrow building
a structure that is built over a river, road, etc so that people or vehicles can go across it
complete, including every part
famous people
a solid substance that becomes soft when warm and melts easily, often used to make candles
good things that make tourists visit a place
a car, bus, etc. that does not have a roof
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5. WHILE - LISTENING ACTIVITIES
Listen and write numbers (from1 to 8) to put these places in the order that the tour bus will visit them.
__________ Oxford Street
__________ Madame Tussaud’s, Museum
__________ The Tower of London
__________ London Eye
__________ The Houses of Parliament
__________ Buckingham Palace
__________ Big Ben
__________ Tower Bridge
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WHILE-LISTENING
B.Listen again. Circle the best choice to complete these sentences.
The tour takes 2 / 3 / 4 hours.
At Madame Tussaud’s you can see maps of London / models of famous people / famous shops.
Oxford Street is a famous street for drinking tea / eating / shopping.
The Queen lives at Buckingham Palace / the Tower of London / Tower Bridge.
Big Ben is a tour guide / clock / bridge.
You can see great views of London from Oxford Street / the Houses of Parliament / London Eye.
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WHILE-LISTENING
C.Listen again and complete the text using words from the box. There are 2 extras. Then compare your answers with your partner.
Err, no, we don’t have any extra 1___________, but don’t worry, I’m sure the rain will stop 2_______. Right, OK, so where are we going on our wonderful tour? Well, the tour takes two hours and we are going to 3________ all the famous sites. First, we’ll see Madame Tussaud’s, the museum with wax models of famous people and 4___________. Then we’ll drive along the most famous shopping street in the 5_________, Oxford Street. After that, we’ll see the famous 6_______ Big Ben and The Houses of Parliament. As we drive along the river, you’ll see the popular 7________, the London Eye, from which you can see the whole city on a sunny day. Then we’ll see Tower Bridge and the famous Tower of London before arriving at Buckingham Palace, just in time for 8___________ with the Queen.
visit attraction celebrities wonderful umbrellas
a cup of tea World soon clock tower
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8. POST-LISTENING ACTIVITIES
Discuss in pairs these questions.
1.Have you ever been abroad? If yes,
a. Where did you go?
b. What did you do there?
•If no,
a Which country would you like to go to? Why?
b. What would you like to do there?
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References
london
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