The London Eye
The London Eye is
the biggest wheel in Britain. It is also known as the Millennium Wheel. The
London Eye is situated on the south bank of the river Thames. It is the tallest
observation wheel with 40 km panoramic views on a clear day. The wheel is 135 m
high. The architects are David Marks and Julia Bar field. It has 32 cabins for
25 people each. It takes about 30 minutes to climb into the sky. Up, up and
away. The London Eye is very popular with tourists because there is a wonderful
view from it. The London Eye was opened 8 years ago in 1999. The London Eye
will be the Olympic emblem of the Olympic Games in 2012. It is a symbol of
London today.
New words:
Millennium
Wheel – колесо нового тысячелетия;
south
bank – южный берег;
observation
wheel – колесо обозрения;
panoramic
views – панорамный вид;
popular
with – популярно среди;
wonderful
view – чудесный вид;
the
Olympic emblem – олимпийская эмблема.
task
№ 1. Look at the text
and find the words
a)
крупнейшее колесо
b)
было открыто
c)
колесо обозрения
d)
чудесный вид
e)
популярно среди туристов
f)
колесо нового тысячелетия
g)
олимпийская эмблема
Task
№ 2. Answer some
questions.
1)
What is the London Eye?
2)
Where is it situated?
3)
How tall is it?
4)
When was it opened?
5)
Why is the London Eye so popular with tourist?
The London Eye
The London Eye is
the biggest wheel in Britain. It is also known as the Millennium Wheel. The
London Eye is situated on the south bank of the river Thames. It is the tallest
observation wheel with 40 km panoramic views on a clear day. The wheel is 135 m
high. The architects are David Marks and Julia Bar field. It has 32 cabins for
25 people each. It takes about 30 minutes to climb into the sky. Up, up and
away. The London Eye is very popular with tourists because there is a wonderful
view from it. The London Eye was opened 8 years ago in 1999. The London Eye
will be the Olympic emblem of the Olympic Games in 2012. It is a symbol of
London today.
New words:
Millennium
Wheel – колесо нового тысячелетия;
south
bank – южный берег;
observation
wheel – колесо обозрения;
panoramic
views – панорамный вид;
popular
with – популярно среди;
wonderful
view – чудесный вид;
the
Olympic emblem – олимпийская эмблема.
task
№ 1. Look at the text
and find the words
a)
крупнейшее колесо
b) было
открыто
c) колесо
обозрения
d) чудесный
вид
e)
популярно среди туристов
f) колесо
нового тысячелетия
g)
олимпийская эмблема
Task
№ 2. Answer some
questions.
1)
What is the London Eye?
2)
Where is it situated?
3)
How tall is it?
4)
When was it opened?
5)
Why is the London Eye so popular with tourist?
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