Listening: A Tour of London Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. A popular way of seeing London is to go in one of the red double deck buses. This tour will take you around London by bus. Listen to the guide, and then do the activity below. Activity Check how well you know London. a Madame Tussaud’s is a famous wax museum. b Bond Street is where the detective, Sherlock Holmes, once lived. c Marble Arch is a gate which was built in 1827. d Hyde Park used to be the royal hunting grounds. e Buckingham Palace is the London home of the Queen. f Piccadilly Circus is the largest circus in the world. g Fleet Street once housed the national newspapers. h St Paul’s Cathedral is a small but beautiful church. i The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. j The Globe is the world’s oldest restaurant.
Love English: 10 things to see in London (magazine article) 'I love English': magazines designed for language learners that can be used in classroom as extra activities to add colour and motivated students. - talk about London - read about the 'top 10 things to see in London' - complete the activities Discussion: 1. 2. If the answer is yes proceed with the following questions: 3. 4. Reading: Scanning (tell students they have 2 minutes to quickly scan the pages and list the 10 things to see in London) Question: List the top 10 things to see in London? You can download the magazine's pages here:London 1London 2 London 3London 4 Reading for information ( Skimming :ask students to read again and complete the following activities. Vocabulary activities: 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. or download the worksheet here:Closing the lesson:1.
Let's talk about the UK (still with Scotland) At the beginning of the new school year teachers usually explain to their students what they are going to study. Sometimes efl teachers not only teach grammar but also British culture, so one of the first cultural topics they discuss with their students are the geography of the UK and its form of government. Here you can find an interactive mindmap, a digital poster and a collection of useful websites, just to simplify the work. Click on the Glogster digital poster below, you will find general information about the United Kingdom and some videos. Now take a look at my Cacoo mindmap below about the UK form of government. You can also click on the following link to enlarge the above image: Last September, 18th Scottish people voted for Scotland independence. Scottish referendum explained for non-Brits If you want more general information about the Uk government, the Queen and the Royal Family, open my Blendspace lesson.
Explanation ¿Qué son los “relative pronouns”? Son palabras que utilizamos en inglés como nexo de unión en una oración con el fin de identificar o proporcionar más información sobre “una persona” o “cosa” previamente mencionada. Estas palabras son: “who/whom”, “which” y “that”. En español utilizamos el pronombre “que” o "quien", “el/al cual”,“la cual”...para realizar esta misma función. Por ejemplo si digo: “El hombre que viste ayer”,”que” me sirve para identificar a un hombre determinado” ¿Cuál?" En inglés existe un punto sobre el que debemos prestar atención al hablar: Debemos distinguir si estamos hablando de “una persona” o de “un objeto”. Who [hu] /whom es para personas. Ejemplos: The girl who is sitting next to you. Dos funciones que ya hemos mencionado, pero que repetiremos para que las memorices. 1) Identifican a una persona o cosa. Ejemplo 1: He is the person whom I spoke about. 2) Proporcionan más información sobre una persona o cosa previamente identificada. Ejemplo 1: You already know Mr.
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