A TOUR TO LIBERTY ISLAND

Year 7, unit 9.

Checking your homework.A.B., pp.124-125, ex.1.

1) Guide: The Victoria and Albert Museum was founded in 1852. Tourist: I beg your pardon? I didn’t understand the date. Guide: In the year of 1852. The museum got the name of

Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. Tourist: How interesting! I didn’t know about it.

2) Guide: The museum houses the National Arts library, one of the

world’s largest ones. The library has got over 750,000 books. Tourist: Pardon? How many? Guide: 750,000 books. Tourist: I see. I have learned so many interesting things today.

Reader, pp.73-76, part 1).

Reader, pp.73-76, part 2).

• to convince — убеждать; • a spirit of liberty — дух свободы; • a ladder — лестница; • narrow — узкий; • a step — ступенька.

Reader, pp.73-76, part 3).• … передать Америке в качестве подарка … — … to give it to America as

a gift …; • … заняло время, чтобы собрать деньги … — … it took time to raise

money …; • Кто позировал для статуи? — Who’s it a statue of?;• … олицетворяет дух … — … represents the spirit …; • … символизирует свет … — … represents the light …; • … сто пятьдесят один фут высотой — … a hundred and fifty-one feet

high; • … размещён на пьедестале … — … is placed on pedestal …;• … подняться на лифте … — … take an elevator …;• … подножие статуи … — … the foot of the statue …;• … добраться до вершины … — … to get to the top …; • Сначала … — First …; • Я поведу вас … — I’ll take you … .

Reader, pp.73-76, part 4).

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Reader, pp.73-76, part 5).

• The Statue of Liberty was created by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1886.

• The French decided to give it to America as a gift, in honour of friendship and love of liberty.

• The statue arrived in the USA in October 1886.• The Statue of Liberty is placed on Liberty

Island in New York Harbour.

For those who want to know morehttp://statueofliberty.org/default.asp

I. About the history of the statue

II. About the statueIII. About fun facts

Let’s have a tour to the Statue of Liberty

• http://www.nps.gov/featurecontent/stli/eTour.htm

Here I stand

• https://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=513&q=the+statue+of+liberty&oq=the+statue+of+liberty&gs_l=img.12..0j0i24l9.4073.20692.0.24833.21.11.0.10.10.0.70.605.11.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.5.img.sYNEtf_1ANI#imgrc=SKKemfgsznnhbM%3A%3ByRWc6pDlON_8xM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatueofliberty.org%252Fimages%252Ffunfactsstatue.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatueofliberty.org%252FFun_Facts.html%3B379%3B514

• http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/_/i/Statue_of_Liberty_FREE_l.jpg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrC3in-t4s