Sightseeing in London Read and translate landmark bell
Sightseeing in London
Read and translate: landmark bell belfry attraction clockface hour hand huge tower minute hand long wide
Make up word pairs: tall short attraction clockface wide tower famous hand huge landmark tourist long bell
Every year, millions of tourists come to London to see and listen to Big Ben is one of London’s most famous landmarks. Most people think that Big Ben is the tall clock tower that stands above the Houses if Parliament. Well no!
Big Ben In fact, Big Ben is not the name of the clock on the Tower of Westminster, but it is the nickname of the bell inside.
The clock and the bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was a tall man, whose nickname was Big Ben. You can hear the sound of Big Ben every hour in London.
It is actually called the Great Bell of Westminster and was made in 1858.
The clock has got four white faces looking north, south, east and west. The hour hands are about three metres long and the minute hands in each of the clock faces are nearly 4 metres long!
the Latin inscription: “DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM” «Боже, храни нашу королеву Викторию I»
Do you remember any films or cartoons where we can see Big Ben?
Answer the questions: 1. Where is Big Ben? 2. How many people come to London every year to see and listen to Big Ben? 3. What exactly is Big Ben? 4. How many bells are there inside the tower? 5. Who does the name of the bell come from? 6. What is the height of the tower? 7. How much does Big Ben weight? 8. How many clock faces has Big Ben got? 9. What is the length of a minute hand? 10. What is the length of an hour hand? 11. What does Big Ben look like?
What do these numbers mean? 7 98 14 3 4
What’s the time?
Tick – tock, This is Big Ben is a clock. Day and night With all its might Big Ben, the clock, Says: Tick – tock.
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