London/Tower of London
USE OF ENGLISH
VOCABULARY
A. Put in words from unit 1.
1 The Tower was a not just a tower but the castle where the English kings lived.
2 It was also a prison where the king kept people he didn’t like in the dungeons.
3 In one of these dungeons there are the Crown Jewels with lots of gold and diamonds.
4 You must go down 49 steps into the cellar.
5 Henry VIII had three daughters one of whom - Elizabeth - became queen in 1558.
B. Look at text 1 “The Tower of London ” (page 5). Find a word or expression which means the same as each of the words (1-4) below.
The lines where you can find the words or expressions are indicated in brackets.
There is one example (0) at the beginning.
| 0 | palace | castle (paragraph 1-2) |
| 1 | costume | uniform() (paragraph 6) |
| 2 | line of people | queue() (paragraph 7) |
| 3 | Beefeaters | security men() (paragraph 5, line 26-34) |
| 4 | fascinating | marvellous() (paragraph 7-8, lines 44-49) |
| 0 | palace | castle (paragraph 1-2) |
| 1 | costume | uniform() (paragraph 6) |
| 2 | line of people | queue() (paragraph 7) |
| 3 | Beefeaters | guards, security, security men()(paragraph 5, line 26-34) |
| 4 | fascinating | marvellous() (paragraph 7-8, lines 44-49) |
C. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word of the same word family that fits in the space in the same line. There is one example (0) at the beginning.
| 0 | One of Shakespeare’s most famous play is the drama is Macbeth. | DRAMATIC |
| 1 | Macbeth is a Scottish man() who meets three witches. | MANKIND |
| 2 | They promise him that he will be king() one day. | KINGDOM |
| 3 | The play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy(). | COMEDIAN |
| 4 | It’s about four young actors() who are rehearsing (working) for a | ACT |
| 5 | performance() before the wedding of their friend | PERFORM |
| 0 | One of Shakespeare’s most famous play is the drama is Macbeth. | DRAMATIC |
| 1 | Macbeth is a Scottish man() who meets three witches. | MANKIND |
| 2 | They promise him that he will be king() one day. | KINGDOM |
| 3 | The play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy(). | COMEDIAN |
| 4 | It’s about four young actors() who are rehearsing (working) for a | ACT |
| 5 | performance() before the wedding of their friend | PERFORM |
D. German 'vor' = ago, before, in front of, to.
Complete the sentences with the right words.
1 The next train to Tower Hill leaves at ten to() five.
2 Lots of people were waiting in front of() the Jewel House.
3 William I built the Tower hundreds of years ago().
4 The group of tourists entered the museum before() lunch.
5 Luke visited the Rock Circus two years ago().
6 A beefeater was standing in front of() Traitors' Gate.
1 The next train to Tower Hill leaves at ten to() five.
2 Lots of people were waiting in front of() the Jewel House.
3 William I built the Tower hundreds of years ago().
4 The group of tourists entered the museum before() lunch.
5 Luke visited the Rock Circus two years ago().
6 A beefeater was standing in front of() Traitors' Gate.
STRUCTURES
A. Put in the present perfect.
0 Beefeaters have guarded (guard) the Tower for centuries.
1 Luke has been (be) at the Tower for two hours.
2 His parents Have already bought (already, buy) some sandwiches.
3 They have already seen(already, see) the Crown Jewels.
4 They haven't visited (not, visit) the prison cells yet.
1 Luke has been (be) at the Tower for two hours.
2 His parents Have already bought (already, buy) some sandwiches.
3 They have already seen(already, see) the Crown Jewels.
4 They haven't visited (not, visit) the prison cells yet.
B. After the tour Luke and Jay went to Madame Tussauds. Here is what Luke wrote in his diary in the evening. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets, fill in the gaps and translate the German parts.
After we left (leave) the hop-on hop-off bus at Piccadilly, we took (take) the tube back to Baker Street. We went (???) to Madame Tussaud's. There was a long queue|line (???) of people, but we were lucky (wir hatten Glück), it took (take) only ten minutes.
I ususally don't like (usually/not/like) museums very much, but Madame Tussaud's is (be) really interesting. Jay asked (ask) two policemen the way to the cafe but then hesaw(see) that they were (be) waxworks. We were having|had(have) a good time(???)
I haven't been (not, be) to the Tower yet – I’m going to do this tomorrow.
I ususally don't like (usually/not/like) museums very much, but Madame Tussaud's is (be) really interesting. Jay asked (ask) two policemen the way to the cafe but then hesaw(see) that they were (be) waxworks. We were having/ had(have) a good time(???)
I haven't been (not, be) to the Tower yet – I’m going to do this tomorrow.
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