Методические указания по теме "Город". Богомолова А.Ю - 11 стр.

                               Famous Cambridge People

     Some famous people have lived and worked in Cambridge. Scientists, writers
and politicians have studied there. Here are the names of some people with the names
of their colleges. Are they a scientist, a politician or a writer?

     1. W. Wordsworth                     St. John’s College
     2. Ch. Darwin                        Christ’s College
     3. John Milton                       Christ’s College
     4. Sir Isaac Newton                  Trinity College
     5. Samuel Pepys                      Magdalene College
     6. Lord Rutherford                   Trinity College
     7. Oliver Cromwell                   Sidney Sussex College

                                          Quiz

      Here are some questions about Cambridge. Can you answer them? Good luck!
      1. Which is the oldest college in Cambridge?
      2. Cambridge is a) 20 miles b) 40 miles c) 50 miles from London? How many
         km is that?
      3. What is another name for university teachers?
      4. Where in Cambridge was Prince Charles a student?
      5. How many undergraduate students are there in Cambridge?
      6. Where is a) the Bridge of Signs b) the Mathematical Bridge?
      7. Which hospital in Cambridge is famous because it gives people new hearts?
      8. What is the name of the newest college in Cambridge?
      9. Samuel Pepys is famous for his a) poems b) diary c) letters d) architecture?
      10. How do students dress for “formal” dinners?
      11. Where in Cambridge can you see Rubens’ famous painting “The Ado-
         ration of the Magi”?
      12. What is the name of the river in Cambridge?

            5 Text IV Royal Windsor – Past and Present
    Read the text, give back translation of any passage. /A teacher can give the text
    for a test./

       Royal Windsor, with its famous Castle, has been a home and burial place of
English Kings and Queens for 900 years. Only 25 miles from London, 8 miles from
Heathrow Airport and in the heart of the Thames Valley, it attracts around four mil-
lion visitors each year.
       The original settlements in this area were at Old Windsor and Clewer, and it
was not until the 12th Century that the town of New Windsor began to grow around
the Castle, which was first built as a wooden fortress by William the Conqueror after
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