Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace Places of Interest 8 класс Кузовлев В.П.“ PLACES of INTEREST in BRITAIN” Цель урока: - развитие умения выделять главную информацию при чтении.Задачи урока: развитие лексических навыков; воспитание уважительного отношения к стране изучаемого языка; расширение страноведческого кругозора. . Practice phonetics Buckingham Queen monarchy service official include One of the two traffic gates Who lives in Buckingham Palace today? Buckingham Palace is the home of the Royal family: Queen , Prince Philip and their children (Prince Charles, Princess Ann and two more sons – Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Queen Elizabeth 2 Buckingham Palace is also an office Buckingham Palace is used also for the administrative work for the monarchy. It is here in the state apartments that Her Majesty receives and entertains guests invited to the Palace. History of Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace gets its name from a man named Duke of Buckingham. In 1761 Buckingham Palace was originally a grand house built by the Dukes of Buckingham for his wife. George IV began transforming it into a palace in 1826. What can you see inside Buckingham Palace? The Palace has around 600 rooms, including 19 State rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 78 bathrooms, 92 offices, a cinema and a swimming pool. It also has its own post office and police station. About 400 people work at the Palace, including domestic servants, chefs, footmen, cleaners, plumbers, gardeners, chauffers, electricians, and two people who look after the 300 clocks. Interesting facts about Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms including 19 state rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live at Buckingham Palace. Answer the questions: 1.What is Buckingham Palace? 2. When was it built? 3. Who lives there? 4. What can you see in Buckingham Palace? 5. What is special about this building? Homework:Tell, what interesting facts you have learned about Buckingham Palace.