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Unit forty fourWindsor and EtonText On Sunday morning the group started on an excursion for Windsor by coach. Windsor lies 34 km west of London and is famous, first and foremost for Windsor Castle, the residence of the royal family Many parts of this historic castle are open to the public while some other parts are always closed and some are closed when the royal family is in residence. The site of Windsor Castle was fust defended by William the Conqueror in 1070 and for the next 900 years the building was continually enlarged, growing from a medieval castle to a vast and complex royal palace. The most impressive of all the castle buildings is St. Geoige's Chapel, a masterpiece of perpendicular Gothic architecture. The State Apartments, which are closed to the public, comprise 16 rooms, and each is a treasure house of superb furniture, porcelain, and armour The rooms are decorated with carvings by Grinling, Gibbons, ceilings by Venio and works from the royal collections. They include Van Dyck's paintings The star attraction, open to the public, is Queen Mary's Doll's House, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and given to the nation in 1923. The furnishings are designed at one-twelfth lifesize. Part of Windsor Central Railway Station has now been converted to a waxworks museum iun by Madame Tussaud's, recreating the scene in 1879 when a special train arrived here to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria, the longest ruling monarch in Britain, who lived in 1837-1901, symbolises the unity of the nation, the British Empire and the progress of the nation in the nineteenth centuiy. After visiting Windsor the group walked to Eton. They went along Thames Street from Windsor Castle down to the river, where Windsor Bridge took them to Eton, Windsor's twin town, on the northern bank. Eton is the home of Eton college, the public school that has produced no fewer than 20 prime ministers. It was term time and they saw a lot of students around, dressed in their distinctive tail coats and wing collars. Words and expressions
Exercises 1. Insert prepositions: Sunday morning the group started... an excursion .. Windsor ... coach. Windsor lies 34 km west... London. Windsor is famous first and foremost. the Windsor Casle. Many parts of the Castle are open . the public Some parts are closed when the royal family is residence. The site Windsor Castle was first defended .. William the Conqueror 1070. 2. Insert articles: ... most impressive of all... castle buildings is St. Georege's Chapel, ... masterpiece of perpendicular Gothic architecture ... state apartments, which are always closed to... public comprise 16 rooms Each room is treasure house of superb furniture, porcelain and armour. ... rooms are decorated with carvings by famous artists star attraction open to . public is Queen Mary's Doll House. 3. Choose the correct form: The site of Windsor (defended, was defended) by William the Conqueror The building of the Castle (enlarged, was enlarged) continually. The rooms (decorated, are decorated) with carvings by famous artists. The furnishings of the Doll's House (design, are designed} at one-twelfth lifesize Part of the Railway Station (has converted, has been converted) to a waxworks museum The museum recreates the scene in 1879 when a special train (has arrived, arrived) here to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 4. Match the names of famous figures and their contributions into the history:
5. Read as in the example:
6. Complete the sentences: In 1070 William the Conqueror ... Queen Victoria was born in... She died in... at the age of... In 1879 she arrived in Windsor to celebrate... In 1923 the Doll's House of Windsor Casle was given to... 7. Translate into Russian: For the next 900 years the Castle was continuously enlarged growing from a medieval castle to a vast and complex royal palace. Part of the Railway Station has been converted to a waxworks museum recreating the scene of Queen Victoria's arrival in Windsor. 8. Sum up what the text said about: Queen Victoria the history of Windsor Castle the decorations of the Castle the Doll's House the places of the Castle open to the public. 9. Find the answers in the text: Is Eton far away from Windsor? How did the participants get there? What famous college has it got? How many English prime ministers graduated from Eton? How are Eton students usually dressed? Did the participants see any students in the streets of Eton? Was it term time? 10. Complete the disjunctive questions: After visiting Windsor the participants walked to Eton... They went down to the river and crossed it over the bridge... Eton is Windsor's twin town... Eton is the home of Eton college... About 22 British prime ministers graduated from Eton college... Eton students wear very curious clothes... You have never seen Eton students... 11. Role play. Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman who is living in Windsor. Ask him a few questions about Windsor and Eton. |