Исследовательская работа по английскому языку на тему: «Достопримечательности Лондона для детей»

Introduction

London has been the place millions of tourists dream to visit. When we speak of London, we mention the sights which are well-known all over the world, such as The Tower, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament. Working at our research, we’ve learnt that Top 8 of London places of interest exist. Having studied a lot of data about London sights, we came up to the conclusion that the majority of attractions are mainly devoted to grown ups. But family vacations are becoming more and more popular nowadays, and it’s unfair that there can hardly be found tours including only places of interest for children. So we made up our mind to create our own Top 8 of Children’s sights.

The theme of our work is London  - a children land.

The object – London places of interest

The subject – children oriented attractions

We have put the following aim – to prove that there can be created a tour of London for children.

Tasks: - to  analyse the information

•  to single out the most frequently visited children’s attractions in London
•  to make Top 8

The method of my research work is analyses.

 We’ve studied different sources of literature and have found some kinds of Top tourist attractions.(Application 1). We have decided to make our own  Top 8 of children’s sights in London:

Pollock’s Toy Museum

Polka Theatre

Legoland

London Aquarium

London Duck Tours

Golders Hill Park

V and A Museum of childhood

Petersham Café

Pollock’s Toy Museum        

Pollock’s Toy Museum occupies two houses joined together in the heart of Fitzrovia, one 18th century, one 19th; the rooms are small and connected by narrow winding staircases. The whole place exudes atmosphere and evocations of those special times of childhood. Every corner is filled with visual delights and no matter which direction you look new surprises are there to behold.(Application 2)

Staircase 1

 Board Games

Room 1

 Optical, mechanical and construction toys

Room 2

 English tin toys; puppets

Room 3

 Wax and composition dolls

Room 4

 Teddy bears, lead miniatures, doll’s houses

Staircase 2

 Folk toys from Europe

Room 5

 Dolls of china, wood, fabric, celluloid.

 Tableau: 1900 young girls’ nursery1

Staircase 3

 English dolls; folk toys from around the world

Room 6

 Toy theatres. Tableau: 19c. toy theatre workshop

Ground floor

 Pollock’s Toysho

Polka Theatre

Polka Theatre is one of the few venues in the UK which is dedicated to producing and presenting work for young audiences. Since the doors opened in 1979, this unique venue has been entertaining children with resonant, engaging and exciting theatre.(Application 3)

Over 100,000 children a year come to Polka and are inspired, stimulated and engaged by theatre, often for the first time. Polka strives to stir the emotions, spark the imagination and, most of all, entertain. Its two theatre spaces, the Main Theatre and the Adventure Theatre are designed especially for children so that their first taste of theatre is welcoming and relevant.

At Polka children aged 0 to 13 enjoy a wide-range of experiences designed to make theatre a natural part of their lives: from the powerful drama Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home; to hilarious family shows like Flat Stanley; fantastic world-premieres of new plays for children like Cloud Pictures; and adaptations of well-loved stories like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Polka Theatre for the very young is a vital part of Polka’s artistic programming. Over the past few years Polka has developed its Early Years work and established itself as a centre for innovation in this field. Children as young as 9 months and their families are brought into a colourful and stimulating environment where simple stories are told in a sensory and visual way. Early Years shows also visit Polka from across Europe encouraging the telling of a diverse range of stories in a varied and exciting way.

Creative programming keeps Polka’s work fresh and relevant. Audiences can expect imaginative new writers, dynamic performers, inventive adaptations of popular stories and resonant subjects. Everything we do is focused on providing children with thrilling world-class theatre.

At the heart of Polka’s work is a programme of learning that encourages children to explore and develop creatively. Every Polka show is supported by a learning programme. Schools visiting the theatre can benefit from online free resource packs and rehearsal diaries, show-related workshops and after-show talks. Polka embraces family learning and encourages it through exciting family days, after-show events and show-related activities packs. It also runs a regular programme of out-of-school clubs and summer schools giving children the freedom to explore their creativity and learn a wide-range of performance skills from storytelling to puppetry.

Polka is first and foremost a local theatre, loved by the people of Wimbledon and the wider London community, but enjoys an international reputation, known the world over as a pioneer of theatre for children, consistently setting the standard and raising audience’s expectations.

When you come and see a show at Polka you won’t just enjoy the theatre. Polka’s welcoming building is a resource for local people with its friendly café, worry-free foyer with big toys and a book corner, a charming garden and a playground complete with a Wendy House and giant cat! It is playful, fun and interactive - Polka stimulates even the biggest child’s imagination and is a magical place where you can share a special moment with your children.

Polka is a registered charity - without subsidy and the generosity of our donors, our average ticket price would increase from £9 to £25! Up to 800 children visit Polka every day and Polka introduces thousands of children from disadvantaged backgrounds to theatre for the first time each year. Click here to find out how you can support us.

Legoland

Legoland Windsor is a child-oriented theme park in Windsor, Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system. The park opened in 1996 on the site of what was the Windsor Safari Park, as the second Lego Group Legoland (the first was Legoland Billund in Denmark). The park is located within close distance of Windsor Castle and about 8 miles west of London Heathrow Airport. In common with the other Legolands across the world, the park's attractions consist of a mixture of Lego-themed rides, Lego models, and Lego building workshops. The park was acquired by the Blackstone Group in 2005, with the Lego Group retaining part ownership (30%), and is now operated by Merlin Entertainments. The facilities are mainly targeted at children between three and twelve. London: Legoland (Application 4)

Being one of the most famous attraction parks in Europe, it is the place where fantasy and amusement are guaranteed.  Legoland has over 50 attractions, live shows, restaurants, bar, coffees, shops and much more. Everything is situated in a wonderful park  nearby the famous Windsor Castle. The attraction park is divided in differents area, scenario is composed by millions of original Lego bricks.

Ticket include entrance to the park and the return trip from central Londra (Victoria station) to Legoland park (Windsor) by private coach.

Park is opened everyday from 20th March to 31st October.

London Aquarium

London Aquarium, opened in 1997, is located on the ground floor of the building, County hall, County Hall on the South Bank of the Thames in Central London, near the London eye». From the words of the guide annually Aquarium visited by about a million people.(Application 5)

In this institution there are numerous water tanks, which contain about 350 species of fish. In the building of the Aquarium three floors and 14 zones (freshwater flow, the upper layer of the Atlantic ocean, rivers and reservoirs of the upper layer of the Pacific ocean, the Indian ocean, the innermost layer of the Atlantic ocean, swimming pools, where you can touch marine life, temperate waters, deep layer of the Pacific ocean, coral reefs, invertebrates, tropical freshwater, mangroves and tropical forest). In the Pacific and Atlantic areas are large tanks, which contain numerous varieties of sea fauna. In the tank-Pacific area contains shark species such as sand tiger, brown sharks and shark-nurse.

The amazing amphibious adventure

It's fun, it's quirky and it's different!(Application 6)

It's a unique and exciting experience appealing to visitors of all ages.

A London Duck Tour is much more than a sightseeing tour; it's the only way to experience the spectacular sights and sounds of central London by land and river without leaving the comfort of your seat. Let our entertaining and knowledgeable guides lead you around the key landmarks of the capital, before splashing down into the Thames at MI6!

So step aboard a Duck for a unique adventure, delivered on vehicles originally used for the D-Day landings in 1944!

Golders Hill Park

Golders Hill Park is a relatively small, formal park in Golders Green, adjoining West Heath. It's managed by the City of London Corporation as part of Hampstead Heath.(Application 7)

There once was a house with the name Golders Hill on this site; its grounds were converted into a public park in 1898. The house was destroyed during World War II in 1940.

Today, Golders Hill Park features a formal flower garden with a fountain and a pergola, a duck pond, an orchard meadow, and a water garden.
There are also a deer enclosure, a small zoo and a butterfly house, as well as a playground, a putting green, and tennis courts. A cafe stands on the site of the old house.

These features make Golders Hill a much-loved family park. Another big attraction is its large main lawn, which is great for picnics. There is a bandstand, too, where music is played on summer Sunday afternoons.

V&A Museum

The Museum is part of the V&A family of museums, and houses the national childhood collection.(Application 8)

First Floor Highlights

Dolls houses from the 1700s

Indoor beach (large sand pit)

Victorian pram

Under3s soft play area

Dressing up clothes

The Mezzanine has simple interactive displays such as peep shows and spinning tops.

Mezzanine Highlights

Rolls Royce pedal car

Rocking horses you can ride

Touch screens to show even more toys

Robbie the Robot: Turn his key to wind him up and (if you get it right) he comes alive.

Model railway (20p coin needed to operate)

Magnetic iron filings 'painting' table

Sensory pod: textures, lights, etc.

Craft corner

In December 2006 an updated national Museum of childhood took the kids and adults, rocking a new main entrance, gallery, updated exhibitions and even a cafe. Now in the Museum is the largest in the UK collection dedicated to childhood. In this collection of toys you can see a variety of exhibits from the luxury of dolls with their exquisite houses to toy Railways and various Board games that represent different periods of time from the 16th century to our time.

Acquaintance of visitors with the Museum begins with a spacious lobby, which is located in a recently added the room. And immediately draws attention to itself an unusual exhibition, which is a joint project of the Museum with the College of fashion. Everywhere attract attention graphics displayed with bright costumes and headdresses, hung under the ceiling chandeliers are made of unusual materials. Items in the display cases with the help of children's imagination transformed into an unusual interpretation of familiar things.

On the upper floors of the Museum of naughty kids will find plenty of interactive entertainment. Here visitors are offered to play on the jukebox, try to catch the reflection of the oscillating mirrors or try on different images of bygone times using a variety of hats. The most interesting thing is that from the words of the Museum, the most bright attraction, which consistently attracts a lot of young visitors, is a common sandbox!

In the exposition of soft toys apparent leaders are perennial favorites of all children - Teddy bears Teddy. The exposition of automatic toys always causes a stir and admiring cheers boys freeze before the whole kilometers of Railways with toy trains and semaphores, but the girls fascinated by the graceful ballerinas dancing its dance or fun nod funny clowns. Marching on the stands of the whole army of toy soldiers - and tin and wooden, and plastic. There was a place for extensive collections machines, and for all kinds of Board games. But still deserves mention completely unique section of the exhibition - exhibition of doll houses

Petersham café

Enchanting café with antique tables set around the main greenhouse at Petersham Nurseries. A magical place to stop for tea and cakes, or select from the short but perfectly formed menu which changes every day.(Application 9)

Rainforest café

Located in Piccadilly Circus, Rainforest Cafe is a unique and vibrant restaurant

 and club bringing together the sights and sounds of the jungle

With a collection of moving animatronics, waterfalls and tropical fish tanks,the venue

 is ideal for lunch or dinner or something a little unusual for a corporate event.(Application 10)

London has been the place millions of tourists dream to visit. When we speak of London, we mention the sights which are well-known all over the world, such as The Tower, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament. Working at our research, we’ve learnt that Top 8 of London places of interest exist. Having studied a lot of data about London sights, we came up to the conclusion that the majority of attractions are mainly devoted to grown ups. But family vacations are becoming more and more popular nowadays, and it’s unfair that there can hardly be found tours including only places of interest for children. So we made up our mind to create our own Top 8 of Children’s sights.

The theme of our work is London  - a children land.

The object – London places of interest

The subject – children oriented attractions

We have put the following aim – to prove that there can be created a tour of London for children.

Tasks: - to  analyse the information

•  to single out the most frequently visited children’s attractions in London
•  to make Top 8

The method of my research work is analyses.

We’ve studied different sources of literature and have found some kinds of Top tourist attractions. They are Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The Tower and other sights which are interesting for grown-ups. In our Top 8 we advise you to start our tour around London at Pollock’s Toy Museum. It is kids’ kingdom. The place where you can find board games , optical, mechanical toys, English puppets, wax dolls ,Teddy bears, doll’s houses, folk toys from Europe, dolls of china, English dolls; folk toys. Polka Theatre produces and presents plays for young audiences. Over 100,000 children a year come to Polka. Children aged 0 to 13 enjoy performances at the theatre. It is playful, fun and interactive - Polka stimulates even the biggest child’s imagination and is a magical place where you can share a special moment with your children. Legoland  is a child-oriented theme park in Windsor. The park's attractions consist of a mixture of Lego-themed rides, Lego models, and Lego building workshops. The facilities are mainly targeted at children between three and twelve. Being one of the most famous attraction parks in Europe, it is the place where fantasy and amusement are guaranteed.  Legoland has over 50 attractions, live shows, restaurants, bar, coffees, shops and much more. Everything is situated in a wonderful park  nearby the famous Windsor Castle. London Aquarium annually Aquarium visited by about a million people. The building of the Aquarium has three floors and 14 zones. Large tanks contain numerous varieties of sea, river fauna . Pacific area tank has different species of sharks such as sand tiger, brown sharks and shark-nurse.

The amazing amphibious adventure

It's a unique and exciting experience appealing to visitors of all ages. It's the only way to experience the spectacular sights and sounds of central London by land and river without leaving the comfort of your seat. So step aboard a Duck for a unique adventure.

Golders Hill Park is a relatively small, formal park in Golders Green. Golders Hill Park features a formal flower garden with a fountain, a duck pond, an orchard meadow, and a water garden. There is also a deer enclosure, a small zoo and a butterfly house, as well as a playground, tennis courts..

Victoria and Albert Museum of childhood

The Museum is part of the V&A family of museums, and houses the national childhood collection. On the upper floors of the Museum naughty kids will find plenty of interactive entertainment. Here visitors are offered to play on the jukebox, try to catch the reflection of the mirrors. The most interesting thing is a common sandbox!

Petersham café

Enchanting café with antique tables set around the main greenhouse lawn.  A magical place to stop for tea and cakes. Another place to have a snack is Rainforest café.