Transcript Project 'Britain's Parks'

Project
"Britain's Parks"
Done by Taras Yemets
the pupil of the 8-th form
Consulted by teacher
Rybtsunyk A. M.
Britain’s Parks
Hi! I’m Taras. Last year I had a journey to Great
Britain with my father & brother Michael together. We
visited several cities in England & Scotland. We saw
a lot of museums, galleries & theatres.
However one feature of the British cities has made a
special impression upon me. These are parks. I would
like to tell about two of them: St. James’s park in
London & park of Stirling(shire) castle in Scotland.
St. James’s Park is situated in the heart of London between the
White Hall & Buckingham Palace. It has been opened for
public in 1838.
St. James's Park is noted for its shade trees and walking paths. A broad,
tree-lined avenue called the Mall borders St. James's park and forms the
chief route for royal parades. There are old sycamores trees in the park.
They are very big & thick.
It’s very clean in the park & everyone can have a rest
on the grass there. There are many flowers in the park.
Crocuses grow even in autumn. Saint James's Park is
famous for the variety of birds. Duck Island is a heaven
for ducks and pelicans.
London is big, tolerant & friendly city that’s why you can
see often the people of four races: white, black,
Chinese & Indian together in the park.
While St. James’s Park was founded as the property of
the English monarchs & it’s city park, the Park of
Stirling(shire) Castle belonged to the Scottish monarchs
& it’s country ones. As many of Scottish castles
Stirling(shire) is built on the high hill. The hill is grown
with bushed trees.
There is the
monument of
Robert the Bruce.
It’s near exit to the
castle & at the
beautiful grass
glade.
From the terrace you can see the amazing view
of Scottish hills with defense tower in background.
There are remains of beautiful royal
gardens too, that give pleasure &
refreshment to the visitors’ souls.
Such feelings filled
us not only in the
parks because
British streets &
buildings are also
decorated variously
with plants.
It can be a grass glade as at King’s College in
Cambridge, suspended flowers on the street
lamps as in Manchester.
Or it can be the
flowers that are
put just near
doors &
windows as in
Edinburgh.
Though some old
streets have no
trees like Doughty
Street in London
where Charles
Dickens lived, the
residents grow trees
on their courtyards
& roofs perhaps the
British like their
parks very much.
BANNOCKBURN
south of Stirling
Here in 1314, in one of the
defining moments in Scottish
history, King Robert the
Bruce routed the English
forces of King Edward II to
win a much longed - for
freedom for the Scots.
Now, in the Heritage Centre
close to the Bore stone,
Bruce's command post for
the battle, you can
experience the epic
encounter in an exciting
audio-visual show and
exhibition. You can also get a
glimpse of the world through
Bruce's eyes when you try
on a wonderful reproduction
of his famous battle helmet .
ALLOA TOWER
In Alloa, east of Stirling
Fully restored and furnished,
and containing a superb
collection of family portraits,
this ancestral home of the
Earls of Mar is one of
Scotland's largest surviving
medieval towers. Original
dungeon and roof-beams
contrast with the elegant
Italianate staircase, added in
the 18th century.
GREENBANK
GARDEN
Flenders Road, Clarkston.
south of Glasgow city center.
A unique walled garden with
plants and designs of special
interest to suburban
gardeners. Fountains,
woodland walk and special
area for disabled visitors.
Gardening demonstrations
and social events throughout
the year.
BRANKLYN
GARDEN
Dundee Road, near the
center of Perth.
This enchanting little
garden was first established
in 1922. It contains
outstanding collections of
rhododendrons, alpines,
herbaceous and peatgarden plants, which attract
gardeners and botanists from
all over the world.
We saw benches in the parks that were dedicated to
parents, wives, husbands & darlings.
When we were coming back home, we understood
that our Ukrainian land is spacious, sunny, brightly &
fertile too. But it needs much cleaning to be like British
Parks a little.