The Image of London in British Popular Culture Выполнил: ученик 11 класса Агеев Илья Руководитель: учитель английского языка Пядова Ирина Васильевна
The main goal of this work is to find out how the life in London is shown in British popular culture and how far it is from the truth. 2
1.to find out whether the British popular culture is sought-after in Russia; 2.to learn through the survey what people think and know about the image of city, its people, stereotypes, sights, traditions and problems 3.to compare peoples answers with reality Tasks: 3
Survey London as we see it 4
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Questions from the survey What is London like in British films, TV series, books or video clips? What are the Londoners in British films, TV series, books or video clips like? What stereotypes about London do you know? Are those stereotypes shown in British popular culture? What London sights did you learn from British films or TV series? What traditions of Londoners did you learn from British popular culture? What problems of life in London are shown in British popular culture? 6
Love Clean London 7
Politeness 8
Weather in London 9
5 oclock tea 10
Londons sights Trafalgar Square as seen in Doctor Who anniversary episode (2013) 11
Londons sights Big Ben and the House of Parliament as seen in Die Another Day (James Bond) (2002) 12
Londons sights The Tower of London as seen in Doctor Whos The Power of Three (2012) 13
The Shard in Doctor Whos The Bells of St. John 14
Millennium Bridge in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 15
Leinster Gardens 23 and 24 in Sherlock (BBC) 16
Behind the facade 17
Bonfire night in Sherlock (BBC) 18
Clara Oswald (Doctor Who) preparing Christmas Dinner 19
Migrants in London 20
Overpopulation in London 21
Its obvious that the image of London created by popular culture of the United Kingdom is quite positive and attracts many people. Londoners and British people are shown as pleasant, there are almost no detractory stereotypes and problems arent in a conspicuous place. This image works very good for the tourist industry of the UK. Conclusion: 22