The Image of London in British Popular Culture : 11 : Slide 2
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 Slide 3 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 Slide 4 Survey London as we see it 4 Slide 5 5
Slide 6 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 Slide 7 Love Clean London 7
Slide 8 Politeness 8 Slide 9 Weather in London 9 Slide 10 5 oclock
tea 10 Slide 11 Londons sights Trafalgar Square as seen in Doctor
Who anniversary episode (2013) 11 Slide 12 Londons sights Big Ben
and the House of Parliament as seen in Die Another Day (James Bond)
(2002) 12 Slide 13 Londons sights The Tower of London as seen in
Doctor Whos The Power of Three (2012) 13 Slide 14 The Shard in
Doctor Whos The Bells of St. John 14 Slide 15 Millennium Bridge in
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 15 Slide 16 Leinster Gardens
23 and 24 in Sherlock (BBC) 16 Slide 17 Behind the facade 17 Slide
18 Bonfire night in Sherlock (BBC) 18 Slide 19 Clara Oswald (Doctor
Who) preparing Christmas Dinner 19 Slide 20 Migrants in London 20
Slide 21 Overpopulation in London 21 Slide 22 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:
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