Explore London: History, Quarters, Sights, and More!

1. Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín LONDON

3. London

4. Where is London situated? • What do you know about its history? • Give basic characteristics of the quarters of London • - City, West End, East End, Westminster. • Give some information about the sights of London: • - governmental buildings • - churches and cathedrals • - bridges • - museums, theatres, music halls • - galleries

5. Name some squares and shopping centres. • What are the best known parks in London? • What means of transport can you use in London? • What do you know about Greenwich?

6. These structures were built in London to celebrate the new millennium. Do you know them? 1 2 3

7. Choose the correct answers: 1/ Where does the Queen live in London? a/ In the Houses of Parliament. b/ In the Tower. c/ In Buckingham Palace. 2/ This column is a/ a Roman column. b/ Lord Nelson´s Column. c/ the Duke of Marlborough´s column.

8. 3/ This is a/ Windsor Castle. b/ Edinburgh Castle. c/ The Tower. 4/ This is a/ the National Theatre. b/ the National Gallery. c/ the National Museum.

9. What important buildings can be seen from the London Eye? 1 2 3 4

10. Describe these famous squares of London. 1 2

11. Can you identify what the pictures show? a/ b/ c/ d/

12. What can you see in Greenwich?

13. This is the most famous bridge of London. What do you know about it?

14. Can you identify this building?

15. Řešení These structures were built in London to celebrate the new millennium. Do you know them? 1 The Millenium Footbridge 2 The Lonodon Eye 3/ The Millenium Dome Choose the correct answers: 1/ Where does the Queen live in London? c/ in Buckingham Palace. 2/ This column is b/ Lord Nelson´s Column. 3/ This is c/ The Tower. 4/ This is b/ the National Gallery. What important buildings can be seen from the London Eye? 1/ The Houses of Parliament 2/ St Paul´s Cathedral 3/ Buckingham Palace 4/ Westminster Abbey Describe these famous squares of London. Piccadilly Circus – the centre of the night life in the West End. In the centre at the top of the fountain stands Eros, the Greek god of love. Trafalgar Square – named after Admiral Nelson´s victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The statue of Lord Nelson stands on top of a high column. The square is a popular place for meetings and demonstrations.

16. Can you identify what the pictures show? a/ The Thames Flood Barrier b/ The Shard (also referred to as the Shard of Glass)[is a 95-storey skyscraper. c/ A clock tower with the bell Big Ben. d/ Changing the Guard in front of the Buckingham Palace. What can you see in Greenwich? The National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the large red ball on top on one of the towers which drops down its mast at 1 p.m. each day., the large Gate Clock which measures Greenwich Mean Time, the Greenwich Meridian which is marked by a brass strip, the Greenwich Foot Tunnel which runs under the River Thames.

17. This is the most famous bridge of London. What do you know about it? Tower Bridge was built in Gothic style in 1894, named after two towers at each side. It is divided into halves, which can be raised to allow large ships to pass beneath. It takes only one minute to open the bridge. The metal parts are painted pale blue. There is a museum in the bridge, which opened in 1982. Can you identify this building? Globe Theatre – the original building opened in 1599, it was one of the most important theatres in London during the life of W.Shakespeare. It is in the centre of London on the south bank of the River Thames. It opened in 1997 and has performances from May to October /there isn´t a roof, so there are no performances in winter/. It is the same as the original Globe Theatre.

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