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MATURITA TOPICS The United Kingdom_London_08

MATURITA TOPICS The United Kingdom_London_08. ANJ_Maturita. Mgr. Filip Soviš. www.zlinskedumy.cz. The United Kingdom & London. What can you tell me about London and its history ?. the capital of the U.K., situated on the Thames

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MATURITA TOPICS The United Kingdom_London_08

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  1. MATURITA TOPICSThe United Kingdom_London_08 ANJ_Maturita Mgr. Filip Soviš www.zlinskedumy.cz

  2. The United Kingdom& London WhatcanyoutellmeaboutLondon and itshistory? • thecapitalofthe U.K., situated on theThames • a cosmopolitan city; many nationalities (7 millioninhabitants) • animportantport, industrial centre and theseatofkings and queens • a worldfinancial centre (banksand theLondon StockExchange) • consistsofthreeparts: theoriginal and historicalCity, West End - centre ofentertainment and theEast End, ratheranindustrial area • probablyfounded 2,000 yearsago • theRomansin 43 A.D. Londinium(thename London probablyfromCeltic"Llyn"= lake and "Dun"= fort) • 1599 the Globetheatreopened(Shakespeare)

  3. The United Kingdom& London What are some of the famous parks and museumsto visit in London? parksandmuseums: • Hyde Park(Speakers' Corner - stand up in public and speak on almostanysubject) • theWest End (to see a play or musical) • theNationalGallery (many famouspaintings) • theBritish Museum (many historicalexhibits, artefactsfromallovertheworld) • Madame Tussaud'sWax Museum (life-likewaxsculpturesoffamouspeople)

  4. The United Kingdom& London What famous buildings and sitesin London wouldyoumention? • Westminster (theHousesofParliament, theclocktowerwithBig Ben = a large bell) • Buckingham Palace (theQueenliveshere) • theTower of London (historicalbuilding, used as a prison, theCrownJewels) • the Tower Bridge on the River Thames • the London Eye(largestFerriswheel in Europe, seethewhole city) • St Paul'sCathedral • Trafalgar Square (Nelson'sColumn) • theGreenwich(zerodegreesoflongitude, Greenwich MeanTime)

  5. The United Kingdom& London What are the best known symbols / sights of London? Symbols: • TheRoyalFamily • RoyalGuardsmen • red Double-deckerBuses • Black Taxis (Cabs) • Red Post Boxes • TelephoneKiosks • Policemen • PubSigns • Tea Sites: • Buckingham Palace • HousesOfParliament • The London Eye • the Tower of London • St Paul'sCathedral • Nelson'sColumn • theGreenwich • theBritishMuseum • theNationalGallery

  6. The United Kingdom& London What do you know about life in London? people: • saidto bereserved, polite • withstrongsenseofhumour • mixedracesociety (Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, laterAfricans; refugees) • thelargest non‑whitepopulationofanyEuropean city (300 languages) pubs: • popularsocialmeeting places, animportant part ofBritishlife • traditionalnames – TheChequers, TheWhiteSwan, TheCrown, TheRedLion parks: • Hyde Park; St James'sPark; KewGardens; Regent'sPark

  7. The United Kingdom& London fun: • TheLondon Eye: thelargestobservationwheel in theworld (150m high) • CoventGarden: used to be a market, now a centre ofentertainment • Piccadilly Circus: many London theatres, cinemas, restaurants and shops shopping: • Harrod's, Hamlet's • Regent and Oxford Streets department stores galleries: • TheTateGallery (internationalmodern art) • Madame Tussaud'sMuseum theatresand concert halls: • theGlobe, TheRoyalNationalTheatre, theBarbicanComplex • TheRoyal Albert Hall

  8. The United Kingdom& London What do you know about transport in London? • highquality: the underground, ortube (theoldest and oneofthe most perfect underground networks in theworld) • extensivebus network • riverbuses • traditionalblack taxis (cabs) • reddouble‑deckerbuses • huge London airportsHeathrow and Gatwick

  9. The United Kingdom& London What other things can tourists do in London? • eatdishesfromallovertheworld • many markets (fruit, vegetables, exoticfoods, interestingclothes, enjoytheatmosphere) • relax in itsparks, such as Hyde Park, Regent'sPark, St. James Park and KensingtonGardens • visit a proper Englishpub • ride on London'sfamous double-deckerbusesor on the London Underground (the Tube)

  10. The United Kingdom& London • Haveyoueverbeen to London? • Would you like to live in London? Why (not)? • Whatsouveniersfromthecapitalwouldyoubuy?

  11. Bibliografické citace BRIDGE. Cities[online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty BRIDGE. Cities in Ireland[online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty BRIDGE. Cities in the UK [online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty BURNIE, Glen a Rob RAESIDE. FlagsoftheWorld. CRW Flags' Online Catalog [online]. 1996-2013, 2013-01-04 [cit. 2013-01-05]. Dostupné z: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/country.html#n BAIKOVICIUS, Jimmy. @JIKATU. RedDouble-DeckerBuses in syncatLondon's Waterloo Bridge: City of London skyline in 2012 [online]. 2012 [cit. 2013-02-01]. Obrázek typu JPEG, CreativeCommons. Dostupné z: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/City_of_London_skyline_at_dusk.jpg/800px-City_of_London_skyline_at_dusk.jpg SMITH-DLUHÁ, Gabrielle. Angličtina: otázky a odpovědi nejen k maturitě. 1. vyd. Dubicko: INFOA, 2007, 231 s. Zrcadlový text. ISBN 978-80-7240-489-6.

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