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Interesting places in UK

Interesting places in UK. Zuzana Štecherová C3B, 6.10. 2013. Content :. 1) Oxford 2) Cambidge 3) Canterbury 4) Stratford - upon - Avon 5) Hadrian ´s wall 6) Questions. Oxford. a city in central southern England one of the UK's fastest growing cities population : 150 000

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Interesting places in UK

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  1. Interestingplaces in UK Zuzana Štecherová C3B, 6.10. 2013

  2. Content: • 1) Oxford • 2) Cambidge • 3) Canterbury • 4) Stratford-upon-Avon • 5) Hadrian´s wall • 6) Questions

  3. Oxford

  4. a city in central southern England • one of the UK's fastest growing cities • population : 150 000 • river: Thames • industry:  motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology •  University of Oxford

  5. University of Oxford •  the oldest university in the English-speaking world • the second-oldest surviving university in the world • her tradishcolourisdarkblue • 38 autonomouscollegesandseriesoffakulties • rector: ChrisPatten • 21 000 students

  6. Cambridge

  7. a university town, theadministrative centre of the county • river: Cam • population: 124 000 • University of Cambridge

  8. University of Cambridge • the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world • the third-oldest universityin the world • 31 colleges • 19 000 students

  9. Canterbury

  10. a historic English cathedral city • lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury • area: 24 km2 • population: 42 000 • University ofKent

  11. Canterbury cathedral • is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England • forms part of a World Heritage Site • cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England • Founded in 597

  12. Stratford - upon - Avon

  13. a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire • river: Avon • population: 26 000 • a birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare • the top attraction is the house in Henley Street where Shakespeare was born • in the Holy Trinity Church - Shakespeare’s grave

  14. Hadrian´s wall • was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain • lies across England near the Scottish border • it should be a protection of England against the Celtic’s invasion.

  15. Zdroje: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univerzita_v_Cambridgi • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_University • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Cathedral • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall 6. 10. 2013

  16. Thanksforattention!

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