Otázka: American cities
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Niki
| 1) travelling
2) cities and position -the Easten coast -the South -the West -the centre 3) places |
4) Boston 5) Philadelphia 6) Chicago 7) San Francisco 8) Las Vegas |
American cities
travelling
– by plane
– to hire a car (the cheapest)
the Easten coast
– Boston, Philadelphia, New York
the South
– New Orleans (jazz)
– Miami – located on Florida (beaches)
– Houston (centre of NASA)
the West
– San Francisco, Los Angeles
– Hollywood
– film studios, awards of Oscar
– Beverly Hills
– residence for rich people
– Sand Diego, Seattle
the centre
– Las Vegas, Chicago
– Detroit (car industry)
– Salt Lake City
American slang
– backseat driver : talks into driving, gives unwanted advice to driver
– drive me nuts : make someone angry, crazy
– step on it : drive faster (šlápni na to)
– Sunday driver : drives only occasionally, drives slowly
– make a reggie : turn right
– hang a yoo-ee : make an U-turn (otočit se úplně)
places
– Congress : Washington DC
– Disney World : Los Angeles
– Broadway : NY
– The Statue of Liberty : NY
– Cape Canaveral : Florida
– the Golden Gate Bridge : San Francisco
– the Empire State Building : NY
– the White House : Washington
Boston
– the Birthplace of America (in 1773 – the Boston Tea Party)
– in the easten coast (on northeasten coast)
– in Massachusetts
– the Boston Common (the oldest public park in the USA)
– Bunker Hill Monument (the side of historical battle)
– the Freedom Trail
– 16 historical sights marked by a red brick line on the sidewalk
– begins at the Boston Common
– the State House
Philadelphia
– in the east of the USA
– in Pennsylvania
– the City of Liberty (the Declaration of Independence was written here)
– 18th century
– the first capital of the USA (residence of the Government)
– the Independence Hall (the seat of Congress)
– the Liberty Bell (zvon svobody)
Chicago
– in the centre of the USA
– 3 states : Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
– founded 1837
– on the Chicago river
– shanty town (chudinská čtvrť) in the north
– there is every railway in the country
– industrial centre
– universities : Chicago U., The Northwesten U.
– city of skyscrapers : The Sears Tower (highest in the USA), Trumph Economical Centre
– The Cloud Gate (The Bean)
– Walt Disney, Al Capone, E. Hemingway, Obamas, John Malkowich, H. Ford, Oprah
sport
– Chicago Bulls (Michael Jordan)
– ice hockey : Chicago Blackhawks
San Francisco
– in northern California
– 800 000 inhibitants
history
– founded in 1776
– the California gold rush
– earthquake (70% destroyed)
famous
– hills
– the Golden Gate Bridge
– the Bay Bridge
– Transamerica Pyramide
– Alcatraz (prison)
– cable cars (in hills)
– homecity of homosexuals
Las Vegas
– Disneyland for adults
– The entertainment capital of the world
– City, that never sleeps
– in the east of the USA, in Nevada
– all around there is a desert
– 19th century : Las Vegas is Spanish name (Meadow)
– Las Vegas Boulevard (main road)
– all hotels, casinos
– the Freemon street (covered)
– the Strip street
replicas
– Manhattan, Eiffel tower, Venezia (hotel)
– dancing and singing fontain
– Luxor hotel (Sphinx, pyramides)
– Caesar’s Palace
– Hoover Dam
– traffic : monorail
– weddings : you need money, you will just pay, and you can marry someone
