Otázka: London and english speaking cities
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): paja
LONDON
- one of the largest city in the world
- one of the most important world financial centres
- the capital city of the UK
- situated on the river Thames in south-east England
- multicultural city – 7 million people; global city, chinese ppl, muslim ppl, black ppl…
History:
- 43 AD – Londinium was founded by the Romans
- 61 AD – burned to the ground => surrounded by wall
- 1665 – plague “Black Death” (about ✝100 000 ppl)
- 1666 – Great Fire (2/3 of the city burned down – started at a bakery, destroyed 89 churches including original St. Paul’s Cathedral)
- 1940/41 – bombed by Germany during World War II
- 1908, 1948, 2012 – Olympic Games
Parts:
○ the original and historical city
○ West end – entertainment
○ East end – industrial
Symbols:
○ black taxis – cabs
○ double-decker buses
○ red telephone boxes
Landmarks:
The underground (“Tube”)
■ the oldest underground railway in the world (1863)
Tower of London
■ White Tower – oldest
■ Bloody Tower – prison
■ legend – 7 ravens if they leaves – the Kingdom would fall apart -> their wings are cut short
Tower Bridge
■ opens in the middle
St Paul’s Cathedral
■ wedding ceremony – Diana + Charles
Big Ben
■ part of the Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
■ coronations and burial place of many kings and queens
Buckingham Palace
■ official residence and principal workplace of the British monarch
■ The Changing of the Guards – 11 am
Trafalgar Square
■ Nelson’s Column + 4 lion statues
Madame Tussaud’s Museum
■ wax statues of famous people
The London Eye
■ builded to celebrate new millenium (30 min one ride)
Hyde Park
■ royal park
St James’s Park
■ the oldest one
Regent’s Park, Greenwich Park
OXFORD
- 12thcentury
- univesity
- river Thames
- 35 colleges
- Sheldonian Theatre
CAMBRIDGE
- river Cam
- university
- rowing competitions with Oxford
LIVERPOOL
- The Beatles
LOS ANGELES
- Beverly Hills, Hollywood
- beaches
- traffic jams, high number of private cars, air pollution
- famous ppl
NEW YORK CITY
- “the city that never sleeps”
- “The Big Apple”
- largest subway system in the world
- Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond
- Fifth Avenue – luxurious shops, hotels
- Empire State Buinding
- Time Square
- The Statue of Liberty
- World Trade Center (“The Twins”) – 1. 9. 2001 terrorist attack
