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Autor: Ing. Klára Polterová
Předmět/vzdělávací oblast:
Anglický jazyk
Tematická oblast: Poznatky o zemích
Téma: London
Ročník: 3. – 4.
Datum vytvoření: Srpen 2013
Název: VY_32_INOVACE_08.3.02.ANJ
Anotace:Základní údaje o hlavním městě Velké Británie – demografie, rozloha, geografie, významné historické památky, zajímavosti.
Metodický pokyn:
Metodický materiál inovuje výuku použitím multimediálních pomůcek. Prezentace s obrázky podporují výklad a povzbuzují zájem žáků o reálie anglicky mluvících zemí. Rozsah a obsah výukového materiálu je přizpůsoben potřebám studentů technických oborů a je možné jej využít pro přípravu ke státní maturitní zkoušce.
LONDON
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
Location: South of England
Area: 1577 km2
Population: 8,173,194 inhabitants
Density: 47621/km2
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General information
In the 2nd century the Romans chose this place to settle here and created the city of Londinium.
London is situated on the river Thames which was useful for merchant ships and trading, and today the river is still important for transport and tourism.
The city of London is an important business and finance centre, and London has a huge influence on fashion, culture, politics, entertainment, media and sport across the UK and Europe.
London’s climate is generally mild and damp. Summer Olympics games were there in 2012.
Places of interest :
Central London
Saint Paul’s Cathedral
the Tower of London
the City of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
the Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
the West End
Oxford Street
Piccadilly Circus
The City of Westminster
Palace of Westminster - seat of the House of Commons and House of Lords, two parts of the Parliament .
Big Ben - the great bell of the clock at the end of the Palace of Westminster, now officially called the Elizabeth Tower.
Westminster Abbey -Gothic cathedral dating from 11th century,
burial place of kings, place of coronation of Kings and Queens.
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Buckingham Palace the official London residence and principal workplace of the British
monarchy built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705 on a site which had been
in private ownership for at least 150 years became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the
accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 the state rooms, used for official and state entertaining, are open
to the public each year for most of August and September, as part of the Palace's Summer Opening
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The Tower of London Is a historic castle situated on
the north bank of the Thames River.
Until the14th century royal residence, place of coronation of Kings and home of Crown Jewels.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the castle was used as a prison.
In the First and Second World Wars, the Tower was again used as a prison.
Today it is one of the most popular tourist attraction and there is a museum.
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Trafalgar square The square consists of a large central area with roadways on three
sides, and a terrace to the north, in front of the National Gallery.
National Gallery was founded in 1824, nowadays there is an art museum.
There are many statues and sculptures on the square.
Nelson's Column – guarded by 4 lions, was built to commemorate Admiral Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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Questions:
1. Where does the name „ BIG BEN“ come from?
2. Where do Royal weddings take place?
3. What is the name of the youngest member of Royal family?
4. What is the name and colour of London‘s buses?
5. How many lines has London‘s underground got?
Answers :
1. The hour bell was probably named after Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner of Works.
2. Westminster Abbey
3. Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
4. Red double decker
5. 12 lines, 270 stations
Použité zdroje: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia
Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-08-28]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
Obrazový materiál –
Obr. 1. - ILLIFF, David. [cit. 2013-08-31]. Dostupný pod licencí Wikimedia Commons na www :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_Thames_Sunset_panorama_-_Feb_2008.jpg
Obr. 2. - ILLIFF, David. [cit. 2013-08-31]. Dostupný pod licencí Wikimedia Commons na www :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palace_of_Westminster,_London_-_Feb_2007.jpg
Obr. 3. - ILLIFF, David. [cit. 2013-08-31]. Dostupný pod licencí Wikimedia Commons na www :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buckingham_Palace,_London_-_April_2009.jpg
Obr. 4. - GAGNON, Bernard. [cit. 2013-08-31]. Dostupný pod licencí Wikimedia Commons na www :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tower_of_London_White_Tower.jpg
Obr. 5. - ILLIFF, David. [cit. 2013-08-31]. Dostupný pod licencí Wikimedia Commons na www :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trafalgar_Square,_London_2_-_Jun_2009.jpg