The United States places of interest II Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Olga Klimentová. Střední škola hotelnictví a služeb a Vyšší odborná škola, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Materiál byl vytvořen v rámci projektu OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám, registrační číslo CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ červenec 2013 VY_32_INOVACE_AGJ_100306

Mount Rushmore obr. 1  the national memorial in South Dakota  sculptures carved into the granite  the heads of the US presidents 18 m tall George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln

Chicago obr. 2  O‘Hara airport (one of the largest in the world)  located on the shore of Lake Michigan  nicknamed the Windy City  the 3rd largest city in the USA (3 million people)

Chicago obr. 3 Willis Tower formerly Sears Tower  the tallest skyscraper in the USA  443 m tall (520 m with the antennas)  people work here  express lifts (less than 1 min up)

Chicago obr. 5 Al Capone obr. 4  an American gangster  famous for smuggling alcohol (and other illegal activities, such as prostitution)  from the early 1920s to 1931

Route 66 obr. 6  a legendary road  called  The Mother Road  The Main Street of America  miles long (3 940 km)

Route 66 obr. 7  going through 8 states  connecting east and west  from Chicago to LA

Los Angeles obr. 8  the largest city in California  2nd largest city in the USA  many famous districts: Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Westwood  its name from Spanish (The City of Angels)

Los Angeles obr. 9 Hollywood  a part of LA famous for its commercial area and entertainment industry  the capital of film industry (film studios and film stars)

Hollywood obr. 10 Walk of Fame the canopy at the end of the Walk of Fame  over 2,400 five-pointed stars  embedded in the sidewalks  along Hollywood Boulevard  actors  musicians  directors  producers  musical groups  theatrical groups  fictional characters  and others

San Francisco obr. 11  a city located in Northern California  used to be a Spanish port (Saint Francis)

San Francisco obr. 12 Golden Gate Bridge  the most famous symbol of San Francisco  one of the Wonders of the Modern World 2,7 km long  a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate (the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific)

San Francisco obr. 13 Cable cars  a city famous for steep streets and cable cars (the system founded by Andrew Hallidie in 1873)

San Francisco obr. 14 Alcatraz  a rocky island in the middle of SF Bay  was used as a prison, a museum now  Al Capone was imprisoned here  only nine men managed to escape from the rock (but died in the sea)

San Diego obr. 15  the second largest city in California  on the coast of the Pacific Ocean  about 190 km south of LA  at the border with Mexico

Nevada obr. 16 Area 51  a state in the west of the USA  officially known as Silver State  nearly 2 million inhabitants  named after the Sierra Nevada  the frequent subject of conspiracy theories  a central component to UFO stories  all research and occurings in Area 51 are Top Secret (TS)  the correct name for the Area 51 is The Nevada Test and Training Range

Las Vegas obr. 17  the largest and the most populous city in Nevada  known for gambling (casinos, gaming tables, slot machines) and hotels  shopping, fine dining and nightlife (but also crime)

Las Vegas obr. 18 Hotels and Casinos Paris Hotel and Casino obr. 19 New York Hotel and Casino obr. 20 Luxor Hotel and Casino

Seattle obr. 21  one of the fastest-growing cities in the US  situated in the state of Washington  a major coastal seaport city (a gateway for trade with Asia)

Seattle obr. 22  from 1918 to 1951 over twenty jazz nightclubs (Ray Charles, Quincy Jones)Ray CharlesQuincy Jones  the birthplace of rock legend Jimi Hendrix and the rock music style known as grunge (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in ChainsNirvanaPearl JamAlice in Chains or Soundgarden)Soundgarden  famous for its hip hop artists (rappers Mix-a-Lot and Macklemore)Mix-a-LotMacklemore Musical history

METODICKÉ POKYNY •Jednotlivé snímky prezentace jsou animovány tak, aby se žák mohl do výkladu aktivně zapojit. Nejprve se zobrazí fotografie, po kliknutí pak název dané tematické oblasti, památky či zajímavého místa, a teprve poté se žák postupně seznámí s jednotlivými fakty a doplňujícími informacemi, nejčastěji ve formě stručných odrážek. •Snímek 22 obsahuje hypertextové odkazy.

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