1. Praha & EU: Investujeme do vaší budoucnosti Evropský sociální fond Gymnázium, Praha 10, Voděradská 2 Projekt OBZORY Transport in Britain

2. Brainstorming vocabulary and ideas…

3. Questions to be answered: - How does the public transport work in London? (Compare with the situation in Prague) - Advantages and disadvantages of public means of transport available here and in Britain? - Cycling or driving to work? … or using public means of transport?

4. How much do you know about specific features of British transport? Driving on the left … “ Trainspotting“ – a strange but still very popular activity in Britain; The intention is to “spot“ as many different engines as possible. People spend an astonishing amount of time at stations and along the sides of railway lines.

5. The Automobile Association (the AA) and the Royal Automobile Club (the RAC) – a driver who joins either of them can get emergency help when his or her car breaks down

6. Commuters – very few people live near enough to their job or school to be able to go on foot Transport in modern Britain – mainly by road. This results in traffic congestion (jams) and pollution.

7. Many Britons own cars - it is part of their social status - it has to do with their passion for privacy (being in your car is like taking your “castle“ with you) “Car pool“ – shared cars – little success in Britain Not too many mopeds and motorcycles (not private enough)

8. The Britons are pretty tolerant to pedestrians and other drivers and safety conscious (the lowest number of road accidents in Europe !) “Lollipop ladies“ (at a zebra crossing) – recently a decline of them

9. M25 – “the road to hell“ – traffic jams almost every day Traffic wardens – leave parking tickets; people didn’t like them, they were renamed to “parking attendants“

10. Queueing – waiting for buses – a passion for queueing. “Jumping the queue“ – not acceptable The “Chunnel“ – opened May 6, 1994, lack of enthusiasm

11. The narrow boats – quite a popular pastime nowadays. In the period of Industrial Revolution the canals were used for transport of goods. To avoid a nasto shock, there are two secrets: one, get a full list of al the special types of tickets available; and two, book in advance. (Examples of special types of tickets: a Super Saver ticket, a Virgin Value ticket …etc)

12. Public transport in towns and cities and typical means of transport: - Not reliable enough to be used widely – “an integrated transport system“ does not really exist - Double-deckers (they used to be “hop-on, hop-off“) - Underground (the tube) – very old, one of the dirtiest and least efficient of such systems in European cities - Black taxis (According to the traditional stereotype, the owner-drivers of London taxis, known as “cabbies“, are friendly Cockneys who never stop talking. “ Minicabs“ are used by private companies and don’t have a very good reputation

13. Literature Britain, James O’Driscoll, OUP 1995 Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Jonathan Crowther, OUP 1999 700 Classroom Activities, David Seymour and Maria Popova, Macmillan 2003

14. Praha & EU: Investujeme do vaší budoucnosti Evropský sociální fond Gymnázium, Praha 10, Voděradská 2 Projekt OBZORY Tato prezentace byla vytvořena v rámci projektu OBZORY Autor: PhDr. Eva Malíková Předmět: Anglo-americké reálie Datum: 30. dubna 2010