1. LONDON Tereza Frýbortová, Gymnázium Jiřího Ortena 4 th April, 2015

2. Content General information History Parts Sights Places of interests Means of transport Cockney

3. General information Capital of the United Kingdom and England as well 8 million people The river Thames Financial, business, political, tourist and entertaining centre

4. History Founded in 43 A.D. (Romans) – Londinium 61 A.D. – burnt down → City of London 1066 – William the Conqueror (Westminster Abbey) – the Tower of London 16 th century (Tudor period) – economical and financial centre 1666 – Great Fire of London 19 th century (Victorian period) – Industrial and Revolution centre

5. 1 – The West End 2 – The City of London 3 – The City of Westminster 4 – The East End 5 – Greenwich

6. Parts The West End = shopping and entertaining center The City of London = the financial center The City of Westminster = the governmental center The East End = the most luxurious part Greenwich = historical buildings (the Royal Observatory)

7. Sights 1 – Buckingham palace 2 – Trafalgar Square 3 – Piccadilly Circus 4 – St. Paul’s Cathedral 5 – Houses of Parliament 6 – The Tower of London 7 – Westminster Abbey 8 – 10, Downing Street

8. Places of interests London Eye Globe Theatre London Dungeon Harrods Madame Tussauds Hyde Park London ZOO

9. Means of transport Underground (tube) Riverbus Bus Cab Train 5 airports (Heathrow, Gatwick)

10. Cockney Special dialect 17 th century Differences – pronunciation (th → f) – add or initial “h” – American and British English

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