1. www.zlinskedumy.cz VY_22_INOVACE_0405 Název DUMuThe Symbols of London – Greenwich Tematická oblastRozvíjení komunikativních dovedností AutorMgr. Hana Štěpánková ŠkolaVOŠPS a SPgŠ Kroměříž Číslo projektuCZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0755 Číslo a název šablony klíčové aktivityII/2 Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky cizích jazyků na středních školách Vzdělávací oblastJazykové vzdělávání Vzdělávací oborAnglický jazyk Cílová skupinaŽáci 2. až 4. ročníku SŠ Anotace Cílem prezentace, založené na propojení fotodokumentace a základních údajů, je rozvíjení povědomí o jedné z významných památek Londýna Klíčová slovaobservatory, maritime museum, the prime meridian, time zone, astronomy Datum vytvoření16. 7. 2013

2. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich ROYAL GREENWICH 5 miles south – east of central London Founded by Charles II in 1675 to study astronomy and to fix longitude The seat of the National Maritime Museum Dr Samuel Johnson lived in Greenwich (1737) In 1738 a riverside village 1694 Royal Naval Hospital was founded to replace the royal palace where Henry VIII and his daughters ´Bloody Mary´and Queen Elisabeth I were born 1884 the Observatory was confirmed as marking Longitude O° Observatory is home to Greenwich Mean Time and the Meridian line A time ball, erected in 1833,was the first public time signal

3. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich Greenwich Park Greenwich Park has 81 hectares (200 acres) of open space Mature trees, flowers and a rose garden The lake teems with ducks and swans The park has a variety of wildfowl

4. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The National Maritime Museum Runs the Old Royal Observatory and the complex of buildings, centring on the Queen´s House Founded in 1934 The Museum´s collection hold over two million items, with a major research library and documentary archive

5. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The National Maritime Museum

6. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Old Royal Observatory The red Greenwich time ball can be seen by ships on the Thames One of the first visual time signals Installed in 1833 originally for ships in the Thames to set their chronommeters. The present ball dates from 1919 Drops daily at 1 pm Flamsteed House – John Flamsteed was appointed as the first Astronomer Royal by Charles II. in 1675

7. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Old Royal Observatory

8. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Prime Meridium GMT /Greenwich Mean Time/ - the time of day on the line of 0° longitude A straight line between North Pole and South Pole which goes through Greenwich It´s the official time in Britain from October to March

9. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Prime Meridium The world ´s Prime Meridian – longitude 0° A brass strip which marks the prime meridium Indicates where where GMT is measured Different time zones in other parts of the world are usually desribed with references to GMT

10. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich Galvano Magnetic Clock The UK –advanced maritime nation Mariners calculated their longitude from the Greenwich Meridian Internationally adopted in the International Meridian Conference - 1884 The daily rotation of the Earth is somewhat irregular and is slowing down slightly The electric Shepherd 24-hour Clock was installed for public benefit in 1852 and always shows GMT Galvano magnetic clock - has been replaced with atomic clocks

11. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The International Time Zone

12. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich Standard Lengths Standard lengths on the wall of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London 1 yard (3 feet), 2 feet, 1 foot, 6 inches (1/2 foot), and 3 inches. The separation of the inside faces of the marks is exact at an ambient temperature of 60 °F (16 °C) and a rod of the correct measure, resting on the pins, will fit snugly between them.

13. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich Standard Lengths

14. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Royal Naval College Close to the river Thames, built by Sir Christopher Wren as the Greenwich Hospital, a home for veteran sailors Remains unchanged from Sir Christopher Wren´s designs Four main blocks were built from 1694 to 1751 Before this, Greenwich Palace, home of Tudor sovereigns, stood here The hospital became a naval college in 1873, a role which lasted for 125 years

15. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Royal Naval College

16. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Queen´s House A unique 17th-century royal villa Holds restored royal apartments in 1660´s style, the National Maritime Museum Treasury, portraits of kings, queens, and the world´s finest collection of 17th-century Dutch marine paintings

17. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Queen´s House (in the centre)

18. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich The Cutty Sark The only surviving tea clipper Launched at Dumbarton on the river Clyde, Scotland, in 1869 Her name comes from “cutty sark“ (short shirt) worn by one of the witches in the poem Tom o´Shanter by Robert Burns Carried tea from China, and the wool from Australia The fastest ship in the race around the Cape of Good Hope for the tea trade with China In 1954 it was towed to Greenwich and placed in a specially constructed dry dock and restored Now it´s the museum of tea

19. VY_22_INOVACE_0405The Symbols of London – Greenwich Zdroj: Fotografie – vlastní zdroj autorky Knižní zdroje: 1) Greenwich.Greenwich Tourist Information Centre, Greenwich booklet, 1996