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

LONDONTereza Frýbortová, Gymnázium Jiřího Ortena

4th April, 2015

Content

• General information • History• Parts• Sights • Places of interests • Means of transport• Cockney

General information

• Capital of the United Kingdom and England as well

• 8 million people

• The river Thames

• Financial, business, political, tourist and entertaining centre

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 • 16th century (Tudor period) – economical and financial centre • 1666 – Great Fire of London• 19th century (Victorian period) – Industrial and Revolution

centre

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

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)

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

Places of interests

• London Eye • Globe Theatre• London Dungeon• Harrods• Madame Tussauds• Hyde Park• London ZOO

Means of transport

• Underground (tube)• Riverbus • Bus• Cab• Train• 5 airports (Heathrow, Gatwick)

Cockney

• Special dialect• 17th century• Differences – pronunciation (th → f)

– add or initial “h” – American and British English