MATURITA TOPICSThe United Kingdom_Cities_07

Mgr. Filip Soviš

ANJ_Maturita

www.zlinskedumy.cz

AnotaceMateriál nastiňuje základní fakta o vybraných městech k maturitnímu tématu The United Kingdom. Umožňuje použití pro samostatnou práci. Je možné jej poskytnou nepřítomným žákům.

Autor Mgr. Filip Soviš (Autor)

Jazyk Angličtina

Očekávaný výstup23–41–M/01 Strojírenství26-41-M/01 Elektrotechnika53-41-M/01 Zdravotnický asistent65-42-M/01 Hotelnictví

Speciální vzdělávací potřeby - žádné -

Klíčová slova The United Kingdom

Druh učebního materiálu Prezentace

Druh interaktivity Kombinované

Cílová skupina Žák

Stupeň a typ vzdělávání odborné vzdělávání

Typická věková skupina 16 - 19 let

Vazby na ostatní materiály Je součástí ANJ konverzace

Describe some interesting places in the UK.What is Liverpool / Stonehenge etc. famous for?

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Manchester• textile manufacture: cotton goods and corduroy cloth production• football teams Manchester United and Manchester City• two universities

• musical talents: the Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood• port city (famous for its docks)• tourist destination• football clubs: Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.

Liverpool

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• Lloyds Bank (now Lloyds Banking Group) founded in 1765• Cadbury's chocolate museum• Balti restaurants - a type of curry ("Balti Belt" or "Balti Triangle")• shopping (third best behind the West End of London and Glasgow)• jewellery manufacture

Birmingham

• the River Avon (the Clifton suspension bridge)• the Severn Estuary (Port of Bristol)• number of urban cycle routes

Bristol

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• known for its forest and castle (the legendary Robin Hood)• sporting centre (football, ice hockey, cricket, water sports, rugby)

Nottingham

• historic city (walk on the city's medieval walls)• York Minster (the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe)• York Castle• horseracing venue (Royal Ascot in 2005), UK Snooker Championship

York

• severe bomb damage during WWII (the Luftwaffe in Nov 1940)• car industry – Jaguar cars

Coventry

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• the University of Oxford (the oldest in the English speaking world)‑• known as the "city of dreaming spires"

Oxford

• on the River Cam, about 50 miles (80 km) north of London• the University of Cambridge (in 1209, the top 5 univ. in the world)• high-tech centre known as Silicon Fen (software and bioscience)

Cambridge

• a spa town in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs• Bath Abbey (Anglican parish church noted for its fan vaulting)• inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987

Bath

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• the mysterious stone formation, near Salisbury• built anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC• UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986• could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings• place of religious significance and pilgrimage in Neo-Druidryproposed functions include:• astronomical observatory• religious sitetwo major new theories:• place of healing – the primeval equivalent of Lourdes• ritual landscape (Durrington Walls Henge = a place of the living,

whilst Stonehenge = a domain of the dead)

Stonehenge

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• the largest city in Scotland• on the River Clyde (former shipbuilding; shipyards)• unique culture (from curling to opera and from football to art)• the Mitchell Library, Lord Foster's Clyde Auditorium• two international airports and the Glasgow Subway

• the capital of Scotland (the Scottish Parliament and Government)• historical character of much of the city centre (UNESCO Site)• Edinburgh Castle• The Fringe Festival (plays and musical performances)• Hogmanay = the Scottish New Year’s celebration

Glasgow

Edinburgh

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• oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport• Aberdeen International Youth Festival (most talented young

performing arts)

• the capital of Wales (seat of the National Assembly for Wales)• the Taff River, the Ely River; Cardiff's port• Cardiff Castle• Wales Millennium Centre (arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay)• the Millennium Stadium (Welsh Rugby and a major events venue)• the St. Fagans National History Museum (historical lifestyle of the Welsh)

Aberdeen

Cardiff

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• from Irish: Béal Feirste, meaning "mouth of the sandbanks"• the capital of Northern Ireland (seat of the devolved government and

legislative Northern Ireland Assembly)• a major port, with commercial and industrial docks, shipyards• Belfast Castle• the Belfast International Airport• Gaelic games, rugby, cricket, football and ice hockey• Titanic Belfast (visitor attraction, monument to Belfast’s maritime

heritage)

Belfast

• What souveniers from the UK would you buy?

• What famous places are there near London?

• Would you like to work as an au-pair in England? Why (not) and where?

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BRIDGE. Cities in Ireland [online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty

BRIDGE. Cities in the UK [online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty

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BAIKOVICIUS, Jimmy. @JIKATU. Red Double-Decker Buses in sync at London's Waterloo Bridge: City of London skyline in 2012 [online]. 2012 [cit. 2013-02-01]. Obrázek typu JPEG, Creative Commons. Dostupné z: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/City_of_London_skyline_at_dusk.jpg/800px-City_of_London_skyline_at_dusk.jpg

SMITH-DLUHÁ, Gabrielle. Angličtina: otázky a odpovědi nejen k maturitě. 1. vyd. Dubicko: INFOA, 2007, 231 s. Zrcadlový text. ISBN 978-80-7240-489-6.