Deset věcí, které je třeba znát o Londýně – anglicky
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LONDON
Exercise 1: Try to fill in correct numbers and expressions in gap spaces
London has a population of _______ million people and covers _____ square miles which makes it one of Europe’s largest cities. Over _____ nationalities live there and between them they speak over _______ languages, more than any other city in the world.
London‘s underground transports over _______ people around the English capital every year. There are _______ in operation and because many of the city’s top attractions have their own stops, you can definitely use it at some stage.
For buying tickets you should buy one of these two:
- _______ travelcard for zones 1 and 2: Costing just over ____, this will permit you unlimited travel on the tube within zones 1 and 2, which should be enough for any visitor to the city
- _______ Card: These can be picked up at tube stations. They cost ____ and work on a pay as you go basis. Each journey then costs £1.50, but there is a scheme where once you use a certain amount, it will stop taking money off your card. They make travelling on the tube cheaper, easier and quicker.
Exercise 2: Tick only those landmarks that appear in the video about London.
BIG BEN HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TRAFALGAR SQUARE COVENT GARDEN
SOHO TOWER BRIDGE MILLENIUM BRIDGE LONDON EYE WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
ROYAL ALBERT HALL BUCKINGHAM PALACE BARBICAN CENTRE
ST.PAUL’S CATHEDRAL TATE MODERN GALLERY TOWER OF LONDON
GLOBE THEATRE THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Exercise 3: Answer these questions.
1 – What time does the clock at Big Ben show?
2 – Are all entries to London galleries free or do visitors have to pay for them?
3 – What does the phrasal verb „chill out“ mean?
4 – What activity is usually associated with the Speaker’s Corner?
5 – What kind of English dialect can you hear in the video?
BONUS EXERCISE:
Explain the differences between the two variants of English – Cockney English x Received Pronunciation
Sources:
- http://www.hostelworld.com/videos/18/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-london