Angol szóbeli tételek: London és Budapest összehasonlítása

London az Egyesült Királyság fővárosa, a Temze partján fekvő, több mint kétezer éves város, valamint az ország politikai, gazdasági és kulturális központja. Budapest Magyarország fővárosa, a Duna partján fekszik, és két fő része Buda és Pest.

Mindkét főváros fontos történelmi, kulturális és turisztikai központ. London lakossága több mint 9 millió fő, London és a hozzá tartozó nagyvárosi terület lakossága pedig 15 millió fő, míg Budapest lakossága körülbelül 2 millió fő.

Budapest és London összehasonlítása

Budapest

Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. It has a population of about 2 million It lies on the River Danube, and has two parts: Pest and Buda. Budapest is famous for many things Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as the Houses of Parliament, the Buda Castle Quarter and the Heroes Square.

They also come to visit its theatres, museums and its many shops, such as Arena Plaza, where you can buy anything. And of course they want to visit its biggest free-time centre, Millenáris, and want to ride on the chairlift next to the river.

Like many big cities, Budapest has problems with traffic and pollution. Many people a day use the underground, trolleys, trains, buses, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clean, and it isn’t cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

For me, the best thing about Budapest is the shops. There are more than twenty big shopping centres in Budapest. The children’s favourite place is the Palace of Miracles where they can have a fantastic time.

London

London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It’s one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than 9 million people London is situated on the river Thames. It was founded more than two thousand years ago London is an ancient city.

London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames, it has been an important settlement for two thousand years, the Roman town, Londinium, being founded in the middle of the 1st century.

London is a leading global city, a centre of finance, research, culture, art, fashion and tourism. There are 15 million people living in London and its metropolitan area with many people commuting to work from outside the city.

London is multi-cultural with more than 300 languages are spoken within Greater London. It is traditionally Christian with sizable Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Jewish communities.

London városrészei

There are four parts in London: West End, East End, the City and Westminster.

The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre. Westminster is also important part of the capital. It’s the administrative centre of London. East End is an industrial district of the capital. Most of factories are situated there.

West End is the richest part of London. It is full of luxury hotels, super-markets, cinemas and concert-halls.

West End - it is famous for shops, exclusive stores. It has a colourful night life with more than 50 theaters, and lots of bars and night clubs.

London legfontosabb látnivalói

A Parlament és a Big Ben

On the highest tower of the Houses of Parliament there is the largest clock in the country called Big Ben.

House of Pairlament with the Big Ben - this is the best-known clocktower in the world.

Next to the pairlament there is the Westminster Abbey, that is 700 years old, and the main place of royal ceremonies.

The London Eye is within walking distance from the iconic Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Abbey: these are most popular destinations as well.

A Buckingham-palota

The official London residence of the Queen is Buckingham Palace. The palace was built in 1703 by the Duke Buckingham. The daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place in its courtyard.

A London Eye

Across the river there is the London Eye - it is a 135 m tall big-wheel, for observation built for the millenium.

The permanent ferris wheel sitting on the bank of the River Thames, the London Eye is within walking distance from the iconic Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Abbey: these are most popular destinations as well.

A Tower Bridge és a Tower

The classic landmark of London is the Tower Bridge, on the River Themse, with the old castle called Tower.

Madam Tussauds, the Tower of London and the St Paul’s Cathedral (bearing the name of London’s patron saint) are also among the major attractions.

A Szent Pál-székesegyház

The most famous cathedral is the Paul's Cathedral on the eastern side of the river.

Madam Tussauds, the Tower of London and the St Paul’s Cathedral (bearing the name of London’s patron saint) are also among the major attractions.

A múzeumok

There are many museums in London. For example, the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum. The British Museum is the biggest museum in London The museum is famous for its library one of the richest in the world.

London’s free museums with their complex and engaging exhibitions are very popular, the British Museum, the Tate Modern, the National Gallery, the National History Museum and the Science Museum attract huge crowds all year.

A parkok és a kulturális élet

There are many beautiful parks in London. St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens.

Although the city is definitely very crowded, there are also a number of lush green parks and small forests that help the city, and its inhabitants breathe.

London has a wide cultural scene. Exhibitions, theatres, ballet, opera, cinemas, a wide range of restaurants, traditional or modern pubs and bars are all easy to find in the city.

London is also a centre of education with major colleges, universities and libraries offering their services to those interested.

A Covent Garden és a City of London

In the Covent Garden we can find a popular fruit and vegetable market with restaurants, bars and cafes.

City of London is the business district with skyscrapers and modern buildings. Here is The Shard, the tallest building of Europe.

A Temze és London fejlődése

This is the River Thames. It is almost 346 kilometres long, and is the second longest river in Great Britain. It flows through London, and it’s this part of the river that most tourists see.

But there’s more to the Thames than a trip down the river. The Romans built a settlement on the River Thames, and over the centuries it grew into the City of London, with a huge port.

Ships from around the world brought food, goods and people to the capital. But by the 1980s, most of the docks had closed and the area became run-down.

A lot of money has been invested in this huge riverside area. And today it’s known as ‘Docklands’. The old warehouses are now attractive apartments. There are new office buildings, shopping centres and leisure facilities, too.

People enjoy living and working by the river. People also enjoy living on the water!

Élet egy lakóhajón

This is a houseboat on the Thames.

Nick: Hi, Alistair.
Alistair: Hey, Nick, welcome aboard.
Nick: Thank you. So why do you live on a houseboat?
Alistair: I love being close to the water. And it’s a brilliant place to invite friends over.

Nick: What’s it like to live on a boat?
Alistair: In the summer, it’s beautiful. And in the winter, it’s a bit cold.
Nick: Could you give me a tour?
Alistair: Please. Follow me. So this is the kitchen. The bedroom.
Nick: I like it.

Nick: What’s the best thing about living on the river?
Alistair: For me, it’s being so close to nature. And it’s really cheap.
Nick: Is there anything you miss about living on dry land?
Alistair: I miss not being able to grow my own food and not having a garden.

Nick: Do you think you will ever move?
Alistair: Only if I have to leave London. It’s a really brilliant place to live in the city.

A Temze változásai és a klímaváltozás

The Thames has seen a lot of changes over the years. But perhaps the biggest change is still to come.

This image is of the River Thames frozen over. It’s not a real photograph. It’s been created digitally. It shows the effect climate change may have on the river if temperatures drop significantly.

They were created by two illustrators: Didier Madoc-Jones and Robert Graves.

Nick: Didier, Tell us about this exhibition.
Didier: We wanted to create postcards from the future - well-known views of London - to show people how it might look with the effects of climate change.

Nick: Why does this one show the Thames frozen over?
Didier: Well some scientists think we might experience a new mini ice age with very cold winters and in the summer we’d experience flooding due to melting ice sheets.

Nick: Do you think that could really happen?
Didier: Nobody really knows. The point of our exhibition was to get people thinking about climate change and the future of London.

The River Thames has changed over the centuries, and will continue to do so. But hopefully it will always be here for both local people and tourists to enjoy and explore.

London rövid története

The Romans founded London about 50 AD. Its name is derived from the Celtic word Londinios, which means the place of the bold one.

After they invaded Britain in 43 AD the Romans built a bridge across the Thames. They later decided it was an excellent place to build a port.

The water was deep enough for ocean going ships but it was far enough inland to be safe from Germanic raiders. Around 50 AD Roman merchants built a town by the bridge. So London was born.

By the 2nd century the Roman London had a population of 60,000.

During the 7th century the Anglo-Saxons developed a new settlement about 1,000 yards upstream from old London, which is now known as Covent Garden.

This blossoming city on the Thames river suffered repeated attacks from the Vikings until 886 when Alfred the Great, made peace and the Saxon city of Aldwych was established, which is now in the Modern city of Westminster.

The battle for London continued until 1066 when William the Conqueror, who was the Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in the new Westminster Abbey.

The new King granted the citizens of London special privileges and built the Tower of London in the south-east section of the city to control their lifestyle.

London continued to grow over the next 600 years through civil wars, the plague known as the Black Death, the Peasants Revolt, floods and other religious upheavals.

Then in 1666 the city was almost completely destroyed by The Great Fire of London.

In the 18th century London became the world’s largest city and the first rapid transit system was built to handle its growing population.

The rest, as they say, is history. The city is now a sprawling area of over 659 square miles, which has survived two 20th century World Wars and a number of internal catastrophes.

Közlekedés Londonban

London is a very busy city with lots of traffic and a well-oiled public transport system.

Besides the symbolic red double-decker buses there are several train lines and eleven underground lines too. The London underground is called “the tube”.

Budapesthez hasonlóan Londonban is sokan használják a tömegközlekedést, mert a nagyvárosokban gyakoriak a közlekedési és környezeti problémák.

Szituáció: barát meghívása kirándulásra

Ebben a szituációban a barátodat egy jövő hétvégi hegyi kirándulásra hívod meg.

Hello! What are you doing at the weekend?
I’m going to the cinema on Saturday but I’m not doing anything special on Sunday.
Would you like to come with me for a trip on Sunday?

Trip? Where?
To the hills just outside the town. There is a look-out tower there with a magnificent view.
That sounds nice. But how can we get there?

Walk, of course.
O.K That sounds fine.
Are there any restaurants on the way?

I don’t think so. We’d better take some sandwiches and something to drink with us.
And what if it rains on Sunday?
We’ll go to the museum instead.

Képleírás: a divat szerepe az emberek életében

Ezek a képek a divattal kapcsolatosak. A divat fontos szerepet játszhat az emberek életében, de nem mindenki tartja magát kifejezetten divatos embernek.

I should confess straightaway that I don’t know much about fashion, but I know a whole lot about clothes. I have been wearing them almost daily for as long as I can remember.

Clothes are important. We dress in different outfits for the roles we play, the places we go, the company we keep. I think it is not important to be a very fashionable person.

But one should move with the time. Fashion makes our life colorful and changes our life with the time or according to the time. It makes me feel good whenever I follow fashion and trends.

So, Fashion is not a new thing in the world as it is found everywhere. For some women and some men, fashion plays an important part for them.

Good shopping for a new outfit can brighten a mood and gives so much pleasure. Some people remember you by your dress.

For example: When you met my mother, you wore that shirt or I saw her in my friend’s birthday party.

Fashion is an artistic expression of what is inside. I believe that fashion has the ability to transform you into a new personality, a different person.

Most of the styles are applied by teenagers. They always want something unique and new style that differs from others.

Therefore, they create a new line of fashion trends to keep their own identity as a teenager. So, Fashion has its own importance in world.

Hasznos szókincs

A látnivalók megtanulásához hasznos lehet összegyűjteni őket, majd egy London-térképen elhelyezni, és turistaútvonalat tervezni.

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