1. Jana Hájková

2. * Obrázky určené k popisu a srovnání * Soubor otázek k diskusi na dané téma * Jednotlivé otázky s ukázkami slovní zásoby * Zadání konverzační situace k tématu včetně jednotlivých podbodů * Seznam použitých zdrojů * Řešení

4. * What general information do you know about New York and Washington, D.C.? * What political institutions can you find in each of the cities? * What cultural institutions in each of the cities are worth mentioning? * What are some other noticeable sights in each of the cities? * Which of the two cities would you rather visit and why?

5. Useful vocabulary: the largest city – the number of inhabitants – the Dutch colonists – on the Hudson River – the capital city – the seat of the government – on the Potomac River – a geometric plan – numerous monuments

6. Useful vocabulary: the United Nations Headquarters – the Capitol – the House of Representatives – the Senate – the White House

7. Useful vocabulary: the Metropolitan Museum – the Guggenheim Museum – the Museum of Natural History – the Museum of Modern Art – the National Gallery – the Air and Space Museum – the Smithsonian Institution

8. Useful vocabulary: Central Park – the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island – the Times Square – Wall Street – Broadway – the Empire State Building – the Chrysler Building – Washington Monument – Lincoln Monument – Jefferson Memorial – Vietnam Memorial – the Mall

9. Useful vocabulary: more cosmopolitan – multicultural – less touristy – to offer more cultural opportunities – to enrich one´s horizons – to immerse oneself in the vibrant city life

10. You are going to participate in a high school exchange with the USA and are supposed to come up with ideas for what to do during a three-day trip to New York City. Discuss the following issues with your partner and present your conclusion:

11. * what cultural institution to visit and why? * what other sights or places to visit and why? * where to go shopping? * any other relevant item of your own choice

12. * Largeviewtimessquare.jpg. In: [online]. [cit. 2013-03-12]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Largevi ewtimessquare.jpg * WashMonument WhiteHouse.jpg. In: [online]. 2012 [cit. 2013-03-12]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WashM onument_WhiteHouse.jpg

13. Vlastní odpovědi studentů. Možné ukázky řešení k jednotlivým otázkám: General information: New York City - 8 million inhabitants, on the Hudson River, originally called „New Amsterdam“, 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens), the centre of commerce, art, fashion, etc.; Washington, D.C.: the capital of the USA, around 600 000 inhabitants, on the Potomac River, named after George Washington, the seat of the government

14. Political institutions: New York City – the United Nations Headquarters Washington, D.C.: the White House, the Capitol Cultural institutions: New York City – the Metropolitan Museum, Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Opera, the Museum of Modern Art Washington, D.C. – the National Gallery, the Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian

15. Other noticeable sights: New York City – Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Times Square, Wall Street, Broadway, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building Washington, D.C. – Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Lincoln Monument, the Mall