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THE BIG CITIES IN THE USA
CONTENT NEW YORK CITY WASHINGTON, DC OTHER BIG CITIES RESOURCES
NEW YORK CITY The biggest city in the USA Centre of cultural life More than 8 million inhabitants Is divided into five areas called boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island
NEW YORK CITY Empire State Building was the highest building There were the tallest towers in NY twin skyscrapers of the World Trade Centre, 11 th September 2001 a terrorist destroyed them Home of United Nations Statue of Liberty was a gift from France
NEW YORK CITY MANHATTAN the oldest and most important borough There are a lot of skyscrapers, exclusive shops and famous financial centres (Wall Street). Most streets go from east to west and have numbers instead of names Broadway is the most famous street and goes across the whole Manhattan Harlem is a cultural and business centre of NYC´s black people
NEW YORK CITY THE BRONX residential area with large Botanical Gardens and the ZOO QUEENS the largest borough STATEN ISLAND the smallest borough
WASHINGTON, DC The capital of the USA Named after the first American President George Washington DC means Discrict of Columbia Name Columbia was given to the USA in honor of Christopher Columbus Different from other cities because there are no skyscrapers
WASHINGTON, DC Centre of government The highest building is Capitol, seat of Congress White House is a place where president lives The Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial
OTHER BIG CITIES SEATTLE Has become one of the most popular cities Starbucks started here in 1985 Home of music bands like Pearl Jam or Nirvana Bill Gates was born here LAS VEGAS Is typical for casinos People go there to get married quickly and easily
OTHER BIG CITIES SAN FRANCISCO Is one of the most beautiful cities City is connected with „hippies“ You can see the island Alcatraz (prison) from famous Golden Gate Bridge LOS ANGELES Is the second biggest city in the USA You can see there Holywood and Beverly Hills It is a famous city of the film industry
RESOURCES BAXTER, Alison. The USA. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN BRENDLOVÁ, Světla. Basic Facts on English- Speaking-Countries. Plzeň: Fraus, 2006, ISBN Zdroj obrázku: velk%C3%A9-appel / velk%C3%A9-appel /