REGIONS OF ENGLAND

1. Northern England

2. The Midands

3. East Anglia

4. South-East

5. South-West

NORTHERN ENGLAND

INDUSTRIAL CITIES:

NEWCASTLE - very important industrial city.

1. Industrial revolution.

2. Shipbuilding.

3. Different types of cloth.

4. Coal mines - port of coal export.

SUNDERLAND - also industrial

1. The same as Newcastle: shipbuilding and coal mines

LEEDS - situated above the boarder of Northern England. It is very IMPORTANT industrial city.

1. Industrial revolution at the end of 18^th century.

2. Wool industry (clothing, textile industry)

3. Melting metals (train, ships)

4. Steam engine -> steam trains, ships, boats

5. It used to be called “Workshop of the world”

BLACKPOOL

1. Seaside resort

2. Pier (like in Sopot)

3. Not that warm

4. Long time ago it was very popular. Most people live here.

Blackpool pier

HALL

1. Fishing port

2. It is not on the sea, it is on the coast

HISTORICAL CITIES

YORK - one of oldest English historic towns. Founded by the Romans, later it was a capital of Viking's centre. York generally lost the War of Roses.

1. York Minster 1220 - extremely famous cathedral from Middle Ages. Largest cathedral in England. Stained-glass (witraże) windows and pointed arches (ostre łuki).

2. York was surrounded by the biggest wall from Middle Ages.

3. Museum: National Railway Museum 1825 G. Stevenson. Speed of steam train 200 km/h.

4. Stockton and Darlington Railway first public passenger railway

5. Emblem: white rose

DURHAM /daram/ - near Newcastle.

1. Durham Castle - from Norman times

2. Durham Cathedral - also from Norman times

NATIONAL PARKS

1. Lake District - extremely popular with tourists. Mountains and lakes. All kind of sports.

• Lake poets: Wordsworth (“Daffodils”), Coleridge

• Lake Windemere - largest English lake. Industrial revolution. Museum with steam boats: Windemere Steam Boat Museum

2. Yorkshire Moors - actually this is divided into two parks:

• North York Moors - where Bronte sisters lived (in Haworth village)

• Yorkshire Dales

Knocker - kołatka do drzwi

Law - if somebody is in church he is safe. But it's enough to touch knocker, and you are safe then (can't be arrested)

KULTURA - ĆWICZENIA - 25.11.2011

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