TED vocabulary

-impious-

The speaker assured the audience that he didn't mean to be impious.

-secular-

There is nothing wrong with secular people celebrating Christmas and Easter holidays.

-sermon-

Every Sunday there is a sermon during the mass.

Why do people love London?

  Beacuse the first semester is pretty much gone I decided to sum everything up and do a little research about why do people love London so much? Why it's such a popular place to visit? And why so many people can call it "home"? I will write only about 5 reasons but there are definately a lot more...

1 London is the most diversed city in the whole world. There live people of all nations, there are over 3000 languages spoken so in London you may experience and discover many many cultures - not just the british one. Londoners admit that the great advantage of that is the food: being in just one city people can try food from all around the world.

2 Another thing that Londoners love about  their city is the Underground or simply: 

The Tube. It's the world's first underground railway, opened in 1863. 

3 Almost neverending amount of parks is also one of the advantages of living in London. The capital of UK has more "green space" than any other major city in the world. And there are so many of them that everyone can find the one that suits them best.

4  London is a place full of a lot secret and quiet spots where you can enjoy your free time hidden from the noise and curious people. One of such places is Gibbon's Rent near the London Bridge.

5  A lot of people claim that there is no other city that looks so incredible at night as London does. 

Sources: (interesting!)

http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2015/02/28/rachel-claire-of-i-love-london-town-reveals-her-top-five-secret-london-spots/

http://www.londons-gardens.com/blog/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/36-reasons-to-love-london?utm_term=.gd95LvD15#.quzoN9Kxo

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/39-reasons-why-londoners-love-london

Portobello Road Market

 If you visit London one of the "must-do" is definately visiting Portobello Road Market.
 Portobello Road is a street in Notting Hill, in west London. Until 1740 it was known as Green's Lane. Portobello Road Market is now one of the most famous tourist destinations in London. But not many people realise that it was originally a farm named after Puerto Bello located in Caribbean - it was a town captured by Admiral Vernon in 1739.  

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portobello_Road

http://portobellomarket.org/history

TED vocabulary

-overturned-
After 20 years of studies the picture of babies' mind was completely overturned.

-yuck!-
Yuck! That was disgusting!

-to inch-
I was so afraid I inched to the next exit doors.

I'm a Prime Minister

The world outside is small and loud today
I see those faces looking up at me
I close my eyes and breathe the air of May
Is this who I'm supposed right now to be?
The scream of hopeless crowd is what I hear
Complains,requests,regrets is what I see
I can't recall the last time I was near
And saw the glorious colour of the sea
I try to make a little step outside
Afraid of falling into furious hands
I wish I could be white just as a bride
Naive enough to call them all my friends

Instead of this I watch the stressing scenes
Believe or not but never spill the beans

TED vocabulary

-startling-
The progress my sister did in drawing is startling to me.

-to floor-
I was floored by the information that my aunt was getting married.

-to utter-
I was to petrified to utter a sound.

Big Ben

  If there is one thing that tourist love to photograph the most in London, it's definately Big Ben.
  On 16th October 1834 a large fire destroyed Westminster Palace and 13 months later the Parliment set up a special comittee that would organise rebuilding of the palace. They announced a competition for desings and the one that eventually won (Charles Barry's project) orginally didn't have a clock tower included. Big Ben first rang on 31st May 1859 but only 4 months later the bell cracked. It was replaced by the lighter one which we can still hear today.

Sources:

http://bigbenfacts.co.uk/history/index.html
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/london-attraction/big-ben#p0yYGQkM3AhY3Z19.97

The Globe

 


 The Globe Theatre which was the theatre where famous William Shakespeare preseted his plays is now one of the most popular places to see when someone is visiting London. Its history begun in 1599 when it was built by Shakespeare's playing company in Southwark.
  But what makes this building so special and interesting nowadays is its original construction. 

  It was shaped in a big O and it didn't have any roof that could cover the centre of the circle,so automatically those seats that were under the roof were much more expensive than those that weren't protected from the weather in any way. That's why the only time when plays were presented was a period from May to October, when the weather was relatively warm and bearable. What's also interesting is the way the theatre informed people about what kind of play is going to be presented. If it was a tragedy the theatre's flag was black, if it was a comedy it was white, if a history play, the flag was red. 
  

Even after so many years The Globe is still one of the most famous theatres in the world and it didn't change its shape, even though nobody builds theatres that way anymore. 
 The Globe will definately on my "to see" when I will be in London in the future.

Sources:

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/history-of-the-globe/original-globe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre#History

A lecture our class has been listening to today.