UK5-Major Cities讲解材料.ppt

Marble Arch a white marble monument at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. Historically, only members of the royal family and the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, have been allowed to pass through the arch in ceremonial procession. Regent Street one of the major shopping streets in West End and famous for its Christmas illuminations. named after the Prince Regent (later George IV) early example of town planning in England Oxford StreetWith over 300 shops, it is Europes busiest shopping street OverviewLondon: a city of wealth or deprivation? It is home to over 7 million people and has a resident workforce of some 3.4 million, which is supplemented further by a large number of commuters. Over 300 languages are spoken and the 2001 Census shows that 29 per cent of Londons population belonged to a minority ethnic group. One in five small businesses are owned or managed by members of minority ethnic communities. The service sector dominates London’s economy. London is also a city divided between the extremes of wealth creation and success, and deprivation and social exclusion.---20% of wards in London are in the 10% of the most deprived wards in England. London: the capital of UK the City of London-- the oldest part which was once walled up. It has an area of 2.5 sq. km., with only about 5,400 inhabitants. Its head is called Lord Mayor for his position. Greater London-- a metropolitan county that includes all the suburbs and part of the countryside around London. It is made up of 12 Inner London boroughs (area 303 sq. km., pop. 2,809,100) and 20 Outer London boroughs (area 570 sq. km., pop. 4,302,400). It is also called the County of Greater London. The City of London The City of London is an area of about one square mile, sometimes known as the Square Mile, on the north bank of the River Thames. The boundaries are basically the Tower of London in the east, the Temple Bar