1 00:00:00,690 --> 00:00:03,690 First I'm going to talk about the city of London. 2 00:00:03,690 --> 00:00:07,690 First I'm going to say the London location. 3 00:00:07,690 --> 00:00:12,689 London is in Europe, but more exactly in the United Kingdom. 4 00:00:12,689 --> 00:00:17,690 The United Kingdom is comprised in Scotland, North-Island, England and Wales. 5 00:00:17,690 --> 00:00:28,690 London is the city of England and its main monuments. 6 00:00:28,690 --> 00:00:46,810 The first main monument is the Palace of Westminster. This monument is a world-hated site. It hosts House of Parliament and, in London, Westminster Abbey, and the popular clock and symbol of London, the famous Big Ben, which is the world's luckiest four-faced clock. 7 00:00:46,810 --> 00:00:53,649 Now I'm going to say the London Eye, the most famous Ferris wheel in London. 8 00:00:53,649 --> 00:00:59,990 For its capsules you can get an incredible view of London. 9 00:00:59,990 --> 00:01:01,990 The Buckingham Palace. 10 00:01:01,990 --> 00:01:12,189 It is the official residence and administrative centre in Monarchist's House in 1837. 11 00:01:12,189 --> 00:01:17,170 It's the place of royal ceremonies, official visits and investidors, and of course the 12 00:01:17,170 --> 00:01:21,010 famous Changin of course. 13 00:01:21,010 --> 00:01:24,609 Now the Tower Bridge. 14 00:01:24,609 --> 00:01:29,670 It is the most famous bridge in London and is certainly the most colourful with its Victorian 15 00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:31,849 Gothic style. 16 00:01:31,849 --> 00:01:37,530 It is located next to the Tower of London hence its name, and Prison Castle where the 17 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:41,189 the Crown Jewel Circuit is more. 18 00:01:42,290 --> 00:01:44,150 And when I stayed at London, 19 00:01:44,150 --> 00:01:48,290 I stayed in a hotel in this site 20 00:01:48,290 --> 00:01:51,370 and to go to the other part of London, 21 00:01:51,370 --> 00:01:55,090 I need to go in a boat. 22 00:01:56,109 --> 00:01:57,870 The British Museum. 23 00:01:57,870 --> 00:02:01,269 This is one of the most important museums in the world, 24 00:02:01,269 --> 00:02:02,549 as is the Louvre. 25 00:02:02,549 --> 00:02:05,189 It is contained more than 7 million objects 26 00:02:05,189 --> 00:02:11,610 all the continents and illustration the human history. Now I'm going to talk 27 00:02:11,610 --> 00:02:21,419 about the pound sterling is the London currency. The British pound is the oldest 28 00:02:21,419 --> 00:02:26,400 currency in existence today. The British pound is the official currency of the 29 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:33,419 United Kingdom and it's comprising England, Scotland, Wales and North Island. 30 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:41,419 Currently the notes are made of plastic so that they cannot broken or damaged when they get wet. 31 00:02:41,419 --> 00:02:45,419 This is the money, the coins and this is the bad notes. 32 00:02:45,419 --> 00:02:51,419 And now I'm going to put two videos. One of them is for the coins. 33 00:02:53,419 --> 00:03:01,819 Coins of the United Kingdom. 34 00:03:01,819 --> 00:03:05,819 This is a one penny coin. 35 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:11,580 One penny. We can write one penny as one p. 36 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:23,530 This is a two pence coin. Two pence. We can write two pence as two p. 37 00:03:23,530 --> 00:03:36,240 This is a five pence coin. Five pence. We can write five pence as five p. 38 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:55,659 This is a 10 pence coin. 10 pence. We can write 10 pence as 10p. This is a 20 pence coin. 20 39 00:03:55,659 --> 00:04:13,719 pence. We can write 20 pence as 20p. This is a 50 pence coin. 50 pence. We can write 50 pence 40 00:04:13,719 --> 00:04:29,100 as 50p. This is a one pound coin. One pound. We can write one pound like this. 41 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:44,529 This is a two pound coin. Two pounds. We can write two pounds like this. Can you 42 00:04:44,529 --> 00:05:03,060 name each coin. Two pence, one penny, ten pence, five pence, twenty pence, one pound, fifty pence, two 43 00:05:03,060 --> 00:05:16,689 pounds. And the second one from the case security filters for the banknotes. The Bank of England banknotes. There are four 44 00:05:16,689 --> 00:05:27,110 denominations of banknotes in circulation. 5, 10, 20 and 50 pound. There are 5, 10 and 45 00:05:27,110 --> 00:05:35,310 20 pound notes printed on polymer and 20 and 50 pound notes printed on paper. This 46 00:05:35,310 --> 00:05:40,269 bill will run through a number of key security features. You should check these features 47 00:05:40,269 --> 00:05:46,490 to ensure notes are genuine. The following security features are found on the polymer 48 00:05:46,490 --> 00:05:52,750 notes. There is a large see-through window. A portrait of the Queen is printed on the 49 00:05:52,750 --> 00:05:58,389 window, with the numerical value of the note and the words Bank of England printed twice 50 00:05:58,389 --> 00:06:06,470 around the edge. A metallic image is positioned over the window. The foil is gold on the front 51 00:06:06,470 --> 00:06:13,509 of the £5 and £10 notes, and blue and gold on the front of the £20 note. The foil is 52 00:06:13,509 --> 00:06:21,089 silver on the back of all notes. On the polymer £20 note, there is a second, smaller window 53 00:06:21,089 --> 00:06:26,970 in the bottom corner of the note. Below the large see-through window on the front of the 54 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:32,870 notes, there is a silver foil patch containing a hologram. When you tilt the notes from side 55 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:39,850 to side, the words change between the value of the note and pounds. A 3D image of the 56 00:06:39,850 --> 00:06:42,829 coronation crown appears above the see-through window. 57 00:06:43,829 --> 00:06:47,410 The following security features are found on the paper notes. 58 00:06:48,009 --> 00:06:53,490 When you tilt the paper 20-pound note from side to side, the holographic images on the 59 00:06:53,490 --> 00:06:57,449 scroll screen change between the pound symbol and the number 20. 60 00:06:58,149 --> 00:07:03,949 When you tilt the 50-pound note up and down or side to side, the images on the green motion 61 00:07:03,949 --> 00:07:07,829 thread change between a pound symbol and the number 50. 62 00:07:07,829 --> 00:07:16,310 When paper banknotes are held up to the light, there is a bright denomination at the top of the Queen's portrait in the watermark. 63 00:07:17,569 --> 00:07:22,470 Some security features are common across all current Bank of England banknotes. 64 00:07:23,149 --> 00:07:32,149 On the front of any of the notes, you can feel the raised print, for example, on the words Bank of England, and in the bottom right corner. 65 00:07:32,149 --> 00:07:43,720 Under a good quality ultraviolet light, the numerical value appears in bright red and green on the front of the notes, against a duller background. 66 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,720 The Bank of England Bank Notes. 67 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,720 Now I'm going to say the costumes. 68 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,720 The costume number one is Look Right. 69 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:06,720 Painting of the asphalt of the main streets warns tourists of the reverse direction of traffic in this country. 70 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:14,720 The main reason is that the coachmen used to whip with their right hand and control the reins with their left hand. 71 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:21,720 This allowed coachmen to avoid hitting other hikers as well as pedestrians. 72 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:28,699 The custom 2 is British shake hands when they greeting. So you should avoid the habit of 73 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,160 giving two kisses to other one 74 00:08:33,019 --> 00:08:36,379 The custom 3 is very quite common 75 00:08:36,379 --> 00:08:41,419 So it is essential to keep an umbrella with you. A curious fact is that around 76 00:08:42,419 --> 00:08:46,220 18,000 umbrellas are lost in the underworld every year 77 00:08:46,220 --> 00:08:55,220 The custom for is hefty. In the United Kingdom, 16,000 million scoops are consumed annually. 78 00:08:55,220 --> 00:09:03,220 5. Education is very important. We disapraise very much that you create say thank you or apology. 79 00:09:03,220 --> 00:09:11,220 When you go down the street and have a contact somewhere accidentally, the English say sorry, sorry, 80 00:09:11,220 --> 00:09:21,379 even if it was not them who touched you in the first place and the six customs 81 00:09:21,379 --> 00:09:27,360 is British are very punctual and organized therefore we must never skip a 82 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:34,139 line and punctually is not courtesy but a requirement if we are working or 83 00:09:34,139 --> 00:09:41,120 studying in England we should never be late the typical food first I'm going to 84 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,639 say the breakfast and the lunch and for finish the tea. Breakfast. English 85 00:09:46,639 --> 00:09:53,000 breakfast is a large breakfast which is packed where there is no lunch 86 00:09:53,000 --> 00:10:01,820 sausages and eggs and bacon and you can put any beans, tomatoes or toast. Lunch. 87 00:10:01,820 --> 00:10:08,120 One of the most typical foods of England is a traditional fish and chips with 88 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:14,360 lemon, which is very common and popular. This recipe is so old that it is very 89 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:21,460 difficult to know exactly the date or age of the tea. The 5 o'clock tea ceremony is a 90 00:10:21,460 --> 00:10:27,580 well-established custom usually accompanied by cookies, crackers or even 91 00:10:27,580 --> 00:10:38,070 sandwiches, which because they are selling the fabrics among people. And now 92 00:10:38,070 --> 00:10:45,750 is the end of my presentation and I hope you like it and I hope you're also learning something about 93 00:10:45,750 --> 00:10:50,950 Neo of London. Fantastic Carla.