Слайд 2Los Angeles
officially the City of Los Angeles, often known by
its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the second-most
populous in the United States, after New York City
Слайд 4Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish
governor Felipe de Neve.
Nicknamed the City of Angels, Angeltown","Lalaland", "Tinseltown“.
Слайд 5 Los Angeles is a global city, with strengths in business, international
trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine
and research and has been ranked sixth in the Global Cities Index and 9th Global Economic Power Index.
Слайд 6 Los Angeles includes Hollywood and leads the world in the creation of
television productions, video games, and recorded music; it is also
one of the leaders in motion picture production.
Слайд 8Hollywood
is a famous district in in the central region of Los Angeles,California. It
is prominent for its place as the home of the
entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to represent the motion picture industry of the United States.
Слайд 10Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,500
five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine
Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003.
Слайд 12Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California,
as well as a diverse residential neighborhood of some 50,000 people. During
the day an influx of workers swells the population to more than 200,000.
Слайд 14A heritage of the city's founding in 1789, Downtown today
is composed of different areas ranging from a fashion district to a skid
row, and it is the hub of the city's Metro rapid transit system. Banks, department stores and movie palaces at one time drew residents and visitors into the area, but the district declined economically and suffered a downturn for decades until its recent renaissance starting in the early 2000s: Old buildings are being modified for new uses, and skyscrapers have been built. Downtown is known for its government buildings, parks, theaters and other public places.
Слайд 18In movies
List of films set
in Los Angeles
The Terminator , Back to the Future Part II
and III, Pretty Woman , Lethal Weapon 2, 3 , Independence Day , The Day After Tomorrow , Starsky & Hutch , X-Men: The Last Stand , Transformers , Iron Man , The Lincoln Lawyer
Слайд 20Los Angeles destroyed on film
The War of the Worlds (1953) (Destroyed
by an alien invasion)
Earthquake (1974) (Destroyed by an earthquake)
Night of the Comet (1984) (Destroyed
by a comet)
The Terminator (1984) (Destroyed by artificially intelligent machines)
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (Destroyed by an earthquake)
Terminator 2 (1991) (Destroyed by a nuclear bomb)
Double Dragon (1994) (Destroyed by a major earthquake in 2007)
Independence Day (1996) (Destroyed by an alien invasion)
Volcano (1997) (Destroyed by a large volcano)
Слайд 22War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008) (Destroyed by
an alien invasion)
2012 (2009) (Destroyed by a large earthquake)
2012: Supernova (2009) (Destroyed by a supernova)
Zombieland (2009)
(Destroyed by a zombie apocalypse)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (Destroyed by an epidemic)
Skyline (2010) (Destroyed by an alien invasion)
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (Destroyed by an alien invasion)
Слайд 23In music
The David Guetta/Flo Rida/Nicki Minaj song, "Where Them Girls
At" takes place at various places around Downtown Los Angeles.
Слайд 25 Settings in Madonna's music video for her song, "La Isla
Bonita", were clearly filmed around Downtown Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles
band Red Hot Chili Peppers have referenced the city in their songs many times over the years, most notably in their 1992 hit single "Under the Bridge", which contains lyrics about the singers' relationship with the city.
Слайд 27Song by 30 Seconds to Mars
‘City of Angels’
‘It's a love
letter to that beautiful and bizarre land.’-said the members of
the band .
Слайд 30In video games
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas the area
called Los Santos was portrayed by Los Angeles. The city re-appears in the
gameGrand Theft Auto V.
Слайд 31And of course
The following is a list of notable people who
were either born in, are current residents of, or are
otherwise closely associated with orfrom the city of Los Angeles, California, USA.
Слайд 32Ben Affleck
Jennifer Aniston
Tyra Banks
Charles Bukowski
Miley Cyrus
Zooey Deschanel
Joseph Gordon–Levitt
Jake Gyllenhaal
Kim Kardashian
Слайд 33Adam Levine
Demi Lovato
Marilyn Monroe
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Gwyneth Paltrow
Слайд 35Los Angeles is a city of Angels,where each dream comes
true.
There a lot of people
gave a meaning
to their lifes.
Here is the only rule:
“One life,one love-
LIVE’