2. Location
Los Angeles is located in America, in the state of
California, is the largest and most populous city in the
state of California and the second in the U.S. in
number of inhabitants. They are known as
„Angelenos”.
Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County.
The flag of Los Angeles.
3. History
The Spaniards arrived first in the area in 1542 .
They wrote about a "magnificent river" and the area was
called ' Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de la Porciuncula
"
After the Yankees took over the power in the area ,
thousands came to California during the Gold Rush.
City of Los Angeles was officially founded in 1850. The
railroad came to town in 1876 . In 1892, oil was found in
the area and in 1923 a quarter of the world 's crude oil
production was in Los Angeles .
The water was the most important for the city 's
development. In 1913, they made the Los Angeles
Aqueduct, a 223 -mile-long aqueduct that supplied
water from the Owens River to the city. Primarily this is
attributable to the city's growth after 1915.
5. L.A. is known as „City of Angels”.
Los Angeles is a world centre of business, international
trade, entertainment, culture, media, science technology
and education.
7. Rodeo Drive
Los Angeles is the home
to three famous and
glamorous shopping
districts – Rodeo Drive,
Melrose Avenue and
Robertson Boulevard.
Rodeo Drive, the most
well known of the three
has all the glittering
elegance of classic high
end fashion where
celebrities would shop.
8. The Hollywood Walk of Fame
comprises more than 2,500 five-pointed
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.
10. LA „home of Hollywood” is known as the „Entertainment Capital of the
World”, the world leader in the creation of films, television production,
video games and recorded music. The importance of the entertainment
industry to the city led many celebrities to Los Angeles and its suburbs.
Universal Studios
11. Britney Spears
Cameron Diaz
Jim Carrey
Angelina Jolie &
Brad Pitt
Jennifer Aniston
Will Smith Leonardo DiCaprio
12. LAX is the Los Angeles
International Airport
and it is the biggest
airport in the world.
14. 1. What is L.A.’s airport name?
a) XLA
b) LEX
c) LAX
2. What is the inhabitants’s name?
a) Angels
b) Angelenos
c) Angelinos
3. Which celebrity doesn’t leave here?
a) Christina Aguilera
b) Jennifer Aniston
c) Cameron Diaz
4. Where is L.A. in the USA?
a) East Coast
b) West Coast
