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Amanda Parsons
In and around
London
( in t r o d u c t io n )
In In a n d a r o u n d L o n d o n ,
f i n d o u t w h a t m a k e s L o n d o n ‘c o o l ’. J o in
G u i d o , M o n i c a a n d t h e i r f r i e n d s as t h e y
visit the latest te c h n o lo g ic a l in n o v a tio n s,
m u s e u m s , L o n d o n ’s ‘h o t t e s t ’ n i g h t c l u b s ,
t h e a t r e s a n d e v e n a c a r n i v a l , as w e l l as
f i n d i n g o u t a b o u t t h e t r a d i t i o n a l a s p e c t s of
L o n d o n - th e B ritish p a r lia m e n ta ry sy stem ,
t h e R o y a l F a m i l y a n d B u c k i n g h a m P a la c e .
E ach u n it in c lu d e s a g ra m m a r s ec tio n ,
G r a m m a r & Co. w h e r e y o u w i l l f i n d c l e a r
e x p l a n a t i o n s of t h e m a i n g r a m m a t i c a l
p o i n t s , a n d a v o c a b u l a r y s e c t i o n to h e l p
y o u re v ise a n d e x p a n d y o u r w o rd -p o w e r.
T h e a c t i v i t i e s a n d e x e r c i s e s a re i n t e g r a t e d
in t o t h e s t o r y a n d a re r e a l - l i f e e x a m p l e s
t h a t w i l l e n a b l e y o u to p l a n a n d b o o k y o u r
_ o w n t r i p to L o n d o n . Y o u w i l l l e a r n h o w to
Piccadilly Circus r
m a k e u s e of t h e
I n t e r n e t to s e a r c h for i n f o r m a t i o n a n d h o w to
m a k e e - m a i l or t e l e p h o n e b o o k i n g s fo r h o t e l s ,
car h i r e a n d r e s t a u r a n t s etc.
You can p ra c tise real-life c o n v e rs a tio n s an d
l i s t e n to i n t e r v i e w s w i t h B r i t i s h p e o p l e a n d do
th e v a r i o u s l i s t e n i n g a c t i v i t i e s fr o m t h e
reco rd in g .
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CONTENTS )------------------------------
TABLE OF CONTENTS 6
CHAPTER FIVE
Pubs, Clubs, 84
the Theatre and More
O
CHAPTER SIX A Day among 98
Friends
TAPESCRIPTS 138
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Ancestors museums: numbers
Science M ust/have to Hampstead
Museum, Following
British Museum, Past Simple directions The Globe Theatre
Tate Britain,
Tate Modern Pronunciation
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Chapter Internet Grammar Speaking Places of Interest
Activities
Earls Court
The W est End
Shaftesbury
Avenue
Leicester
Square
Pub
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The River, Exit test Boat Greenwich
Greenwich commentary
and the Docklands
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1 Listen to the secon d v ersio n o f the first part of the text and u n d erlin e the
w ords that are d ifferen t.
O r g a n is in g g o u r t r i p
L e t’s use th e In te rn e t to find th e in fo rm a tio n we need.
Search th e W e b
Go to : w w w .LondonT ow n.com
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Booking a Hotel
You can look fo r in fo rm a tio n about hotels at
w w w .britannia.com
w w w .londonnet.co.uk
w w w .tim eout.com
Receptionist
I The London H otel. Can I help you?
I W h a t/tim e /a r r iv e ?
1 H o w /p a y ?
I c o n firm w ith details
I Guest
■ I would like to stay a t your hotel fro m ... to ...
* H o w /m u c h ?
I B re a kfa st?
I c o n firm by fax
I I
4 You and your frien d s are arriving in London at
I d ifferen t tim es and have to travel separately to your
I h o tel, The L ondon H otel.
U se som e of the fo llo w in g phrases to exp lain the
jou rn ey to your frien d s, w h o are not sure w hat to do
I w h en th ey arrive in L ondon. O ne of your frien d s is
arriving at S tansted w h ile the other is arriving at
G atw ick. U se the in form ation on the fo llo w in g
I Page.
You
W he n you ge t to ..., take the b u s /tr a in /tu b e .
The journey ta k e s ... .
You can buy your tic k e ts ... .
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Hint: You can e ith e r take a taxi to get to your hotel fro m the tr a in /b u s
station o r you can take the tube. Use the map on pages 16 and 17.
Br it is h A irway: Check-in
Watford
1Croxley
Northwood Hills
Kenton
RulsUp Manor Queensbury
Hendon Central'
Uxbridge Ickenham V -E a s tc o te North Harrow
RulsUp Gardens
Rayners
West Harrow Northwlck Neasden Hampstead (
jPark Hampstead * Heath
♦ South RulsUp Wembley
DolUs Hill
South Kenton • Park
Finchley Road
1S00**1 Harrow North Wembley ■ Willesden Green & Frognal
Northolt Wembley C entral«
Stonebrtdge Park * Brondesbury Chalk Farm'
Park
1Sudbury Hilt H .k w d « ,.
=*?Willesden Junction^ KensalRlse Brondesbury Finchley Road
Kensal Green
Queen:s.Partc3r__
L# Momlngton
Regent’s ,
Park Royal Park
North Oxford
Acton Circus
^ E alin g Broadway Q
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Acton Court Road
Shepherd's
! Bush High Street
Kensington Kensington
EaUng Common (Olympia)
iHyde Park Comer Piccadilly
■Knightsbridge ^ Circus
Acton South
Town Acton
South EaUnj Hammersmith Sloane
Square
Northflelds
Boston Manor Chiswick Turnham Stamford Ravenscourt West | South Victoria Westminster
Park Green Brook Park Kensington Kensington
Osterley
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Hounslow Cen
Hounslow West
' Hatton Cross Kew Gardens
Putney Bridge
River Thames
East Putney
Southflelds
Stockyvell
Key to lines Clapham North‘ d
MetropoUtan
peak hour* only
Clapham Common
Central Brixto
Northern Clapham S o u th e r
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7 Mrs P aton-Sm ith d ecid es to order |
som e th in gs she n eed s at Harrods. I
She w ants to order them by phone
and then they w ill be delivered to her |
hom e. Mrs Paton-Smith, how ever, I
forgets things very easily and has
som e problem s rem embering
w hat she needs to order |
from w h ich ■
Listen and fo llo w her p h one
call to Harrods and fill in the
nam es of the departm ents.
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'P e t e r , you h a v e n 't to ld us any th in g about C ovent G a rd en .
Some o f my f r i e n d s in I t a l y t o l d me t h a t i t was a r e a l l y cool 1
p l a c e t o g o , ' s a i d M onica.
'Y es, t h a t ' s t r u e ! L e t me t e l l you a b o u t i t . '
Scenes of
Covent Garden.
Pi 9 Peter takes the stu d en ts on a sig h tse e in g tour of London. Listen to G uido
te llin g M ich el, w h o d id n 't go on the tour, all about it. Then com plete the
exercise b e lo w b y tick in g the correct statem ents.
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GRAMMAR & Co.
r R E L A T I V E CLAU S E S
A c l a u s e i s a p a r t of a s e n t e n c e . A ' r e l a t i v e ' c l a u s e t e l l s us
which p e r s o n o r t h i n g t h e s p e a k e r means.
1. We u se who o r that to r e f e r to a p e r s o n / p e o p l e :
Look a t t h e man!
Which man?
The man who/that i s sta n d in g near the b a rr ie r.
2. We u se which or that f o r t h i n g s o r a n im a ls :
I'd lik e to v i s i t t h e famous p l a c e s .
Which f a m o u s p l a c e s ?
I ' d l i k e t o v i s i t t h e famous p l a c e s which/that I ' v e h e a r d a b o u t .
1 Read the sen ten ce and id e n tify w hat the relative pronoun refers to.
e.g. I’d like to visit the famous places that I have hea rd about.
That refers t o famoos.Rlgces......
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The Seat of Parliament
and the Crown
London, a nation not a city. London is a roost 1for every bird.
London is a modern Babylon.
(Quotes from Benjamin Disraeli - British Prime Minister)
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A G A IN ST
represent tradition old-fashioned
encourage tourism expensive
symbol of a country cause scandal
encourage charity can't be elected
] Labour
] Conservative
W in s to n C hurchill is generally
re g arde d as th e m o st p ro m in e n t
politician of th e tw e n tie th century.
He w as th e son of Lord Randolph C hurchill and
his beautiful A m erican wife, Jennie Jerom e.
C hurchill en te re d p a rlia m e n t in 1 9 0 1 , but didn’t
hold a C abinet post until 1 9 1 0 when he was
m ade Hom e S e cretary. Over the next 2 5 years
he fell in and out of fa v o u r1 w ith p a rlia m e n t and
never really established a nam e fo r him self.
H ow ever, a fte r the de cla ra tio n of w a r in 1 9 3 9 ,
Portrait of Churchill in
his house Chartwell, Kent his fo rtu n e s changed and he was appointed to
by Frank Salisbury, 1942. th e A d m ira lty.
Group In fo rm atio n:
1. Go to w w w .LondonT ow n.com
Vinopolis
Built on the site of an old Roman wine s to re , Vinopolis is the w o rld ’s
largest com plex dedicated to wine and its pleasure. A t th e h e a rt is the
Wine Odyssey, a grand to u r th ro u g h th e w o rld ’s wine cu ltu re s. Pass
through 2 0 va st and d ra m a tic a lly the m ed ro o m s w here you can learn
about every a sp e ct of wine c u ltu re and history. End th e to u r in the Grand
Tasting Halls and sam ple w ines fro m around th e w orld.
Phillip Anthony
M o u n tb a tte n M a rg a re t Arm strong-Jones
Duke Rose Earl of Snowdon
of Edinburgh (div 1978J
Edward
Earl of
Wessex
(b 1964}
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I 4 If you m eet the Q u een w h at sh o u ld y ou do?
I Make a small b o w 1 or cu rts e y 2 and address her as 'Your Majesty'.
5 If you m eet another m em ber o f the R oyal F am ily w hat sh o u ld you do?
I Make a small bow or curtsey and address them as 'Your Royal Highness'.
1. MP a. Prime Minister
2. PM b. Managing Director
3. GP c. Member of Parliament
4. MD d. H e r /H is Majesty's...
5. HRH e. General Practitioner (doctor)
6. HM... f. H e r /H is Royal Highness
f P o litical \
Royal
P rofessio n a l
1. Royal Standard
flag bearing
royal arms.
......
...
A b o u t 3 0 0 people w o rk in Buckingham
Palace and a bout fifty of th e m live th e re .
D uring the s u m m e r th e guard outside
th e palace is changed every m orning a t
eleven o’clock. In th e w in te r it is changed
on a lte rn a te days. This cerem ony is
called T h e Changing of the G uard5 and
a ttra c ts large crow ds. C ertain ro o m s in
B uckingham Palace are open to the
public in th e s u m m e r m onths. _____
Various scenes
of Buckingham
Palace.
AND THE CROWN
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PARLIAMENT
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
SEAT
P e te r and h i s s t u d e n t s a r e d i s c u s s i n g t h e R o ya l F a m i l y i n t h e
classroo m a t t h e end o f t h e d a y.
8 M ake a list of the k in d of jobs you w o u ld do in the city and in the country.
COUNTRY
e.g. broken veK veferinary scirgeon)
1 . trace : find.
GRAMMAR & Co.
r R E P O R T E D SPEECH
SAY AN D TELL
a. She
S h e .................. that she w anted to go out w ith me.
b. He
H e .................. her that he d id n 't love her.
c. She
S h e .................. that she lived in Liverpool.
d. Did y o u .................. that you came from London?
e. She
S h e .................. me that she w anted to leave.
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2 Look at pages 43 and 44 and u n d erlin e the verbs that have b een changed in
the p assage b e lo w .
Guido tells a friend about his conversation w ith his classmates. He uses
reported speech:
I told them that I h ad an ancestor w ho had come from England to Italy. My
classmates were surprised and they asked me to tell them everything I knew
about him. I told them that he h ad been a sailor in the m erchant navy. His
ship had sailed from England to India every year, docking for a while in
Naples. ... I w anted to trace his family in case I h ad any living relatives in
England.
a. Monica said, 'I know a lot of people who have visited London and they all
say it is w o n d e r f u l .'......................................................................................................
b. Michel said, 'I'd like to visit the famous places that I have heard about.'
c. Monica said, 'I wonder what it was like to live in London in Victorian times.'
d. Guido said, 'I have an ancestor who came from England to Italy at that time.'
e. Peter said (that) most of the students he had taught had really enjoyed
L o ndo n.........................................................................................................................
f. Peter said (that) he was going to take them to the most famous places in
London.
g. Peter said (that) it had been very difficult for the people who had been poor.
h. Peter said (that) w hen they had finished the lesson, they could talk about
G uido's great great grandfather.
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CHAPTER THREE
London’s Ancestors
Thou art1in London
In that pleasant place
Where every kind of mischiefs brewing 2
(Byron)
The n e x t d a y , a f t e r t h e i r m o r n in g l e s s o n s th e s tu d e n ts ta k e th e
underground t o A n g e l t o v i s i t th e F am ily R ecords C en tre.
* Kentish T
,n Edgware
Road \ Warren StreetjTT Euston
Square
Regent's,
Park
, Goodge , Russell
Street Square
Marble Oxford
iy Arch Circus. H o lborn,
(In t h e s t r e e t . )
'E x c u s e me! Could you t e l l me how t o g e t
t o M yddleton S t r e e t ? '
'S o r r y , I d o n 't k n o w ,' s h r u g g e d 1 th e
young woman. ' I ' m F r e n c h !'
'W e l l t h a t 's a good sta rt! L e t's try
som eone e lse . How about
t h a t man w i t h t h e b o w le r
hat on? He m ust be
E n g lish .'
1. shrugged : raised
her shoulders to
show she didn't
know.
In
______________ J
ANCESTORS
CO
LONDON
(fy 2 L isten to the fo llo w in g w ord s liste d b e lo w and d elete the letter w h ich is not
pronounced.
a. comb d. psycho g. bom b
Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 1The Salt Box' (c a . 1819-20)
by John Constable (1776-1837) . ® Tate, London 2000
In and around London
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I 4 Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Sim ple.
John Keats (be born)...............................in 1795 in
London. He is one of the most widely read
English Romantic poets along w ith W ordsworth.
In 1817 he (move)....................................to
Hampstead to live w ith his great friend Brown
at W entw orth Place, now called K eats'
House. H ere he (meet).................................
Fanny Brawne, w ith w hom he (fall)
deeply b u t jealously
in love. This period (be)
................................one of the m ost
creative in his career w hen he
(write).................................. : 'O n
Indolence', 'O n a G recian U rn',
'To Psyche', 'To a N ightingale'
and 'O n M elancholy'.
His love for Fanny
(be) an u n h ap p y
one and he (suffer)................................
from financial difficulties. John Keats (1821-23)
By 1820 he h ad becom e seriously ill and by Joseph Severn (1793-1879).
By Courtesy of National Portrait
he (die)................................. the Gallery, London.
following year in Rome.
Hampstead today.
Charles Dickens was born in P ortsm outh
in 1 8 1 2 . As a boy and a young man he
lived mostly in London. He did not have a
happy childhood. His parents always had
money problem s and they sent Charles to
w o rk in a fa c to ry when he was only twelve
years old. He never fo r g o t this humiliation.
Later, he was separated fro m his parents
when they were sent to prison because they
couldn’t pay back the money which they had
borrow ed.
In 1 8 3 1 he became a new spaper re p o rte r. He
began to w rite sketches - s h o r t stories and
descriptions of English life - fo r magazines. Sketches
by Boz, published in 1 8 3 6 , was very popular. In
Charles Dickens (1839) the same year his fir s t novel, The Pickw ick
by Daniel Maclise P a p e rs , appeared in serial fo rm in a magazine
(1806-1870).
By Courtesy of every month, and it soon became a gre a t
National Portrait Gallery, success. Dickens
London.
finished it a year
later when Victoria became queen, and it was
the f ir s t of many bestselling novels, published in
p a rts every week or month. They include Oliver
Tw ist (1 8 3 7 -8 ), N ich olas N ickleby (1 8 3 8 - 3 9 ) ,
David C opperfield (1 8 4 9 - 5 0 ) , H a rd Times
(1 8 5 4 ) and G re a t E xpectations (1 8 6 0 -1 ).
But Dickens did lots of o th e r things. In his
lifetime he was a magazine editor, an a m a te u r
actor, a w r ite r of plays, articles, and hundreds The factory where the
young Dickens worked.
of letters. He also liked travelling, and he lived
in Italy ( 1 8 4 4 - 5 ) , Switzerland ( 1 8 4 6 - 7 ) and Paris ( 1 8 4 7 ) . In 1 8 4 2 he
to u re d N o rth Am erica, and he re tu rn e d th e re in
1 8 6 7 - 8 to read his books in public. This was an
enorm ous success, but it was very hard w ork and he
became ill. He died in 1 8 7 0 and was buried in
W e s t m in s te r Abbey. He left a family of ten children.
Dickens’ books were bestsellers and they are still
popular. He always attacked the m aterialism of
Victorian society and tried to show how it caused
poverty and o th e r social problem s. A C h ristm a s C arol
( 1 8 4 3 ) is one example of Dickens’ c ritic is m of society
and it is also the m o s t fam ous C hristm as story in the
world.
In and around London
\
N ow conjugate the verbs and use the prepositions to complete the sentences below.
c. R a le ig h ..........................................the Atlantic.
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DID YOU KNOW? ni i
There are th ree types of beer in
England. Lager is th e lightest beer
both in colour and in stren g th . It
originally came from Germ any and is
m f
very popular am ongst women
drinkers. B itte r is a d arker beer,
flavoured with hops. 2 As its
name suggests, it has a
slightly b itte r ta s te .
S to u t is a dark brown-black colour and has a cream y
coloured head. 3 It is brewed with roasted m alt or
barley. 4 Guinness, which is brewed in Ireland, is one of
the best known brands of sto u t
l
1. it's on the house
the pub pays for
the drink. Sea-
r Ha01sm
I
T£N1 2 . hops : dried
EXPORT
flowers.
3 . head : top layer of
beer.
4 . barley : a type of
grain used in soups
and for making
beer.
LONDON'S ANCESTORS
c a t
1. kids : children.
GRAMMAR & Co.
e.g. You have a £5 note but you need some change. Ask som ebody to help you.
‘Can you change £5?’
a. You need to borrow a car. Ask your friend M ichael if you can borrow his.
b. You are looking for the station b u t you can 't find it. Ask a passer-by.
c. You are in the theatre. You w ant to sm oke a cigarette. W hat do you ask
first?
d. Your bicycle is broken. You d o n 't know how to fix it. Ask your friend John
to fix it.
e. You w an t to talk to Mary. You dial her num ber. W hat do you say w hen
som eone answ ers the telephone?
MUST & HAVE TO
When we want t o s ay t h a t i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o do s omet hi ng we can
use must o r have to i n t h e p r e s e n t and f u t u r e .
e. g. Therei s no fo o d i n t h e h o u s e . I must go t o t h e s h o p s .
o r I have t o g o t o t h e s h o p s .
In t he p a s t t e n s e we us e had to.
e. g. Y e s t e r d a y , t h e r e was n o f o o d i n t h e h o u s e s o I had t o
K .
go t o t h e s h o p s .
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1 Complete the sen ten ces w ith m u st or have to (in its correct form ).
Remember, in the presen t ten se y o u can u se either but in the past ten se on ly
have to is p o ssib le .
e.g. It is ten o ’clock, I !?.9.?.t/.b.9.Y.?..t.?. go now .
3 Complete th ese sen ten ces w ith m us t n ' t or don' t/doesn' t have to.
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IT in E R H R y Thre(
File Edit Uiew Go Fauorites Window Help
2. Use inform ation fro m w w w .Londo nT ow n.com to com plete the opening
hours and admission fees of the m useum s on the following pages.
4 . Choose which tw o
museum s the group
should visit and give
reasons fo r your choice. 1
GllEEN SPACES
AN1) OPEN PLACES
When a man is tired of London he is tired of life:
For there is in London all that life can afford.
(Dr. Samuel Johnson)
'So, Gui do, did you find your cousins?' the students asked
Guido a s s o on a s he w a l k e d i n t o t h e c l a s s r o o m .
'Come on, t e l l u s what h a p p e n e d ! '
'W ell, it's a long s t o r y .
I f o u n d t h e h o u s e and r a n g
the doo rb ell.
A g i r l o f my
age o pe n e d t h e
d o o r a nd i n an
angry voice said
"Where h a v e you
b e e n ? " a nd s he
walked back i n t o
the house.
1. afford : (here)
offer.
' I was v e r y s h o c k e d a nd d i d n ' t know what t o do. Then s h e came
back a g a i n an d s t a r t e d s h o u t i n g a t me. S u d d e n l y s h e went q u i e t ,
her mouth d r o p p e d o pen a nd h e r e y e s were w i d e . T h e r e was n o t h i n g
for me to do but leave. I turned around and to my g r e a t
surprise, I saw a boy who
looked ju st like me. I now
understood that the girl had
t hought t h a t I was h e r b r o t h e r .
'We a l l stood there staring
a t ea ch o t h e r u n t i l I e x p l a i n e d
who I w a s .
'We w e n t quickly into the
house t o tell my new a u n t and
uncle everything! It was all
very e m o t i o n a l a nd e x c i t i n g . '
'What a r e t h e y l i k e ? '
'They are really nice but
you c a n meet them for your
selves later. They are coming
to meet me afte r classes
today.'
'T h at's g r e a t ! '
' I wish I had E n g l i s h r e l a t i v e s . '
'Yeah! You a r e s o l u c k y ! '
In the text the class asks G u id o about h is cousins: 'W hat are th ey like?'
'They are really nice.'
Match the q u estio n s in colu m n A w ith the an sw ers in colum n B.
B
'Good m o r n i n g , everyone!7
'Good m o r n i n g , P eter.7
'Tomorrow is Saturday and the
weather f o r e c a s t i s v e r y good.
What h a v e you gu ys g o t p l a n n e d
f o r t h e weekend?7
'I think Guido and I w ill go
t o Ha mp st ea d H e a t h f o r a w a lk .
Or perhaps w e 7 11 h ire some
bicycles and go on a bicycle
tour of London. Will you come
with us, K l a u s ? 7 a s k e d Moni ca.
Hyde Park
'No, I d o n 7t want t o do a n y t h i n g
so e n e r g e t i c , 7 s a i d Kl au s . ' I won7t go w i t h y o u . 7
'What a b o u t you M i c h e l ? 7 a s k e d P e t e r .
' I am g o i n g t o go h o r s e r i d i n g in
Hyde P a r k , 7 s a i d Michel. 'I h av e
a l r e a d y b o o k ed a p l a c e . 7
'P e te r, w ill you tell us
s o me more about L o n d o n 's
p a r k s ? 7 asked Klaus.
Hyde Park
Kensingtc
Garde
Hyde Park
Hyde Park
^ The m o s t fam ous open spaces in London are the Royal Parks, all of
* * which w ere once the grounds of royal homes and palaces. Hyde Park
has a beautiful lake called the Serpentine and
visitors to the park can bathe in the lake, hire
pedal boats or go horse riding there. On
Sundays visit Speakers’ Corner, w here anyone
with an opinion is welcom e to address 1
anyone willing to listen. To the east of Hyde
Park are Kensington
Gardens, which have
beautiful ornam ental
fountains and statues.
These are the grounds
of Kensington Palace,
the residence of the
late 2 Diana, Princess
of W ales.
Speakers' Corner
Kensington Gardens
Various scenes
from Regent's Park;
this page and
opposite.
Or
The Outer
Ring houses London Zoo.
A round the southern edge of the
park is a beautiful te r r a c e of very desirable
houses, which are w o rth m ore than £ 1 0
million each.
London’s m o s t ornam enta l park is St
J a m e s ’s, which extends from
Horse Guard’s Parade to
Buckingham Palace. On a
s u m m e r ’s day it is idyllic to
sit in a deck chair, 1 listen
to one of the brass bands
th a t play fro m the
bandstand and w atch the
ducks and swans on the
lovely lake.
You and your friends are visiting London fo r one week in August. During
your visit you would like to go to the zoo. Two of your friends do not agree
with animals being held in captivity and you may need to find an alternative
activity fo r them , such as a visit to a m useum or a park. You have heard
t h a t th e re is a zoo in central London and an Anim al Park just outside
London. Search the W e b to find out m ore inform ation about each venue
and decide which one is m ore suitable fo r your needs.
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2 . Use the inform ation to com plete the p aragrap hs on the next page
about the zoo and the animal park with the opening hours,
admission fees and travel directions.
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London Zoo
One of the w o rld ’s m o s t fam ous zoos and home to over 6 0 0 species of
rare and beautiful animals, including rhinos, venom ous snakes, penguins
and piranhas. The Children’s Zoo has interactive exhibits which are easy
for children aged 4 -8 years to use. From M arch-O c tober open
M H H H ■ The zoo is situated in the beautiful grounds of Regent’s
Park, near to M adam e T ussaud’s W a x w o rk s M useum . The nea re s t
underground station is Camden Town. Adm ission is fo r
adults, fo r children.
Whipsnade Zoo
The WILD place to see animals and conservation in action. Experience over
2,500 rare and endangered animals in 6 0 0 acres of parkland. You can explore
the park on foot (in the company of free roaming animals such as wallabies,
deer, peacocks etc.), by car, safari bus or the Great Whipsnade Railway.
Getting to W hipsnade Zoo
By car: only minutes from the M (junction
Follow the brown elephant signs.
By bus: C entrebus route N° fro m
Luton Rail Station, Luton Centre, Dunstable
and Hemel H em pstead.
2 Read and liste n to the in form ation d escrib in g four outdoor activities
you can do in L ondon. T hen co m p lete the table on page 78.
SPACES
HORSE RIDING
For a truly m em orable experience try horse riding
in Hyde Park. It is a fam ous equestrian venue and
GREEN
1. bridleways : paths
for riding horses on.
'
CYCLING
□nee you are equipped with a suitable bicycle we set
off fro m Gabriel’s W h a r f at an easy pace. Travelling
w e s t a lo n g t h e r i v e r b a n k w e p a s s t h e N a t i o n a l
T h e a tre and th e Royal
Festival Hall. A fte r stopping
to a d m ire th e H o u s e s of
P arliam ent we continue w e st
p ast L am beth Palace, down
s t r e e t s lin e d w i t h g r a n d
V ic to r ia n h o u s e s to th e
Kings Road and Chelsea. W e
cycle p a s t th e m u s e u m s in *
South K ensington and up to
Hyde Park w h e re we ride L
a lo n g r o a d s t h a t
a re c lo s e d to
■m, tra ffic . W e pass th ro u g h Hyde Park,
\ a lo n g C o n s t it u t io n H il l , past
K Buckingham Palace and down the
M a ll t o T r a f a l g a r S q u a r e . W e
i ta k e a s h o r t w a lk t h r o u g h th e
S q u a r e p a s t N e l s o n ’s C o lu m n
and the National Gallery, before
pedalling t h r o u g h back s tr e e ts
to C ovent G arden. Finally, we
IS r e t u r n t o G a b r i e l ’ s W h a r f
-S c ro s s in g over W a te r lo o Bridge
fo r a last look back at the W e s t
' I End. The t o u r s ta r ts at 2 pm
and la s ts a p p ro x im a te ly 3
f hours. Cost is about £ 1 2 .
OPEN PLACES
AND
SPACES
WALKING
E x p lo r e t h e L o n d o n of S h a k e s p e a r e and
D ic k e n s , th e tw o g r e a t e s t li t e r a r y n a m e s
a s s o c ia te d w ith L o n d o n . D e p a r t fro m
M o n u m e n t U n d e rg ro u n d S tation at 1 0 am.
GREEN
Cost is about £ 5 .
Explore cobbled, back s tr e e ts 1
in t h e h e a r t o f L o n d o n a n d
d is c o v e r re m n a n ts of th e
p o v e rty -s tric k e n London th a t
T he 1999 Globe
Theatre Company
Dickens knew as a boy, including
th e walls of M a rs h a ls e a Prison
w here his fa th e r was locked up.
A few c enturies earlier, London
w a s t h e h o m e of W i l l i a m
S h a k e s p e a re , th o u g h
n o t his b i r t h - p l a c e .
W e visit his th e a tre ,
The Globe ( le ft a n d
r i g h t ] , and o th e r
Elizabethan th e a tr e s |
including an a n c ie n t
c o a c h in g in n , in
whose c o u rty a rd
S h a k e s p e a r e ’s plays
a r e s t ill p e r f o r m e d to d a y . The
w a lk f i n i s h e s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2
h o u rs la te r at M onum ent
U nderground Station.
CANAL BOAT
If you w a n t to enjoy the open air
but you a re n ’t keen on exercise,
then a canal boat tr ip is ideal
fo r you. Board the n a rro w b o a t
at Little Venice (near W a rw ic k
Avenue U nderground Station)
and cruise along the R egent’s
Canal, th ro u g h R egent’s Park
and London Zoo to Camden
Lock (journey tim e: 5 0 mins.).
Here you can brow se 1 around the
m a rk e t and enjoy some
re fre s h m e n ts before taking your
re tu rn boat to Little Venice
(journey tim e: 3 5 mins.).
Boats leave fro m 9 am.
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I 3 C om plete the table b e lo w d escrib in g the four activities.
Starting tim e
I D uration
Starting point
Finishing point
Price
4 On w h ich trip w ill you see the fo llo w in g L ondon landm arks?
Buckingham
Palace
C am den
M arket
C ovent
G arden
Globe Theatre
H ouses of
P arliam ent
H yde Park
L ondon Zoo
R egent's Park
Serpentine
Lake
Trafalgar
Square
'Summertime r eally is a
wonderful time to visit London
because of the many activities
you can do outdoors. You can ••o --r. . *
the o p e n a ir t h e a t r e TOHrarweoFwttQ, jjwiwir i kfn
visit open air theatres,
listen to music at open air
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Wi m b l e d o n or cricket at
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Lord's. Enjoy traditional
celebrations such as the
Queen's Official Birthday
Parade or modern festivals
like the Notting Hill Carnival.'
'Carnival? Do you mean like in Rio?
'Well, not quite, but almost.'
Wimbledon
The tennis to u r n a m e n t held each year in June
and July at W im bledon (left) is perhaps the
m o s t fam ous grass c o u r t to u rn a m e n t in the world
and tic ke ts are highly s ought after. 1 H undreds of
tennis fans queue overnight on the pavement
outside the All England Tennis Club in the hope of
obtaining tick e ts jus t fo r the outside courts. Tickets
fo r the m o s t prestigious c o u rts - C entre and
N u m b e r One c o u rts - are distributed th ro u g h a
lottery system. If you are lucky enough to get in, be
sure to visit the practice c o u rts w here players
knock u p 2 before a m atch and will often sign
autographs. Also p a rt of the experience are the
fresh s tra w b e rrie s and cream served in the tea
r FUTURE TENSES
One way of expressing the future is to use will (often shortened
to ' 1 1 ) . It is usually used when we decide to do something at
the time of speaking and often follows 'perhaps 7 or 'I think' or
'I don't think'.
You cannot use will to say what someone has already decided to
do or arranged to do. You must use going to:
e.g. I am going to go h o r s e r i d i n g i n Hyde P a r k .
1 C om plete the fo llo w in g sen ten ces w ith w ill or going to p lu s a su itab le verb.
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2 U se I th in k I'll or I d o n 't th in k I'll in the fo llo w in g sentences:
b. You arran g ed to go shopping w ith a friend. N ow you decide that you d o n 't
w ant to go.
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^The n e g a t i v e form u s e s d o n ' t o r do n o t : D o n ' t smo ke!
3 Look at the sig n s on th ese p ages and tick ( / ) the on es w h ich use the
im p erative form .
T hen lo o k at the sig n in each q u estio n and tick the letter next
to the correct exp lanation .
□
No bathing
] a. Please do not fish, eat or sw im fishing or
clogs allowed
in this pond. in this pond
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] a. You are allow ed to visit the construction site.
] a. Do not walk.
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CHAPTER FIVE
P u b s, C lu b s,
t\y<z C ()e a tre a n d fD o r c
K a k a o k e
Later that evening Gareth arrives on h i s
motorbike and j o i n s th e group i n th e pub.
Monica i m m e d i a t e l y f a l l s i n l o v e and c a n ' t
keep h er eyes o f f hi m w h i l e h e tells them
a b o u t London n i g h t l i f e .
Your group of friends would like to find a place to eat in Central London
before a visit to the th e a tre to m o r r o w night. Search the W e b to find a
suitable re s ta u r a n t using the following inform ation:
Remember to include:
' S om e t i m e s I go t o a c l u b c a l l e d The
Ha n ov er Gr a nd . It's more e x p e n s i v e
than the other clubs, but it is
more g l a m o r o u s . Somet imes you g e t
c eleb rities hanging out at The
Ha n ov er Gr a nd. I o nc e saw L e o n a r d o
di Caprio there. Unfortunately, you
usually have to queue to get in. If
you w a nt traditional disco music or the
more commercial pop records, then try the Hi ppodrome club in
L eicester Square. It's a huge
place and the crowd is usually
ver y young an d t h e r e a r e l o t s o f
tourists. A ctually, in Lo nd o n
the whole club scene is very
young. At most c l u b s e v e r y o n e i s
under thirty. Older people can
go t o S t r i n g f e l l o w s , wh i c h i s a
ve r y famous nightclub a nd also
ver y e x p e n s i v e . '
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PUBS, CLUBS,
THE THEATRE AND MORE ►
2 L isten to the rev iew s of three top L ondon sh o w s and com plete the table
b elo w .
3 U se the in form ation in the table above to h elp you answ er the q u estion s.
T h e a t r e b o o h in g
You are a s tu d e n t studying English in London. Your parents are coming to
visit you fo r tw o weeks next July. You would like to take th e m to the
th e a tre to see P ha nto m o f the Opera or ano th e r musical. Your budget is
£ 1 0 0 . Book 3 tick e ts on the Internet.
1 C om plete the fo llo w in g sen ten ces by p u ttin g the verb in brackets into the
future ten se. T hen rew rite the sen ten ce p u ttin g the secon d h alf of the
sen ten ce first.
e.g. If you like the m usic th e n you [like) the crow d th a t hangs
out there.
You will like the crow d th a t hangs o a t there if yon like the music.
a. If you bu y Time Out m agazine, you (have)........................ all the inform ation
you need about clubs.
f. If you w ant som ething more mellow, you (like) Rhythm and
Blues.
2 Complete the fo llo w in g sentences u sing a verb from the box in the correct form,
e.g. It is a p ity you do n o t like jazz m usic. If you lik ed jazz m usic you
r ° “l l ey?y R onnie S co tt’s.
be in v it e put w in go
A DAY
G u i d o , K l a u s , M i c h e l , Monica and G a r e t h a r e w a i t i n g
at P icca d illy C ircus for David and C aroline,
Guido's cousins, who h a v e p r o m i s e d to sh ow them
around London.
Itock S x cftcu /v g e
'Yeah! I know! And wha t a b o u t the earthquake exhibition. It
was so r e a l i s t i c , I really t h o u g h t t h e g r o u n d was g o i n g t o open
up a nd s w a l l o w u s .
'T h a t term ite mound 1 was
g r o s s . 2 U r r g h! I really hate
creepy craw lies' 3 said
Moni ca.
'M o nica, you are such a
wi mp. 7 4
'W here are we going now?'
asked Michel.
'W ell, would yo u like to go
to Rock Circus? It's another
mus eum, Guido, but I think
y o u ' 11 l i k e i t . '
'You w i l l see lots of famous
rock s t a r s . '
'And they sing, play music
and d a n c e . '
'R e a lly ! And is it really
them?'
'No! Not r e a l l y ! They a r e a l l
made o f wax, like the figures
a t Madame T u s s a u d ' s . But t h e y
are animated using electronic
equipment.'
'And they look and sound
amazingly l i f e l i k e . '
' I t s ou n ds g r e a t . L e t ' s g o ! '
b. To go for a coffee.
c. To go to a concert.
i l i v e w i t h o u t t h e i r l o c a l 1 t h a n t h e y c o u l d t h e i r cup o f t e a . And
yes, beer, lik e tea, d o e s h a v e a l a n g u a g e a l l o f i t s o w n .'
1»U1I VOCABULARY
Is this dead?
Is this drink finished, sir?
Last orders.
It is 20 minutes to closing time.
Drink up!
Finish your drink!
20 minutes later
Barman: Time gentlem en, please.
1 . folks :
(informal)
people.
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M onica and Guido would like to spend a fe w days tra ve llin g around England
visiting som e o r all of th e follow ing places: Oxford, W in d s o r, S tra tfo rd -
upon-Avon, B ath, S tonehenge, C an te rb u ry, C am bridge.
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BATH
D ep arts from D e p a rtu re tim e A rrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ............................................................
Train P addington ............................................................
CAM BRIDGE
D ep arts from D ep artu re tim e A rrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ............................................................
Train K ing’s X ............................................................
CANTERBURY
D ep arts from D e p a rtu re tim e A rrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ............................................................
Train V ic to ria ............................................................
OXFORD
D ep arts from D ep artu re tim e A rrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ............................................................
Train Paddington ............................................................
SALISBURY (fo r S to n e h e n g e }
D ep arts from D e p a rtu re tim e A rrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ...........................................................
Train W a te rlo o ...........................................................
STRATFORD
D ep arts from D ep artu re tim e Arrival tim e Journey tim e
Bus V ic to ria ................ ...........................................................
Train Euston ...........................................................
W IN D SO R
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A DAY OUT OF LONDON ►
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Oxford
The U niversity of Oxford w as founded in 1 1 6 7 and is the o ldest in B ritain.
It is p a rtic u la rly renow ned 1 fo r its lite ra ry scholars. Some of the g re a t
nam es th a t studied here include Shelley, Evelyn
W a ug h, C S Lewis and
Tolkein. T here is a very
tang ible a tm o s p h e re of
academ ia in th is tow n, w here
gowned s tu d e n ts 2 ride on
bicycles and every second
shop sells books. N otable
buildings include th e
A shm olean M useum (below
rig h t), w hich is a tre a s u re
house of an cie n t a rte fa c ts ,
and th e Bodleian Library, one
of th e fin e s t lib ra rie s in the
w orld (to p rig h t and left).
1. renowned : well-known.
2. gowned students: students wearing
black cloaks.
In and around London
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The Cotswolds
The Cotsw old villages are idyllic. T he ir honey-coloured stone co tta g e s,
som e still th a tc h e d , old c o u n try pubs, antique shops and
c o s y 1 te a sh o p s are quite delightful. In m edieval
tim e s the area w as im p o rta n t due to th e wool
tra d e . Nowadays it is to u ris ts th a t g a th e r here.
Windsor
The h is to ric tow n of W in d s o r
lies on the banks of the River
Tham es, 21 m iles w e s t of
London. W in d s o r Castle, which
has been a royal residence fo r
over 9 0 0 years, is built on top
Windsor Castle from the Thames, of a Steep chalk cliff
Windsor, Berkshire. overlooking the tow n. M uch of
the castle can be visited, including the S tate A p a rtm e n ts , w hich contain
many notable paintin g s and superb fu rn itu re , and St G eorge’s Chapel,
w here ten English m o n a rch s are buried. Every day a t 11 am (every o th e r
day in w in te r) th e Guard outside the castle is changed in a colourful
cerem ony.
Trip Number 2
W indsor and
H am pton Court
J u s t w e s t of London is th e m a g n ifice n t W in d s o r
Castle, th e la rg e s t inhabited ca stle in the w orld.
W e will a rrive in tim e to see th e Changing of the
G uard and the n we will visit th e S tate
A p a rtm e n ts , w h ic h have m any fin e
ta p e s trie s and fam o us w orks of a rt.
The Queen spends m o s t weekends a t
W in d s o r a n d w h e n s h e is in
re s id e n c e , th e Royal S ta n d a rd flag is flo w n
fcifi
mM above th e Round Tow er.
A fte r lunch we tra ve l south to H am pton C ourt
Palace, a p opula r s u m m e r palace used by the
m o n a rch s of England over th e ce n tu rie s. It is
bu ilt in th e T u dor style and has huge cobbled
c o u r ty a r d s and c a v e rn o u s 1 k itc h e n s . The
g h o s t of C a th erine H ow ard, accused by King
H enry VIII of a du ltery and beheaded in 1 5 4 2 ,
is said to ha un t th e palace.
Interior of Windsor
Castle, Berkshire. 1. cavernous : big and dark.
In and around London
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Stratford-upon-Avon
S tratford-upo n-A von is the b irth p la ce of
W illia m S hakespeare, th e g re a t sixteenth-
c e n tu ry English playw right. V is ito rs can
a tte n d a p ro d u ctio n by th e Royal
S hakespeare Com pany w hich is based in
Halls Croft, S tra tfo rd , see the home of Anne Hathaway,
Stratford-upon-Avon, S hakespeare’s wife, a t nearby
Warwickshire.
S h o tte ry and v is it New Place, the home th a t
S hakespeare lived in w ith his wife and children.
Trip Number 3
S tratford -u p on -A von
and A lton T ow ers
Heading n o rth -w e s t fro m London o u r fir s t stop
is S tra tfo rd -u p o n -A von , b irth p la c e of England’s
m o s t fam ous playw right, W illia m Shakespeare.
W e w ill v is it S h a k e s p e a re ’s b ir th p la c e , th e
house of his wife, Anne H athaw ay and th e Royal
Shakespeare T h e atre . You will have an hour of
fre e tim e to do som e shopping and to adm ire
th e many original h a lf-tim be re d 1 and th a tc h e d
houses.
Runaway Mine Train,
Alton Towers,
Staffordshire.
W e will spend th e re s t of
th e day a t th e am u se m e n t
park, A lton Tow ers, w here
you can go on som e of the
m o s t e xh ila ra tin g rid e s in
th e w orld!
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Shakespeare's
Birthplace, /
Warwickshire.
Trip Number 4
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A DAY OUT OF LONDON ►
Canterbury
C a n te rb u ry ’s h isto ry
spans 1 tw o
tho usa n d years. The
city boasts Roman
ruins, a N orm an
c astle and a
m a g n ifice n t ca th e d ra l.
On th e ste ps of the
Stained-glass windows
ca th e d ra l, one of of Canterbury Cathedral.
England’s m o s t fam ous
m a rty rs w as m u rd e re d by
knights in 11 7 0 and the shrine of Thom as a
B ecket has been a place of pilgrim age ever since.
The m edieval w rite r, G eoffrey Chaucer, w ro te a
n um b e r of s to rie s about a group of p ilgrim s who
s e t o u t on a pilgrim age to C anterbury in the
tw e lfth
century.
Ancient ruins
: covers.
In and around London
Cambridge
C am bridge is England’s second old e st university. It
was founded by rebellious Oxford s tu d e n ts in 1 2 0 9
and to th is day the tw o u n iversities m aintain a friendly
rivalry.
tCASK A L E S -
The River Cam (rig h t)
flow s a t th e back of the
college buildings and it is a
popular s u m m e r pastim e fo r s tu d e n ts
and v is ito rs alike to hire a p u n t 1 and
cruise along th e river. Fam ous
s tu d e n ts of C am bridge U niversity
include Samuel Pepys, th e fam ous
The Bridge of Sighs, St John's College.
dia rist, N ew ton,
A cafe in Cambridge.
Byron and, m ore
recently, P rince
Charles.
King's College
Chapel.
You shouldn't (do) something means that it is not a good thing to do.
e.g. Y o u 'v e b ee n c o u g h in g a l o t r e c e n t l y . You shouldn't smoke so much.
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e.g. Your friend has a bad stom ach-ache. Advise him to go to the doctor.
‘You should go to the d o c to r.’
b. Your friend drives too fast. You think he is going to have an accident.
G U ID O
G uido is interested in the theatre and w ould like to see a play by Shakespeare.
He also enjoys really scary rides at am usem ent parks. He hates shopping and
visiting m useum s.
G u id o ..........................choose trip n u m b e r ...............................H e ...........................
choose trip n u m b e r ............................
M O N IC A
M onica dream s of going to a fam ous English university. She also enjoys
shopping and loves the countryside. She hates am usem ent parks.
M o n ic a ..........................choose trip n u m b e r ..............................S h e ...........................
choose trip n u m b e r ............................
KLAUS
Klaus is interested in history and loves p a g e a n try .1 He is fascinated to see the
castles w here kings and queens have lived and also enjoys visiting art
galleries. He does not enjoy shopping or am usem ent parks.
K la u s .......................... choose trip n u m b e r ............................. H e ...........................
choose trip n u m b e r ............................
MICHEL
M ichel is interested in archaeology and ancient civilisations. He does not
enjoy the theatre or m useum s.
M ic h e l..........................choose trip n u m b e r ..............................H e ...........................
choose trip n u m b e r ............................
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t o e x p l o r e a p a r t o f London c a l l e d G re e n w ic h . Have
you e v e r h e a r d o f G re e n w ic h ? '
'T h a t's r i g h t .
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c a l l e d t h e Home o f
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g. W hat is the nam e of the place w here tea used to be landed and w hich is
now a com plex of shops and restaurants?
j. W hat is the nam e of the tallest building in London and how tall is it?
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In and around London
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f AND THE M I L L E N N I U M ►
b. The m ajority of visitors to Britain come from four countries. Can you nam e
tw o of them ?
d. W hich nationality spends the m ost? H ow m uch did they spend last year?
g. W hat can tourists w ho travel in the less busy season benefit from? #
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h. A pproxim ately how m any jobs are su p p o rted by the spending of tourists?
In and around London
London Bridges
The s t u d e n t s a r e i n s c h o o l on
th e f i n a l day o f c la s s e s .
Westminster Bridge
p a g e a n t r y i n E n g la n d . I r e a l l y e n j o y t h a t . '
'M ich el? '
'I re a lly l i k e d g oing to S h a k e s p e a r e 's G lobe T h e a t r e . I t was
lik e b ein g tr a n s p o r te d back to th e six teen th
ce n tu ry . But I a lso re a lly en jo y ed g o in g to
t h e p u b s an d c l u b s i n London. The m u s ic h e r e
is f a n ta s tic .'
'W e l l, I hope you w i l l come b a c k and v i s i t
us a g a in s o o n .'
' D o n ' t w o rr y , we w i l l ! '
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□n o u r fir s t day a t th e C le m e n ts’ School of Languages we m e t our te a c h e r
P e te r and o u r cla ssm a te s. W e learned a little of th e h isto ry of London and
about som e of th e main areas to visit such as Oxford S tre e t, Covent
Garden and C hinatow n. I c a n ’t w a it to discover th e se places fo r myself.
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Today we visited som e of London’s parks - in Hyde Park you can go horse
riding and visit S peaker’s C orner, w here all kinds of people stand up on
hom e-m ade p la tfo rm s and express th e ir views to w hoever will listen. There
is an open-air th e a tre in R egent’s P ark and th e re are som e beautiful
gardens. St J a m e s ’s Park is very close to Buckingham Palace. It is a
relaxing place - you can hire a d e ckch a ir by the lake and listen to bands
playing fro m th e bandstand.
W e w e n t on a boat trip down th e riv e r today. W e got off th e boat at
G reenw ich w here we visited th e Royal O bservatory, th e G reenwich
M e ridian and th e M illennium Dome. The Dom e is e n orm ous - you could fit
the Eiffel Tow er lying down inside it! W e also had a ride on th e London Eye
- on a cle a r day you can see fo r 3 0 m iles.
a
W e w e n t o ut w ith Guido’s English cousins today. C aroline explained w h a t
Cockney rhym ing slang is all a bout and David ta u g h t us how to o rd e r a
d rink in a pub.
o r
Y esterday we all had to choose a place we w anted to visit outside London.
I chose Oxford and B ic e s te r Village. In Oxford I visited som e of th e colleges
of one of th e m o s t fam ous u n ive rsities in th e w orld. In B ic e s te r Village I
g ot som e g re a t shopping b argains - they sell designe r labels at half price!
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In class today we found o ut how th e B ritis h p a rlia m e n ta ry system w orks
and all about th e debate s in th e Houses of P a rliam ent. W e learned w here
the B ritis h P rim e M in is te r lives and how one of th e previous B ritish P rim e
M in is te rs , S ir W in s to n C hurchill, led B rita in to victo ry in the Second W o rld
W a r. W e also studied the B ritis h Royal Family tre e and found out th a t
Guido has an English a n ce sto r! T o m o rro w we are going to try and tra c e his
fam ily to see if he has any B ritis h relatives.
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Sightseeing Buses:
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In and around London
lighting departm ent, the furniture W hen we arrived at the Tower of London
departm ent and finally to the food hall. we got off the bus and took some
M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, th a t’s exactly w hat photographs fro m Tower Bridge.
I have been trying to do if you were not □ u r next bus took us back into the W e s t
all so incompetent. I’m afraid at this End. W e saw Piccadilly Circus and the
point the only departm ent I need to statue of Eros and some of the many
speak to is the stationery departm ent to th e a tre s in Shaftesbury Avenue. Then we
order pen and paper to w rite a very long w ent to Trafalgar Square, w here we got off
letter of complaint. the bus to feed the hundreds of pigeons
A s sista n t 4: Ah well, I’m afraid the th a t gather there. Our last stop was
stationery departm ent is mom entarily Covent Garden, where we had a drink in a
closed fo r renovation, madam, but if you cafe and watched the many stre e t
like I can take your o rder myself and entertainers. A fter th a t we were so tired
have it delivered to you today. th a t we decided to take a taxi back to our
hostel.
p .2 6 (T ra c k 9 )
p .4 9 (T ra c k 1 5 )
W e s ta rte d o u r to u r in V ic to ria . W e
• Excuse me, could you tell me where the
b o ught o u r tic k e ts on th e bus. They c o s t
church is?
£1 2 .0 0 each. The bus w as one of th e
Yes, go stra ig h t on until you come to the
fam ou s ‘Double D e cke r’ buses w ith an
open top. It w as really cool! As th e roundabout. Turn rig h t and the church is
on your left.
w e a th e r w as sunny we w e re able to s it
u p s ta irs in th e open air. The bus to o k us • Excuse me, is there a newsagent’s near
to B uckingham Palace w h e re we saw here?
T h e Changing of th e G uard’. W e w e re Yes, take the firs t turning on the right
very lucky to have such a good view as and you will see the newsagent’s on your
th e re w ere hun dre ds of people g a th e re d right-hand side.
outside th e gate s of th e palace. N ext we
passed H a rro d s, London’s m o s t fa m o u s Excuse me, w here’s the nearest tube
s to re and we g o t off th e bus here to do station?
som e shopping. Then we g o t on a n o th e r Take the firs t turning on your left. Keep
bus, w hich to o k us p a s t Hyde P ark walking until you come to a crossroads.
C o rn e r and S elfrid ges s to re on Oxford You will see the tube station on the right
S tre e t to th e M arylebone Road, w here hand corner.
we visited th e fa m o us M adam e Excuse me, can you tell me where there
T ussaud ’s W a xw o rk M useum . Our next is a superm arket?
bus to o k us p a st th e house of S herlock Yes, take the firs t right and then the
H olm es in B aker S tre e t and on to second left. You will see the superm arket
T o tte n h a m C o u rt Road. W e stopped a t on your left.
th e B ritis h M useum , w h e re we sp e n t
m ore th a n tw o ho urs visitin g a rc h a e o l p .8 0 (T ra c k 2 6 )
ogical re m a in s fro m a n c ie n t civilisations.
NO TTING HILL CARNIVAL
The m useum is so big th a t you can
Tara: Are you going to the Carnival?
spend several days th e re and n o t see all
Anna: W ell, I don’t really know much about
of th e co llections!
it. W h a t’s it all about?
W e had lunch in the cafe at the British
David: It’s the best!
Museum and then we continued eastw ards
Tara: Notting Hill Carnival’s the largest
into the City of London, w here we saw St
s tre e t festival in Europe. It’s mostly a
Paul’s Cathedral, the M onum ent and the
Caribbean festival but th e re are also
ultra-m odern Lloyd’s of London building.
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In and around London
Parliament. H ungerford Bridge is the next 8 0 0 feet high and is the tallest building in
bridge we pass under. It carries railway London. W e have now arrived at
traffic to Charing Cross Station and is a Greenwich Pier w here we will dock and you
convenient crossing point fo r pedestrians will continue sightseeing on foot.
going to The South Bank Centre. This huge
complex houses three concert halls, an a rt p .1 3 0 (T ra c k 3 9 )
gallery, the National Film Theatre and Q How many foreign visitors come to
three th eatres as well as restaurants and Britain each year?
bars. Ju st before we pass under W aterloo
A Last year 2 5 .5 million foreign visitors
Bridge, on the north bank, you will see
came to Britain.
Cleopatra’s Needle, a pink obelisk dating
Q W h e re do the majority of visitors come
from 1 5 0 0 BC, which was a gift from
from ?
Egypt in 1 8 7 2 . Ju st beyond the bridge, on
the north bank, are the Courtauld A France, USA, Germany and Ireland.
Galleries, which have one of the greatest Q How many Italians visit Britain?
collections of Im pressionist and Post- A Last year there were 1 million Italian
Im pressionist paintings in the world. On visitors.
the south bank, a fter Blackfriars Bridge, Q W ho are the biggest spenders?
you will see the thatched roof of the new A The Am ericans are the biggest
Shakespeare’s Globe, an authentic spenders. Last year they spent over £ 2
reconstruction of the th e a tre where billion in Britain.
W illiam Shakespeare’s plays were originally Q How much revenue does Britain make
perform ed. Ju st past the Globe are from overseas tourism ?
Southwark Cathedral and Southwark
A Britain makes more than £ 1 2 billion
Bridge. London Bridge comes next. In
from overseas tourism . It is one of
Shakespeare’s day London Bridge was also
B ritain’s m ost im portant industries.
a stre e t and had wooden houses on either
Q W h a t are the m ost popular attractions
side. It was the custom then to display the
in London?
severed heads of crim inals a fte r execution
at either side of the bridge. On the south A The top five m ost popular London
bank just beyond London Bridge is Hay’s a ttra ctio n s are the British Museum,
Galleria. This converted warehouse M adam e Tussaud’s, the Tower of
building, where cargoes of tea used to be London, the Natural History Museum
landed, is now a complex of shops and and the Science Museum.
restaurants. On the left bank stands one of Q W hich are the m ost popular months
London’s m ost fam ous landmarks, the fo r to u rists to visit Britain?
Tower of London, which was built by A The m ost popular months fo r to u rists
W illiam the Conqueror in 1 0 7 8 . Visit the to visit Britain are July and August.
Jewel House, where the Crown Jewels are However, visitors who are able to come
kept and T ra ito rs’ Gate, through which in the less busy m onths will benefit
prisoners entered the Tower on th e ir way from lower prices and many special
to execution. Ahead you can now see offers.
Tower Bridge, the m ost fam ous of all Q W h a t benefits does tourism have on
London’s bridges. A fascinating exhibition the British economy?
inside the bridge explains the technology A Tourism supports around 1.7 million
used to lift the drawbridge. Ju st beyond, in jobs. One in five of all new jobs in
St Katherine’s Dock, is the W o rld Trade Britain are in the to u ris t industry.
Centre and fu rth e r down the river, in the
area known as Docklands, you can see the
colossal Canary W h a rf Tower. It stands
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Picture Acknowledgements
Photographs in this volume are by Emilio Zanelli and from the Cideb archives, except for: Page
3 The London Eye, Southbank, London (Britain on View); Pages 8 and 9 London map 2 0 0 0
(visitmap); Pages 16 and 17 London Underground map, London Underground; Pages 21 and
22 Food Hall in Harrods, Knightsbridge, London (Britain on View); Page 22 Egyptian Hall in
Harrods, Knightsbridge, London (Britain on View); Page 32 P ortrait of Churchill in his house
Chartwell, Kent by Frank Salisbury (Britain on View); Page 33 Hulton Getty Picture Collection;
Page 4 0 The Royal Standard, W indsor Castle, Berkshire (Britain on View); Page 4 2 Royal
London Buckingham Palace, John Brainbridge, London’s Transport Museum; Page 43 Hulton
Getty Picture Collection; Page 51 Flash Walk, Hampstead, London (Britain on View); Page 51
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1835) by Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), by courtesy
of National Portrait Gallery, London; Page 51 Houses in Highgate, London (Britain on View);
Page 52 Hampstead Heath, with the House Called The Salt Box’ (ca. 18 1 9 -2 0 ) by John
Constable (17 76-18 3 7 ) © Tate, London 2 0 0 0 ; Page 53 John Keats (1821-23) by Joseph
Severn (1793-1879), by courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London; Page 53 Hampstead
Heath and Highgate Pond, Hampstead, London (Britain on View); Page 54 Charles Dickens
(1839) by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), by courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London; Page
55 The Flower Portrait, a rtist unknown, Royal Shakespeare Company; Page 59 Houses in
Hampstead, London (Britain on View); Page 79 Lawn Tennis Association Championships,
Wimbledon, London (Britain on View); Page 8 0 Crowds at the Carnival, Notting Hill Gate,
London (Britain on View); Page 114 W indsor Castle from the Thames, Windsor, Berkshire
(Britain on View); Page 114 Front Entrance to the Palace, Hampton Court, London (Britain on
View); Page 114 Interior W indsor Castle, W indsor, Berkshire (Britain on View); Page 115
Halls Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon, W arwickshire (Britain on View); Page 115 Runaway Mine
Train, Alton Towers, Staffordshire (Britain on View); Page 115 Shakespeare’s birthplace,
Warwickshire (Britain on View); Page 117 Stone Circle, Stonehenge, W iltshire (Britain on
View); Page 128 Performers in the Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London (Britain on View);
Page 128 The Dome, Greenwich, London (Britain on View); Page 1 2 9 The London Eye,
Southbank, London (Britain on View); Page 131 The Millennium Bridge, London (Britain on
View).
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Although it is popularly believed th a t Big
Ben is the name
of th e four-faced clock which rises above
the Houses of Parliam ent,
this is not tru e . Big Ben is the name of
the massive bell
which strikes every q u a rte r of an hour.
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