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LONDON by
John Escott
Name and surnames: Clara Alegre Baraldés
Group: 2nd C
Teacher’s name: Rosa Mª Martí Almirón
Deadline: Friday 31th of March 2011
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ACTIVITIES
BEFORE READING

Ex. 1 page 44

a. Eiffel Tower d. Buckingham Palace

b. The Parthenon e. The White House

c. The Houses of Parliament

f. The Kremlin

Ex. 2 page 44

I'm going to visit the Buckingham Palace and The Houses of Parliament, they
are in London and they are very important for the history of London and the
actuality politic. Yes, in London there are Big Ben, London eye, Madame Touse,
British Museum, Thamesis, Tower of London, National Museum, Picadilly
Circus, Covent Graden...
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WHILE READING

Ex. 1 page 45

The sentences in Order...

1. The Romans came to London.

2. Danish ships came and destroyed many buildings.
3. William the Conqueror built a castle in London.
4. Elizabeth the First was queen.
5. Thousands of people died in the Great Plague.
6. The Great Fire of London destroyed a lot of buildings.
7. New Saint Paul's Cathedral was built.
8. People came to see the Great Exhibition.
9. The world's first underground trains began to run.
10. Bombs destroyed many of London's buildings during the Second World
War.

Ex. 2 page 45

1. About 300 people work in Buckingham Palace. TRUE

2. When you visit the Royal Mews you can see the Queen's paintings. FALSE
When you visit the Royal Mews you can see the Queen's horses and
coaches.

3. You can visit Windsor Castle all year round. TRUE

4. Hampton Court is on the River Thames. FALSE

Hampton Court is next to the River Thames.

5. The big parade called the Trooping of the Colour is on the Queen's Birthday
in April. FALSE.
The big parade called the Trooping of the Colour is on the Queen's Birthday
in June.

6. When the Queen goes to open Parliament, she rides a beautiful white horse.
FALSE
When the Queen goes to open Parliament, she rides a beautiful coach.

Ex. 3 page 46

1. The City is busy during the week.

2. The Tower of London is the tallest building in the City.

3. Queen Elizabeth the First was once a warder in the Tower of London.
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4. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is the biggest in Britain.

5. Great Paul rings when a king dies.

6. At the Monument people remember the year of the Great Fire.

Ex. 4 page 46

1. Who lives at 10 Downing Street?

In this palace live British Prime Ministers.

2. What can you see in Parliament Square?

You can see the statue of Sir. Winston Churchill.

3. What was different about the coronation in 1953?

Queen Elizabeth the Second had her coronation in Westminster Abbey

and this was the first coronation on television.

4. What is Big Ben?

Big ben is the bell that is in the clock high up on the tower.

5. What do people do every year to remember Guy Fawkes?

With big fires and fireswork.

6. Who wrote plays for the first Globe Theatre?

William Shakespear.

7. What can you see in Tate Modern?

You can see paintings by Matisse, Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark

Rothko, Andy Warhol, and many more.

8. Why do people like to go on the Millennium Bridge?

People like Millennium Bridge because there are good views of London
and the river and there aren't cars on the bridge.

9. What can you do at the London Eye?

10.
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You can see for 40 kilometres across London. There are wonderful views
of Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and other famous
buildings and parks in the city.

10. What is the tallest office building in Britain?

It's Canary Wharf

11. What happens at the Thames Barrier when the sea is very high?

The ten big gates on the barrier come up and stop the water.

Ex.5 page 47

1. In Hyde Park you can take a boat out on the Serpentine.

2. People remember Diana, Princess of Wales, at the playground in Kensington

Gardens.

3. You can see animals from all over the world at the zoo in Regent's Park.

4. The bones of the world's biggest animal are in the Natural History Museum.

5. In the Sherlock Holmes stories the famous detective lives at Baker street.

6. The National Gallery is full of pictures of famous people.

7. Tate Britain has paintings by Constable and Turner.

8. Half a million people visit the museum of Horror every year.

Ex. 6 page 47

1. How long ago did The Mousetrap begin in London?

The Mousetrap did hunders of years.

2. Why do people go to Fabric and Ministry of Sound?

Open till 2. a.m or later.

3. What can you see at the Oval?

You can see Lord's Criket Ground.

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4. Where does the London Marathon end?

In Westminster Abbey.

5. What is the most famoues shop in London?

It's Harrods.

6. Where is a good place to look for books?

In Charing Cross Road.

7. Which markets have cheap clothes?

In Petticoat Lane market.

8. What do people enjoy at the Ritz in the afternoon?

They can listen to music, drink tea, and eat wonderful food.

9. What colour are London's famous buses?

The London's famous buses are red.

10. How many streets do taxi drivers need to know?

Taxi drivers need to know 25000 streets.

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AFTER READING

Ex 1 page 48

Hello from London !

I arrived here on Thursday. What a wonderful city! On Sunday we saw the

Trooping of the Colour Lord Mayor's Show. It's a big exhibition for the Queen's
birthday. We saw her go past in a beautiful coach.

On Monday we went to the River Thames. We walked across the Millenium

Bridge to Tate Modern and went to look at the paintings. Then we had a ride in
the London eye. The weather was good, so we could see Hyde park, Saint
Paul's Cathedral, and a lot of other places.

Now it's time for some shooping. Tomorrow I'm going to Kinghstbridge,
because I want to visit Harrods. After that I'm going to the Brixton Academy to
have afternoon tea – it's a very British thing to do!

See you soon

Alice

Ex 2 page 48

Art – Bar – Century – Church – Club – Concert – Coronation – Destroy – Docks

– Flood – Food – Gallery – Government – King – Museum – Music – Painting –
Prision – Royal – View

Now write down all the letters that do not have lines throught them, begining
with the first line going across each line to the end. You now have 24 letters,
which make the name of a place.

1.- What is the name, and where is this place?

Sheakspeare's globe theatre.

2.- What can you see there?

You can visit the theatre and you can see the sheakspeare's plays.

3.- When did it open?

In 1997
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Ex 3 page 50

The picture goes on page 19.

1.- Where was the photographer ?

In the London Eye.

2.- Would you like to go there?

Yes, but I went two times and I already knew.

3.- What can you see in the photos?

The houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the River Thames.

Now write a caption for the photo.

Caption : The Parliament are behind bars.

Ex 4 page 51

1.- Everybody speaks English. YES

2.- Nobody lives near the river because of tge floods. NO

3.- There are no cars in the centre of London YES

4.- Buckingham Palace is now a hotel. NO

5.- Fish is very expensive, so only rich people eat fish and chips. NO

Ex 5 page 51

Yes, because is my favourite cuty and I went two times of my life and I like so
much. But I prefer go to London with my friends and I think it was very happy
and funny.

Ex 6 page 51

There are 7 million people in London, but in (my city) there are 20.000 people in
my town. In London, people speak English and 300 more languages; in (my
city) they speak Catalan, Spanish and few languages more.