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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 .
The London Eye, Southbank, London.
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CONTENTS )------------------------------
TABLE OF CONTENTS 6
chapter one A Capital City 10
TER two The Seat of Parliament

and t h e Crown 28
chapter three London's Ancestors 47
chapter four Green Spaces

and Open Places
CHAPTER FIVE
Pubs, Clubs, 84
the Theatre and More
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CHAPTER SIX A Day among 98
Friends
chapter seven A Day

out of London
chapter eight The River, Greenwich 122

and the Millennium
EXIT TEST 134
USEFUL ADDRESSES 136
TAPESCRIPTS 138
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London’s London’s Can/could Taking down Highgate
Ancestors museums: numbers
Science M ust/have to Hampstead
Museum, Following
British Museum, Past Simple directions The Globe Theatre
Tate Britain,
Tate Modern Pronunciation
Green Organising Future tenses Listening Royal Parks

Spaces and a trip to the w ill/going to comprehension
□pen zoo/parks on Notting Hill Hyde Park
Places Imperatives Carnival and
Trooping the Kensington
Colour Gardens
Outdoor Regent’s Park
activities
St James’s Park
Wimbledon Tennis
Pubs, Clubs, Eating out If clauses: first and Listening Soho

the Theatre second conditionals comprehension
and More Theatre reviews of Pubs and clubs
booking musicals
Theatre and opera
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Listening and
Chapter Internet Grammar Speaking Places of Interest
Activities
Earls Court
The W est End
Shaftesbury
Avenue
Leicester
Square
A Day Registering Prepositions +ing Making Natural History

among with Hotmail offers? Museum
Friends at an invitations
internet cafe Camden Town
Cockney
rhyming London Pubs
slang
Pub
vocabulary
A Day out Organising, Should Listening Oxford

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Canterbury
Cambridge
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A F _ !_ E E _ _ P N E
A Capital City
The centre of a thousand trades

(Cowper - 18th century poet)
It is th e f i r s t d a y o f summer s c h o o l a t The C l e m e n t s ' S c h o o l o f

L angu ages i n London. S t u d e n t s fro m many d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s h a v e
come h e r e t o s p e n d a m o nth i m p r o v i n g t h e i r E n g l i s h . P e t e r Evans
is one of th e tea ch e rs at th e sch o o l. He is w elco m in g th e
s t u d e n t s and a n s w e r i n g t h e i r q u e s t i o n s .
'Welcome t o o u r s c h o o l ! My name i s P e t e r Evans and I am one o f

th e teac h ers here. It is a g reat p leasu re to welcome you to
London an d t o summer s c h o o l . We h a v e a m onth t o e x p l o r e London
to g e th e r. We w i l l d isc o v e r som e of L o n d o n 's h isto ry and
tra d itio n s as w e ll as en jo y in g a l l t h e m odern a s p e c t s o f London
th a t make it such a fa sc in a tin g c ity - th e re sta u ra n ts and
clu b s, th e a tre s an d m u s i c a l s , pubs and b a r s . And we w i l l also
m eet some of th e d iffe re n t ty p es of L ondoners. You w i l l , of
course, also have some ti m e to re la x ! London is an e x c itin g ,
c o sm o p o lita n c i t y . I d o n ' t t h i n k you w i l l be b o r e d f o r a m i n u t e .
Are you a l l l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o y o u r s t a y ? '
'Oh y e s ! ' s a i d M onica, a p re tty g irl from n o r t h e r n Ita ly . 'I
know a l o t o f p e o p l e who h a v e v i s i t e d London an d t h e y a l l s a y i t
i s a w onderful p l a c e . '
' I c a n ' t w a i t t o d i s c o v e r L o n d o n 's C h i n a t o w n , ' s a i d K l a u s , who
was from Munich i n Germany.
' I am l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g t h e many t o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n s , '
s a i d M ic h e l, one o f t h e two F r e n c h guy s 1 s i t t i n g a t th e back of
t h e room.
'What so rt of to u rist a ttra c tio n s are you in te re ste d in ? '
P e t e r a s k e d him .
'W e l l, I 'd lik e to v i s i t th e famous p l a c e s th a t I have h e a rd
about - B u c k in g h a m P alace , P ic c a d illy C ircu s, The Tower of
London. . . '
'And I ' d li k e to v i s i t t h e p l a c e s t h a t t o u r i s t s d o n ' t go t o , '
s a i d M onica. ' I ' d a l s o l i k e t o m eet some r e a l L o n d o n e r s . '
'W e ll, th e re is p len ty of tim e to see ev ery th in g . We h a v e a
whole m o n t h ! ' ,
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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.
2 Everybody com es to L ondon w ith exp ectations. There's so m eth in g for

everyb ody to d iscover in th is great city. Look at the m ap on pages 4 and 5
and say w hat you w o u ld lik e to see in L ondon u sin g the exp ression s below :
I'm looking forward to (seeing) ...

I'm excited about (visiting) ...
I can't wait to (go) ...
e.g. I can’t w a it to discover London’s Chinatown.
1. guys : young people.

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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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This is th e official site fo r London online. It allows you to brow se 1 to

d iscover w h a t London has to offer.
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1. Use th e se in te rn e t site s to find tw o flig h ts you could take

to London: one flig h t w ith each airline.
A CAPITAL C I T Y ► --
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
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I 3 You can b o o k a h otel o n lin e too, but let's b ook this
i one b y p h on e. D ecid e w ith your partner w h o w ill
be the recep tio n ist at the h otel and w h o w ill be the
I g u est en q u irin g about and b o o k in g the hotel room.
I Start b y preparing your d ia lo g u es separately u sin g
the su g g e stio n s b elo w , then practise. If you can,
record your con versation.
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
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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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station o r you can take the tube. Use the map on pages 16 and 17.
London’s Position How to get into Tickets

Airports London
Heathrow South-West Tube (Piccadilly Tube tickets need

line - 5 0 mins to to be bought at the
centre) station.
Heathrow Express Tickets can be
(15 mins to bought directly on
Paddington Station) the train.
Gatwick South Gatwick Express Tickets can be

(30 mins to Victoria bought directly on
Station) the train.
Stansted North-East Train (40 mins) or Tickets are cheaper

bus (60 mins) to if bought on the
Liverpool Street plane or at the
Station station when you
show your plane
ticket.
City East Bus to Liverpool Tickets can be

Street Station (25 bought directly on
mins) the bus.
4545
Br it is h A irway: Check-in
Watford
1Croxley
Rickmansworth Stanmore Edgware"

Harrow &
Wealdstone
^ W e s t RulsUp Burnt Oak
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 « ,.
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Kensal Green
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Sudbury Town Kilbum Park

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Edgware ^ ; Great
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Warwick Avenue Street a
Hanger Lane
Alperton Royal O a k V T" ,"fl1""""1"
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Paddington Edgware Warren StreetC l Eus
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Park Royal Park
North Oxford
Acton Circus
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Acton Court Road
Shepherd's
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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
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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
Circle Piccadilly ^ B alhanrv^r

Wimbledon =k;
District Victoria Tooting B e c ^ r
East London Tooting Broadway

Waterloo & City
peek boor* end SurwUy morntny* restricted service • tee opposite k« Colliers Wood
Hammersmith & City Docklands Ught Railway South W lm b led o n ^ r
Jubilee =*= National Rail Morden
At 9 am t h e n e x t m o r n in g th e stu d en ts are a ll
to g e th e r in t h e c l a s s r o o m and P e t e r i s te llin g
them a b i t a b o u t London b e f o r e t h e y t a k e a b u s
trip . He sta rts by d e sc rib in g th e C ity of
London.
The original Roman City was very

sm all - ju s t one square mile. 1 If
you look a t th e map you will see th a t th is
area is known as ‘th e City5. It is the financial
c e n tre of London and im p o rta n t in s titu tio n s
such as th e S tock Exchange, th e Bank of England and
Lloyds of London are all located here. Over 3 0 0 ,□ □ □
people w o rk w ithin th is square m ile but m o st do not live
here. In fa c t, a t th e weekend th e population of the City
shrinks to around 5 ,0 0 0 people and th e s tre e ts are a lm o st
d e serte d. One of th e m o s t in te re s tin g th in g s to see in the
City is S t Paul’s C athedral, w hich w as built by th e fam ous
a rc h ite c t, S ir C h ris to p h e r W re n . It has been the venue of
many s ig n ific a n t events, such as th e wedding of P rince
Charles to Lady Diana S pencer, who then becam e the
P rincess of W a le s.
Scenes from the City.

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■ 5 M atch the w ords in b o ld w ith their d efin itio n s.
1. located a. becomes smaller

2. sh rin k s b. chosen place
3. v en u e c. situated
1. one square mile : 1.6 km2.

'T he f i r s t a r e a o f London I w ant t o te ll you

ab o u t i s O x fo rd S t r e e t , w h ic h i s one o f t h e m ost
w e ll-k n o w n stre e ts in London. If you are
in te re ste d in sho p p in g , th e n you w ill alm o st
c e r t a i n l y have h e a rd of i t . '
Oxford S tre e t is one of London’s main shopping s tre e ts .

It is tw o m iles long and ru ns fro m M arble A rch in the
w e s t to T o tte nh a m C o u rt Road in the
east. It is p a rt of th e original Roman
road built fro m London to Oxford.
There are several large d ep artm en t
sto res a t the M arble A rch [b o tto m ]
end and a good va rie ty of c lothes shops
near Oxford C ircus [rig h t]. R egent
S tre e t, w hich cro s s e s Oxford S tre e t, is
an elegan t s tre e t in th e Regency style.
The shops here are m ore u pm arket and
include ‘H am leys’ th e la rg e s t toyshop in
the w orld. South of Oxford S tre e t is Bond S tre e t
where som e of London’s m o s t exclusive and expensive
fashion houses are located.
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| 6 Match the w ords in b o ld w ith their d e fin itio n s.
1. departm ent stores a. expensive and high quality

2. upm arket b. big shops which sell m any different goods
C I T Y
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CAPITAL
H a rro d s is a big d e p a rtm e n t s to re in n

K n ig htsbrid g e, w hich has everything fro m
b u tto n s fo r your clothes to sham poo fo r your
dog, in 2 3 0 d iffe re n t d e p a rtm e n ts. ^
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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.
R eceptionist: Good morning,

H arrods departm ent store.
How m ay I help you?
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Good
morning, I w ould like to
order some things to be
delivered to my hom e please.
R eceptionist: Certainly,
madam. Which departm ent
w ould you like to speak to?
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: The
...............................departm ent, Food h a l l in Harrods,
please. Knightsbridge.
R eceptionist: One m om ent please, PH p u t you through.

A ssistant 1: H a r r o d s ...............................departm ent.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Hello, I w ould like to order a cream-coloured m an's
scarf please.
A ssista n t 1: I'm afraid you'll have to speak to t h e .............................
departm ent.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Oh, all right.
A ssista n t 1: I'll just p u t you through.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Thank you.
A ssista n t 2 : ...............................departm ent,
how m ay I help you?
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Pardon?
A ssista n t 2: This is t h e department, madam.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Oh no, I d on't need to bu y m en's clothes, I
am not a man. As a m atter of fact I live alone and I'm
refurbishing m y house, so I need to speak to the
...............................departm ent.
A ssista n t 2: Certainly, m adam .
A ssista n t 3 : .............................., m ay I help you?
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Yes, I'd like to buy a new bed for
m y holiday home.
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I—I i A ssista n t 3: Well, I'm sorry, b ut I'm
p_, i afraid you're speaking to the
I w rong departm ent.
^ i Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Well, put me
through to the right departm ent,
^ ■ will you?
A ssista n t 4: This is the
............................. departm ent, Egyptian hall in Harrods,
. - Knightsbridge.
how m ay I help you?
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Ah yes, I'd like to purchase a new lamp for my sitting
room.
A ssista n t 4: I'm afraid you've been p u t throug h to the w rong department.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: The w rong departm ent; how is
that possible?
A ssista n t 4: I'm awfully sorry, m adam , b ut if you
d o n 't m ind waiting, I'll p u t you through to the
right departm ent.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Well, I'm afraid I do m ind
waiting. I've been waiting all morning. I have
a very long shopping list: crockery1 for my
kitchen, a new lamp for the sitting room, a
new brass bed, a present for the architect and
lots of g o o d ies2 to eat for tom orrow 's house
warming.
A ssista n t 4 : 1 see, madam . Then you need to
speak to t h e ...............................departm ent,
t h e ...............................departm ent, the
...............................departm ent and finally
to t h e ...............................hall.
Mrs Paton-Sm ith: Well, that's exactly n nn .
J Food hall i n Harrods,
w h at I have been trying to do if you were Knightsbridge.
not all so incompetent. I'm afraid at this point
the only departm ent I need to speak to is t h e ...............................departm ent
to order pen and paper to write a very long letter of complaint.
A ssista n t 4: Ah well, I'm afraid t h e ...............................d epartm ent is
m om entarily closed for renovation, m adam , bu t if you like I can take your
order myself and have it delivered to you today.
1. crockery : cups, plates etc.

2. goodies : (here) good things to eat.
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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 . '
The area called Covent Garden is one

of th e liveliest in London. It is a
fa vo u rite m eeting place fo r Londoners and
to u ris ts alike. Covent Garden w as originally
‘Convent G arden’ and th is was w here the
fr u it and vegetables w ere grow n fo r the
religious co m m unity of W e s tm in s te r Abbey.
The a rc h ite c t Inigo Jones built the piazza in
the seventeenth
ce n tu ry and it
becam e a fashionable
residential area. Nowadays, Covent Garden still has
its original m a rk e t buildings, but th e se are full of
lively cafes, re s ta u ra n ts and s p e cia list shops selling
designer clothes, books, c ra fts and antiques.
Jugglers and clow ns, m agicians and m usicians all
p e rfo rm in th e piazza to
crow d s of s p e c ta to rs .
Have a good look a t th e ir
faces. One day you may
see th e m on
television!
Scenes of
Covent Garden.
1. cool : excellent, good

fun .
C I T Y
CAPITAL
'What a b o u t n i g h t l i f e , P e t e r ? I w ant t o know w here

t h e b e s t p u b s a n d b a r s a r e , ' s a i d G uido.
'And I w ant t o know a b o u t t h e a t r e s , ' s a i d M onica.
'W e l l , th ere are lo ts of g ood pubs in every
part o f London. I w ill t a k e you t o some o f my
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fa v o u rite s over th e next few w eeks if you
lik e ! As for th e a tre s, th e m a jo rity are
s i t u a t e d around P i c c a d i l l y C i r c u s . '
S h afte sb ury Avenue ru n s e a st fro m Piccadilly

C ircus and has m o re th a n a dozen th e a tre s on
e ith e r side. In th e s u rro u n d in g s tre e ts th e re are
plenty of re s ta u ra n ts , snack b ars and pubs w here you
can eat before o r a fte r a v is it to th e th e a tre .
J u s t n o rth of S haftesb ury Avenue is an
area of London called Soho. Soho has a
re p u ta tio n fo r being th e bohem ian area
of London. A t one tim e it was a ‘red lig h t’
area 1 and was a dangerous place a fte r
dark. Nowadays, ju s t a few bars w ith
to p le s s d ancers rem ain and the area is
quite safe. Soho has a very relaxed,
a lm o s t European feel to it because of the
many Italian coffee shops, French
re s ta u ra n ts and co n tin e n ta l bars th a t
line th e s tre e ts . In the s u m m e r they are
packed w ith young people drinking coffee
and ch a ttin g late into th e night.
South of S hafte sb ury Avenue is C hinatow n (right). W a lk

into C hinatow n and you are in a d iffe re n t w orld: the
s tre e ts are filled w ith Chinese re s ta u ra n ts , g ro c e rs
selling exotic vegetables and clin ics o ffe rin g a cu p u n ctu re
and Chinese herbal rem edies. Even th e shop nam es and
s tre e t signs are in Chinese w ith th e English tra n s la tio n
w ritte n underne a th.
'red light' area place where prostitutes look

for business.
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I 8 Read the text on the facin g page and id e n tify the p hotographs b elow :
I
A CAPITAL CITY ►
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.
a. How m uch did the sightseeing tour cost?

□ £ 12.00
□ £14.00
□ £40.00
b. W hat is the nam e of London's most famous store?

□ Harvey Nichols
□ H arrods
□ McDonald's
c. Where is the house of Sherlock Holmes?

□ Marylebone Road
□ Baker Street
□ Tottenham Court Road
d. Where can you see archaeological remains from ancient

civilisations?
□ Victoria and Albert M useum
□ British M useum
□ M adam e Tussaud's
e. W hat is the nam e of the statue

in Piccadilly Circus?
I | Eros
□ Christopher Columbus
□ Queen Victoria
f. W hat i§ Shaftesbury Avenue

famous for?
□ Cinemas
□ Theatres
□ Pigeons
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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......
a. There was a terrible plague in London that killed thousands of people.

That refers t o ............................................................................................................
b. London enveloped several villages that su rro un ded it.
That refers t o ............................................................................................................
c. Covent Garden is a lively part of London that used to be a fruit and vegetable
market.
That refers t o ............................................................................................................
d. When we were in London we met some friends of ours w ho live in Germany.
Who refers t o ............................................................................................................
e. There are several large departm ent stores on Oxford Street, which is London's
main shopping street.
Which refers t o ............................................................................................................
f. One of the most impressive sights in the city is St Paul's Cathedral, which was
built by Sir Christopher Wren.
Which refers t o ............................................................................................................
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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)
'T o d a y we are g o in g to ta lk about

B ritish e sta b lish m e n ts. The two m ost
im p o rta n t B r i t i s h e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e th e
Governm ent and th e Crown, th a t is, th e
B r i t i s h P a r l i a m e n t a n d t h e R oy al F a m i l y . '
The fir s t English p a rlia m e n t was established in

1 2 6 5 . In th o se days th e King w as also P rim e M in is te r
and th e p a rlia m e n t s a t in his palace, th e Palace of
W e s tm in s te r. The present-day Houses of P a rlia m e n t stand in the same
place. There are tw o main ch a m b e rs, one fo r th e House of C om m ons and
one fo r th e House of Lords. The la tte r has re ce n tly been re fo rm e d so th a t
h e re d ita ry peers 2 no longer have th e a u to m a tic rig h t to s it th e re . The
L o rd s 5 C ham ber is used by th e Queen to deliver her speech at th e S tate
Opening of P a rlia m en t. There is a v is ito rs 5 gallery in each ch a m b e r and
v is ito rs can s it here during
debates th a t are in session. Jtk
The fam ous, four-fa ce d clock
to w e r Big Ben, w hich rises
above th e H ouses of
P a rlia m e n t (rig ht), is
recognised all over th e w orld
as a sym bol of London, g p .
Opposite page, detail from

Buckingham Palace.
1. roost : a resting place

for birds.
’/ ....................
"■"►i
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DID YOU KNOW?

Although it is popularly believed th a t Big
Ben is th e name
of th e four-faced clock which rises above
th e Houses of P arliam 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.
In the H o u ses o f P arliam ent th is afternoon

the d iscu ssio n for debate is: Monarchies are
no longer needed.
U sing the argum ents liste d fo r and against
this statem ent, im a g in e that y o u have to
prepare tw o sp eech es for the M em bers of
Parliam ent w h o are g o in g to presen t the
debate. D isc u ss your argum ent w ith a friend
or write it dow n .
A G A IN ST
represent tradition old-fashioned
encourage tourism expensive
symbol of a country cause scandal
encourage charity can't be elected
2 Do you k n o w w h ich party is currently in p ow er in the UK?
] Labour
] Conservative
W hat is the nam e of the

^
Prim e M inister? Can you th in k
of the nam es of any other
B ritish Prim e M inisters?
Royal Coat of Arms

PARLIAMENT
OF
SEAT AND THE CROWN
The official resid en ce of th e P rim e M in is te r is usually 1 0 Downing

THE
S tre e t. The fo rm e r P rim e M in is te r, Tony B lair (rig h t), however,

chose to live a t 11 Downing S tre e t because of his large fam ily. In
No. 1 0 th e re is a C abinet Room, w here g overnm en t policy is decided,
and a S tate Dining Room, w here official guests are e n te rta in e d .
A ccordin g to tra d itio n , th e fro n t do or of No. 1 0 is never locked but
a policem an g u ards th e house 2 4 hours a day.
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.
1. fell in and out of favour : was popular and unpopular in turn.

The follow ing year he was elected P rim e M in is te r. His

g re a t ta le n t fo r o ra to ry inspired the B ritish people and
his d ip lo m atic handling of w orld politicians and b rillia n t
w a r ta c tic s m ade a huge c o n trib u tio n to th e Allied victo ry
W in s to n C hu rch ill's B rita in A t W a r Experience is a
m useum w hich re c re a te s typical w a rtim e scenes.
V is ito rs descend in an undergro und lift to
a s h e lte r w ith bunkers
w here they experience
a re c re a tio n of a London
Blitz, 1 including air-raid
w a rn ing s, falling m asonry,
sm oke and rubble.
Also w orth a visit are The C abinet W a r
Rooms; the m assive undergro un d
headquarters used by W in s to n C hurchill
to plan his w a r s tra te g y.
e^°
1. Blitz air raid

attack on London
in 1940.
IT in E R H R .y " T w o
You are a to u r o p e ra to r o rg anising a sightseeing to u r of London fo r a

group of fo re ig n to u ris ts , who will be in London in th e m onth of July.
W ith th e help of th e in fo rm a tio n given to you about th e g ro u p ’s in te re s ts
organise a full day’s sightseeing fo r th e m .
Group In fo rm atio n:
4 people would like to visit Buckingham Palace.

2 people would like to a tte n d a p a rlia m e n ta ry debate.
5 people would like som e tim e to go shopping.
Nobody w a n ts to see th e Tow er of London.
3 people are in te re s te d in wine ta s tin g .
4 people would like to v is it M adam e T ussaud’s W axw o rks M useum .
To help you fin d t h e i n f o r m a t i o n you need

t o s e a r c h t h e UJeb
1. Go to w w w .LondonT ow n.com
2 . Use th is in te rn e t site to find o ut about Buckingham Palace.
3 . Use the in fo rm a tio n to com plete the paragrap h about

th e palace on th e next page.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is open to the public in th e s u m m e r m onths only.
Opening hours are ■ A dm ission is fo r adults
and fo r child re n. There is a tic k e t office by Canada Gate in
Green Park. It opens a t 9 am and sells tic k e ts on th e day and in advance.
The neare st unde rg ro u n d sta tio n is V ic to ria o r Green Park.
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Info rm atio n re g a rd in g a ttra c tio n s fo r wine lovers can be found a t

w w w .vin o p o lis.co .u k
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.
Typical length of visit: 2 hours

Location: Tube-London B ridge
Opening Tim es:
Tuesday-Friday
Sunday |
Late n ights S a tu rd ay and
M onday Closed
1. Note the location of the a ttra c tio n s on th e map on pages 8 and 9.
2 . Can you th in k of any o th e r a ttra c tio n s located nearby th a t you could

include on th e itin e ra ry ? (Think of all th e a ttra c tio n s you have
learned a bout in th is and previous c h a p te rs o r use the in te rn e t site
w w w .LondonT ow n.com to help you).
3 . Suggest an itin e ra ry fo r th e group w hich s ta rts a t Buckingham

Palace and ends a t Vinopolis. The itin e ra ry should include:
• A to ta l of five a ttra c tio n s
• Details of e n try c o sts fo r adults
• Details of tra n s p o rta tio n by undergro und fro m each venue
• A suggestion fo r a lu n c h /s h o p p in g stop
THE SEAT OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE CROWN
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THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY

IN THE 21 st CENTURY
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}
Lady Diana S pencer S arah Ferguson Sophie Rhys

(div 1996] (div 1996) Jones
Tim Laurence
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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'.
I 6 Match the fu ll title w ith the fo llo w in g abbreviations:
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
Now put them into the fo llo w in g categories:
f P o litical \
Royal
P rofessio n a l
1. bow [bau] : lowering the upper part

of the body as a sign of respect.
2. curtsey : lowering the knees and body
as a sign of respect, for women.
THE SEAT OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE CROWN
►
Queen V icto ria was th e firs t

* * m onarch to live in Buckingham
Palace [below]. The p re se n t m onarch,
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the
Duke of Edinburgh, divide th e ir tim e
betw een Buckingham Palace, W in d s o r
Castle and B alm oral Castle in Scotland.
W hen the Queen is in residence the Royal
S tandard 1 [le ft] flies a t full m ast.
C erem onial s ta te occasions, such as when foreign heads of sta te visit,

take place in the elegant S tate Rooms
of th e palace.
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
il3^ 7 L isten to th is poem .
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -

Christopher Robin w ent dow n with Alice.
Alice is marrying one o f the guard.
(A soldier's life is terrible hard,'
OF
Says Alice.
SEAT
Christopher Robin w ent down with Alice.

We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
(One o f the sergeants looks after their socks,'
Says Alice.
THE

We looked for the King, but he never came.
'Well, God take care o f him, all the same,'
Says Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
T w ouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,'
Says Alice
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace
A face looked out, but it w asn't the King's.
‘He's much too busy a-signing things,'
Says Alice.
'Do you think the King know s all about m e?'
‘Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,'
Says Alice. |
A.A.M ilne, When We W ere Very Young (1 9 2 4 )
Royal London Buckingham Palace

by John Brainbridge 1953.
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.
'S o, fiv e g en e ratio n s o f m onarc hs hav e liv ed in Buckingham

P a l a c e ! 7 s a i d M onica, who fo u n d t h e R oyal F a m ily a f a s c i n a t i n g
su b je c t. 'A n d th e p resen t queen is th e g re a t, g re a t,
g r a n d d a u g h te r o f Queen V i c t o r i a . '
'T h a t's r i g h t , ' said P eter.
'I wonder what it was lik e to liv e in London in V icto ria n
tim e s,' s a i d M onica.
'Most p e o p l e w ere v e r y p o o r and some w ere v e r y c ru e l,' said
P i e r r e , who h ad r e a d a book by C h a r l e s D i c k e n s , a famous E n g l i s h
w rite r of th e V ic to r ia n p e r io d .
1During the Industrial

olution th ou sand s o
,ple cam e to London
all over th e country,
found work in the
,ries. Young children
<ed in the fa ctories
Adults and children
•ked very long hours in
rible conditions.
ildren often did the
3St dangerous jobs
■cause they w ere
-nail: chimney sw e e p s,
3r example! There
jere many a ccid en ts
at work and so m e
Children of
were fatal. the poor.
W orkers m ade very
lived in small, dark ho
I \winn CO
'I have an a n c e s t o r who came from E n g la n d to Ita ly at th at

t i m e , ' s a i d Guido s h y l y .
'You have an E n g l i s h a n c e s t o r ! ' said P eter.
'R e a l l y ! Who was h e ? ' a s k e d P i e r r e .
AND THE CROWN
PARLIAMENT
'A l l I know i s t h a t my g r a n d m o t h e r 's g r a n d f a t h e r was E n g l i s h

an d he was a s a i l o r i n t h e m e rc h a n t n a v y . H is s h i p sailed from
E n g la n d t o In d ia every y e a r, docking f o r a w h ile in N a p le s. One
year he met a b e a u tifu l Ita lia n g irl, m arrie d her and never
r e t u r n e d t o E n g la n d . He h ad a t w i n b r o t h e r . I want t o t r a c e 1 h i s
f a m i l y i n c a s e I h av e any l i v i n g r e l a t i v e s i n E n g la n d . Now I am
h e r e p e r h a p s I c o u l d do i t . 7
'T h a t's a great idea! We w i l l h elp yo u !' th e stu d en ts
OF
sh o u ted a l l to g e th e r. 'P e t e r , how ca n we

t r a c e G u i d o 's f a m i l y ? '
SEAT
'You need to know y o u r a n c e s to r 's

name, t h e p l a c e w here he was b o r n and
h is d ate of b i r t h . '
'He was from London an d he was b o r n
in 1 8 8 5 .'
THE
'What was h i s nam e?'

'I d o n ' t rem em ber. L isten , I w ill c a l l my
g ran d m o th er t h i s ev e n in g to get some more i n f o r m a t i o n . Then we
c a n t r y t o t r a c e my f a m i l y . P eter, if I ca n g e t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n ,
what do we do n e x t ? '
'You m ust go t o t h e F a m ily R e c o r d s C e n t r e . '
'W here i s t h a t ? '
'T h e address is 1 M y d d leto n S tre e t. The n e a r e s t underground
s t a t i o n i s c a ll e d A n g e l.'
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.
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r R E P O R T E D SPEECH
When you want t o t e l l someone what you s a i d t o a n o t h e r p e r s o n you

can do i t i n two ways. You can r e p e a t t h e words (direct speech):
John s a i d , ’I am h u n g r y . '
Or you can use reported speech:
John s a i d (that) h e was h u n g r y .
When we use reported speech, v e r b s change from t h e p r e s e n t t e n s e

to th e p a s t t e n s e and from t h e p a s t t e n s e to th e P ast P e rfe c t
ten se.
For example:
am -► was i s “ ►was a r e -► were h a v e /h a s -► had
do/want/know e t c . -► d id /w a n te d /k n e w e t c .
was/were -► had been came -► had come
did/w anted/knew -► had d o n e/h ad w a n te d /h a d known e t c .
SAY AN D TELL
Be c a r e f u l when you use say and tell:

to say som ething (to someone)
to t e l l someone som ething
SAY: She s a i d ( t h a t ) she was g o in g t o m arry A lan.
N o t: She s a i d me. . .
T E L L : She t o l d me ( t h a t ) she was go in g t o m arry A lan.
Not: She to ld t h a t .. .
1 Com plete th ese sen ten ces w ith say/said or tell/told.
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.
45
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.
3 C hange the fo llo w in g sen ten ces in to reported speech.
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.'
N o w change the fo llo w in g reported sp eech into direct speech.
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.
'G uido, te ll us a g a i n what y o u r g r a n d m o t h e r t o l d you on t h e

phone l a s t n i g h t . '
'She t o l d me t h a t h e r g r a n d f a t h e r o f t e n t a l k e d a b o u t h i s t w i n
b r o t h e r , H enry . They u s e d t o w r i t e t o e a c h o t h e r once o r t w i c e a
y e a r,' said Guido u n f o l d i n g a p iece of paper on w h ich he had
made some n o t e s .
'H is f u l l name was H enry Jam es M a r s h a l l . H is d a t e o f b i r t h was
15 May, 1885. Do you t h i n k we h av e enough i n f o r m a t i o n to tra c e
him?'
'W ell, th e r e 's o n l y one way t o fin d o u t ,' s a i d M onica. 'H e re
we a r e a t Angel S t a t i o n . L e t ' s g e t o f f . '
* Kentish T
,n Edgware
Road \ Warren StreetjTT Euston
Square
Regent's,
Park
, Goodge , Russell
Street Square
Marble Oxford
iy Arch Circus. H o lborn,
1. Thou art : You are.

2. Where ... brewing : Where all kinds of things may happen.
LONDON'S ANCESTORS ►
(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
'E xcuse me! Can you t e l l me where t h e F am ily R ecords C e n tr e i s ? '

'Yes I can! Keep w a lk in g down t h i s stre e t, go p a s t t h e t r a f f i c
lig h ts and f o l l o w th e r o a d ro u n d t o your r ig h t. Turn l e f t in to
G lo u c e s te r Way. The F am ily R ecords C e n tr e is on t h e rig h t hand
sid e. '
'Thank you v e r y much!
'Y o u 're w e lc o m e .'
1 Listen to the d irection s g iv en

to G uido and M onica and mark
the p o sitio n of the fo llo w in g places on the m ap.
a. the church c. the tube station

b. the new sagent's d. the superm arket
______________ J
ANCESTORS
CO
LONDON
The n e x t m o rn in g P e t e r a s k s Guido i f h e managed t o f i n d a n y t h i n g

a t t h e F a m ily R ec o r d s C e n tre ( b e l o w ) .
'We fo u n d o u t t h e a d d r e s s w here he was b o r n . '

'What i s i t ? 7
Guido took h is n otebook from h is pocket and tu rn ed sev eral
pages. '2 9 H i g h f i e l d s Road, H i g h g a t e . 7
'W e l l , we c o u l d go t o H i g h g a t e t h i s m o rn in g
to see if th a t address s till e x ists. H ig h g ate
i s an i n t e r e s t i n g p l a c e and I ca n t e l l you some
o f i t s h i s t o r y on t h e w a y , 7 s a i d P e t e r .
'T h a t w ould be g r e a t . Can we go r i g h t aw a y ? 7
Highgate Village (b o tto m rig h t) is situated

on top of the highest hill in north London
and consequently has a fa n ta stic view over the
city. Hampstead Heath, a huge expanse of wild
parkland, separates Highgate fro m ano th e r of
London’s villages, Ham pstead (below). In both
places, alongside expensive boutiques (b o tto m left)
and French delicatessens, you will find charming
alleyways and ancient cobbled courtyards th a t date
back several centuries. Both villages have many
literary connections: George Gordon Byron,
at the Spaniards Inn 6th Baron Byron (1835)
by Thomas Phillips
for example, such (1770-1845).
famous names as By Courtesy of National
Keats, Shelley, Byron Portrait Gallery, London.
and Dickens all enjoyed a drink. Keats was a
nineteenth-century R om antic poet and his
house in H am pstead can be visited, as can
th a t of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud,
who cam e to London as a refugee fro m the
Nazis in 1 9 3 8 . Visitors from all over the world
come to Highgate Cemetery to visit the tomb of
Karl Marx, which is inscribed with the words
W o rk e rs of the World U nite’ .
(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
b. psychology e. plum ber h. psychopath
c. clim ber f. psychiatrist
C om p lete the tw o p ron u n ciation rules.
1. After the le tte r'm ', the l e t t e r ..............is not pronounced.

2. The l e t t e r ..............is not pronounced in w ords w hich begin 'psych'.
> Put the verbs in brackets in the Past S im p le.

Sigm und Freud (be born).................................. in Freiburg, M oravia in 1856.
He (develop) .................................new m ethods for treating m ental disorders.
Freud (influence) .................................the developm ent of m odern psychiatry and
psychology m ore than any other individual. He (be).................................. of
Jew ish descent and (m ove).................................. to H ighgate, London, to escape
from the N azis in 1938. He (die).................................. there in 1939.
Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 1The Salt Box' (c a . 1819-20)
by John Constable (1776-1837) . ® Tate, London 2000
I------------------------------------------------------ -----------------
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.
\
(S ittin g in the Spaniards Inn.)
'Well, how does it feel to be sitting in a pub where only two

centuries ago some of the most famous names in English
literature sat?' asked Peter.
'I am hoping some of their literary genius will inspire m e /
said Monica. 'Did Shakespeare ever drink here?7
'No, I don't think so. He used to drink at the Mermaid
pub in Cheapside in the City along with Sir Walter Raleigh.'
'Peter, tell us more about all these famous
people that have lived in London.'
The sixteenth-century English playwright, W illiam

Shakespeare, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon,
120 miles north of London. As a young man he
spent many years living and w orking in South
London. The th e a tre w here his plays w ere
performed and of which he was a s h arehold er was
called the Globe (below le ft] and was located in
Southwark on the south bank of the River Thames.
In 1 6 1 3 the Globe burned down when a stage-effect
cannon caused its th a tc h e d 1 roof to catch fire. An
authentic re co n s tru c tio n of the Globe T heatre (below
right) now stands in its place and visitors can w atch
Shakespeare’s plays in a lm ost exactly the same
conditions as he
, ,. . , , The Flower Portrait,
had intended. artist unknown,
Royal Shakespeare Company.
1. thatched : m a d e of s t r a w .
Sir W a lte r Raleigh ( 1 5 5 2 - 1 6 1 8 ) was a

i 20} soldier, navigator, c o u r t i e r 1 and w rite r.
Although he is probably best known as the
man who introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England, he also fought in Ireland and France,
and in 1 5 8 4 he explored the w e s te rn coast of
A m erica and in 1 5 9 6 he sailed to Guiana. In
1 5 9 2 he lost favour with Elizabeth I and was
im prisoned fo r the fir s t tim e. In 1 6 0 3 he was
im prisoned again and spent th irte e n years in
the Tow er of London on charges of treason
against the new king, Jam es I. He was
released in 1 6 1 6 , but lost favour with the
king again in 1 6 1 8 and was executed.
I ------------ ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I 5 List the fo llo w in g verbs and p rep o sitio n s under the correct colum n.
stu d y to across be born at sail go in be located on
STATE M OVEM ENT

study to
in go
N ow conjugate the verbs and use the prepositions to complete the sentences below.
a. S h a k e sp e a re the Spaniards Inn.

b. S h a k e sp e a re ........................................... Stratford-upon-A von.
c. R a le ig h ..........................................the Atlantic.
d. The Globe T h e a tre ..........................................the south bank of the River

Thames.
e. Sir W alter R a le ig h ..........................................Oxford.
1. courtier : a person who attends a king or queen's court.

ip fe
cA'rJ 'Would you like another drink?7 asked Peter

standing up to go to the bar.
'I want to try Guinness,7 said Monica.
'But Guinness is Irishnot English,7 said
Guido.
'I know that, but I might never go to Ireland.7
'You should try English beer. I t 7s called
bitter,7 said Peter.
'Bitter! I 7ve never heard of that. And anyway, it doesn't
sound very nice.7
'Here! Try this - it's on the house,7 1 said the elderly
barman handing Peter a pint of bitter.
'Oh, thank you very much!7
I WML
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
X r DID YOU KNOW?

People drink th e ir beer out of tw o d ifferen t types of glass -
W t i Mone has
l s tra ig h t sides and the other has one with a handle.
So when you o rd er a beer in a pub you might be asked ‘S traig h t
or handle ? 5
For m ost people it m akes no difference w h at type of glass they
drink out of, as long as th e beer is good! However, some
beer drinkers feel particularly strongly about th e choice.
For some, beer ta s te s b e tte r from a s tra ig h t glass. For
others, a handle is absolutely necessary so th a t the beer
is not w arm ed by your hand on th e glass! j j j | | \
'Do you know this area well?7

Peter asked the barman.
v, m 'Know it? I've lived here all my life! It
got bombed pretty badly around here during
the Blitz.7
'Do you know if Highfields Road still
exists?7
'Highfields Road? I used to know Highfields
Q Road. But it's all changed now. There's a
block of flats there now.'
'I'm sorry, Guido,' said Peter turning to
him. 'It looks like we will have to stop
here.7
'What are you trying to
find anyway?7 asked the barman.
'We are looking for someone called Robert
Marshall. He lived at 29 Highfields Road.7
'Robert Marshall,7 said the old man, gazing
thoughtfully into the air. 'That name sounds
familiar. I have a friend called John Marshall.
I think his dad was called Robert, but he's
dead now.'
'Did you say he had a son?'

P*9 asked Guido.
'Yes, John Marshall. He's a
friend of mine. Why do you
ask?'
'Well, I think he might be a
relative of mine. How can I
find him?'
'I can give you his address if you
like. He lives in Hampstead now with
his daughter Jane, her husband and their two
kids, 1Davidand Caroline. The kids must be
about yourage in fact.'
'Two kids! Oh my goodness!' exclaimed White Hart Pub,
Guido. 'I think I have found some cousins!' Hampstead.
'Let's go to this address Houses in Hampstead, London.

straight away. Then we
will know for certain,'
said Monica.
Princess Louise Pub

Hampstead.
1. kids : children.
GRAMMAR & Co.
r We often use can or could when we ask

CAN & COULD
someone to do something.
Study these examples:
e.g. Could y o u t e l l me how t o g e t t o M yddleton S t r e e t ?
e.g. Can y o u t e l l me w h e r e t h e F a m i l y Records Centre is?
e.g. Do y o u t h i n k I could b o r r o w y o u r pen?
We sometimes use can when we offer to do things:

e.g. Can I g e t y o u a c u p o f c o f f e e ?
We also use can/can't to talk about what is allowed or not

allowed:
e.g. You can't s m o ke on t h e U n d e r g r o u n d .
.g. Can I o p e n t h e wi n dow?
1 Read the situ a tio n and w rite w hat you w o u ld say.
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 .
J
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 .
a. I'm afraid I can 't come tom orrow . I .........................study.

b. Last w eek I .........................take m y car to the garage.
c. I'm sorry I co u ld n 't come to the p arty last night. I .......................... w ork.
d. I re a lly .........................w ork h ard if I w ant to pass this exam.
e. P e te r.......................... go aw ay next week.
/^The negative form of must/have to is mustn't. ’You m u s t n ' t do

something' means it is important that you do not do it:
e.g. You m u s t n ' t walk on t h e g r a s s .
Don't have to has adifferent meaning. Don't have to
means it is not necessary to do it; you don't need to do it.
y^.g. I d o n ' t have t o go t o work tomorrow be c au s e i t i s Sunday. ^
3 Complete th ese sen ten ces w ith m us t n ' t or don' t/doesn' t have to.
e.g. Y o u ............. ............................tell anyone w h at I said. I d o n 't w ant anyone

to know.
a. I leave here u ntil 5 o'clock. I've got lots of time.
b. Y o u ...........................................forget w hat I told you. It is very im portant.
c. J o h n ............................................go to school today because it is Sunday.

d. S h e ............................................ get up so early. She gets up early because she
likes to.
e. Y o u ...........................................d rink and drive. It's very dangerous.
f. Y o u ...........................................sm oke on the tube or on the platform in the
underground.
6
IT in E R H R y Thre(
Monica, Guido and th e ir classm ates w a n t to organise a trip to a museum

or gallery. Of course, everybody has different tastes!
Group Inform ation:
Half the group would like to visit a m odern a r t gallery.

3 people would like to visit the N atural History M useum.
2 people would like to go to a m useum th a t is free.
Guido will only visit a m useum with interactive exhibits.
They all w a n t to m eet fo r lunch.
Search th e ILIeb t o find c u t abou t London’s m useum s:
1. Use this in te rn e t site to find out about one of the m useum s

below which in te re sts you.
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.
y British M useum / National M a ritim e M useum

/ Imperial W a r M useum y N atural H istory M useum
/ M useum of London y Science M useum
/ National Gallery y Tate Britain
y National P o r tra it Gallery / Victoria and A lb e rt M useum
Science M useum
The Science M useum holds the w o rld ’s m o s t com prehensive collectioi
science, technology, industry and medicine. Features include a Space
Gallery and the W e llc o m e M useum of medical history. It is open daily
to ancj js j|
IT in E R H R y Thre<
File Edit Uieui Go Fauorites Window Help
1. Show the location of the m useum s using
the map on pages 8 and 9.
2 . W r ite an e-mail to the British M useum or the

National Gallery to find out details of special
exhibitions. To send an e-mail, click on: name
of museum in fir s t line of text. Click on: Contact.
W rite your message and com plete the form .
Click on: Send.
3 . W r ite an e-mail to the

Tate M odern. Find out if
. , I W UPl - }i
there are any special | .-
exhibitions at the m om ent, 1 y
the entrance fee, and 1 HI B jjjg jjp
w hether it is necessary to | f J l|
queue fo r admission. B
4 . Choose which tw o
museum s the group
should visit and give
reasons fo r your choice. 1
5 . At which underground station should

the group m e e t fo r lunch?
CHAPTER FOUR
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
W hat's your father like? • • No, he isn't. I am taller than him.

Do you like football? • • The actors w ere really good.
Is your bro th er like you? • • It's very nice.
W hat's English food like? • • Yes, I do. My favourite team is
M anchester U nited.
Does G uido like his cousins? • • He has got a beard and he sm iles a lot.
W hat w as the film like? • • Yes, he does.
GREEN S PACES
AND OPEN PLACES
►
The c l a s s q u i e t e n s down a s P e t e r w a l k s i n t o t h e room.
'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
1. address : speak to.

2. late : deceased.
GREEN SPACES ____
AND OPEN PLACES ►
R egent’s Park is situated to the north of Oxford

Street. It is roughly c irc u la r in shape and has an Inner
and Outer Ring. W ith in the Inner Ring are the
beautiful Queen M a ry ’s Gardens and the Open Air
T heatre, w here Shakespeare’s plays, and musicals
are perfo rm e d in the sum m er.
Various scenes
from Regent's Park;
this page and
opposite.
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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.
1. deck chair : a low comfortable chair

usually used in the garden or on the
beach (see picture).
mntRHRy Four
File Edit LJiew Go Fauorites LUindom Help
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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5 Go to: w w w .zsl.org JC yJH jyB
1. Click on London Zoo and then on W hipsnade Zoo

and read the inform ation.
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.
10:10
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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.
D ebate with your friends to decide w h eth er

to go to London Zoo or W hipsnade Zoo.
Use some of th ese phrases to help you.
y A n im a ls able to w ander a ro u n d freely

y Convenience o f location
y One o f the w o rld ’s m o s t fam ous zoos
y S uita b ility o f exhibitions fo r ch ild re n
y N e a r to o th e r a ttra c tio n s
y O p p ortu nity to spend a day in the c o u n try
AND OPEN PLACES
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
o ffe rs th e b e s t riding in any c apital city.

The riding stables are open all year round
f o r r id in g h o r s e s o r p o n ie s , w h ic h a re
chosen fo r th e ir calm te m p e ra m e n t. There
are five miles of bridlew ays 1 around th e
park and beside the Serpentine Lake. The
s t a b le s c a t e r f o r r i d e r s of all a b ilit ie s ,
including beginners. Casual clothes can be
w o rn fo r p ark
rid e s and we
p ro v id e r id in g
h a ts fre e of
c h a rg e . T h e re
are tw o o u td o o r
riding arenas fo r
le s s o n s w h ic h
l a s t f o r one h o u r , and
j u m p in g t u i t i o n is a ls o
available. Rides s t a r t at
t i 1 0 am d a ily . All r i d e s
s t a r t and fin is h a t th e
stables in Rotten Row. All rides m u s t be pre-paid.
Please let us know
y o u r w e ig h t and
h e i g h t w h e n you
book.
Cost is about £ 3 0
per hour.
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.
1. cobbled streets : streets covered in small round stones.

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.
1. browse : to look without the

intention of buying a
particular item.
GREEN SPACES
AND OPEN PLACES ►
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I 3 C om plete the table b e lo w d escrib in g the four activities.
I H orse rid in g C yclin g tour W alking tour Canal boat

in H yd e Park trip
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?
H orse rid in g C yclin g tour W alking tour Canal boat

in H yd e Park trip
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
5 If you w ere in L ondon, w h ich activity w o u ld you ch oose and w hy?

'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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concerts, watch tennis at ill

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Wi m b l e d o n or cricket at
,. m _ .a *
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
1. sought after : wanted, looked for.

2. knock up : practice, warm up.
GREEN S PACES
AND OPEN PLACES
- - - - - - - -
<26^ 6 L isten to the d escrip tion of th ese tw o ev en ts then fill in the grid b elo w .
N o ttin g H ill C arnival T rooping The C olour
When does it take place?
Where does the

procession go?
How long does the event

last?
Do you have to pay to

attend?
W hat type of music is

played?
Does the Queen attend?
Is there food available?
Who do you think this

event will appeal to?
Is this event a traditional

or a contem porary one?
GRAMMAR & Co.
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'.
Study the example from the text:

e.g. P e r h a p s we'll h i r e some b i c y c l e s a n d go on a b i c y c l e t o u r
o f London.
I t h i n k G u i d o a n d I will go t o H a m p s t e a d H e a t h f o r a w a l k .
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 .
The negative of will is will not or won't. The negative of going

is not going to.
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.
e.g. I’m h ungry, I .YY1.! have som ething to eat.
a. W ould you like tea or co ffee ?............... tea, please.

b. It's too late to visit Jane now. I think I her in
the m orning.
c. Next w eekend we a r e ................................... to Paris.
d. I d o n 't feel like cooking tonight. I think I a
take-away.
e. There i s ...................................... a dem onstration in London next
Thursday.
f. If you are going to the shops w ith you.
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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:
e.g. You are tired . You decide to stay at hom e tonight.

‘I think I ’ll stay a t home to n ig h t/
a. It's cold. You decide to close the w indow :
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.
c. A friend offers you a lift in her car b u t you decide to walk.
d. You feel hom esick. You decide to telephone your parents.
r
I
i The
................. THE IMPERATIVE
i m p e r a t i v e c o n s i s t s of t h e i n f i n i t e w i t h o u t t o : Be q u i e t !
î
i
^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
] b. Dogs are not safe in this pond.
O c. You m ust not bathe, fish or let your dogs

go in this pond.
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] a. You are allow ed to visit the construction site.
] b. It is not safe to enter the construction site.

] c. Do not enter the construction site.
] a. Do not p ark your car on the road. □

] b. Do not park your car on the NO PARKING
pavem ent.
] c. You can drive on the pavem ent.
ON THE
PAVEMENT
] a. Do not walk.
] b. You cannot stay here.

~] c. Do not run.
| | a. W ear your crash helm et.
] b. It is not safe to enter w ithout a crash helm et.

] c. You m ust not w ear your crash helm et.
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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
The crowd, the buzz, and murmurings 1

Of this great hive, 2
The City.
(Cowley- 18th century)
'P eter, w ill you t a k e us to some o f

your favourite pubs sometime?' asked
Guido a f t e r c l a s s one d a y .
'And to some nightclubs!' said
Moni ca, who l o v e d t o d a n c e .
'And l i v e m u s i c v e n u e s , ' s a i d Michel.
'OK! OK! W e ' l l go o u t t o n i g h t . And I ' l l i n v i t e my son ,
Gareth. Together we w i l l tell you everything we know
about London's nightlife. H e 'll be able to tell you more
about the club scene because I am a b it too old for
n i g h t c l u b s !'
Westminster Bridge by night.
1. murmurings : things said in a quiet and forceful manner.

2. hive : a place where there is a lot of activity.
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 .
' T h e r e a r e h u n d r e d s o f good pu bs i n London.

T h i s p l a c e , The Cork and B o t t l e , is nice but
i t ' s more f o r o l d e r p e o p l e . S o r r y Dad! Ne xt ,
w e 'll go somewhere like Waxy O 'C onn or s or
All Bar One whi ch are r e a l l y buzzing. 1 A
lot of bars play cool music, l i k e The Bug
Bar in Brixton. T hat's one o f my f a v o u r i t e
p la c e s , but i t g e ts r e a l l y crowded.'
'And what a b o u t r e s t a u r a n t s ? Are t h e r e a n y good r e s t a u r a n t s ? '
asked Gui do.
'I f you wa nt to e a t American food then there are several
places like t h e Hard Rock Ca fe o r P l a n e t Ho l ly wo o d. But if you
want t o eat some r e a l l y nice f o o d a nd you a r e not paying the
b ill then there are plen ty of
excellent restaurants to choose
from. W h e th e r you want European
food o r Indian food, Chinese or
South A f r i c a n , I c a n b e t you t h a t
London h a s g o t just what you a r e
looking for. There are r e s ta u r
ants for every type of cuisine.
One of my fav o u rite places is
Mezzo, a huge restaurant on two
floors that serves Modern
European food and is fu ll of
trendy 2 p e o p l e . '
1. buzzing : have a good

atmosphere.
2. trendy : fashionable.
IT in E R H R y F i v 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:
/ Cost - m axim um £ 2 5 per head including drinks.

y Availability of vegetarian food.
y Location - m u s t be in central London near to th e a tre d istrict.
/ R e s ta u ra n t m u s t be able to c a te r fo r a group of 1 5 people.
/ Opening tim e s - the th e a tr e s ta r ts at 8 pm so you w a n t to dine
at 6 . 3 0 pm.
y M u s t acce p t c re d it cards.
Go to: w w w .Londo nTow n.com

L A
1. Use this in te rn e t site to find a suitable re s ta u r a n t

which fulfils the above c riteria.
2 . You will need to choose w h a t type of re s ta u r a n t

you w a n t to go to - Indian, Chinese, Thai, Mexican,
French, English, Italian etc.
You also need to know if the r e s ta u r a n t serves
vegetarian dishes.
3 . Check the price range and location of

the r e s ta u ra n t in London.
4 . Don’t fo r g e t you also need to find out

the opening tim e s of the re s ta u r a n t
and if the re s ta u r a n t accepts group bookings
and c re d it cards.
With a p a rtn e r role play booking the table by phone at the r e s ta u ra n t you
have chosen. One of you is the c u s to m e r and the o th e r is the m anager of
the re s taurant. Begin like this:
A: Good evening ........ re s ta u ra n t, how can I help you?
B: Good evening, I would like to book a table f o r ..........
Remember to include:
/ The tim e and d a y /d a te when you w a n t to eat.

/ Your name.
/ Any special re q u ire m e n ts (e.g. vegetarian).
PUBS, CLUBS,
THE THEATRE AND MORE
'B ut w hether it's clubs or restau ran ts,

places go o u t of fashion very quickly. And
new p l a c e s s p r i n g u p 1 a l l t h e t i m e . The b e s t
thing to do is to buy t h e magazine called
Time Out. It's a weekly magazine t h a t g i v e s
details of everything to do i n London from
m u s i c t o f i l m and t h e a t r e . You c a n buy i t a t
an y n e w s a g e n t ' s .
'Lon do n h a s one o f the b est club scenes in
t h e world. There a r e c l u b s f o r a l l t a s t e s in
mu s i c a nd if you like the music then you w i l l like the crowd
t h a t hangs out 2 t h e r e . F o r j a z z l o v e r s t h e r e i s t h e J a z z Cafe i n
Camden Town (above left) o r R on n ie S c o tt's in Soho. At Ronni e
S c o tt's there are also Latin nig h ts. L a t i n music i s really in 3
a t t h e moment a nd some c l u b s e v e n h o l d c l a s s e s f o r
p e o p l e who want t o l e a r n t h e s t e p s . A n o t h e r g r e a t
place to go for Latin music is a bar called
Salsa! on C h a r i n g Cross Road. House a nd Ga rag e
mu s i c i s p l a y e d a t most c l u b s . It's got q u i t e a funky 4
at a nd i s easy to dance to. Most c l u b s h av e a t least
two d a n c e f l o o r s w i t h one u s u a l l y p l a y i n g h o u s e m u s ic and t h e
o t h e r p l a y i n g s o m e t h i n g more mel l ow 5 s u c h a s R & B. 6 I o f t e n go
to a club c a ll e d Lim elight near
L eicester Square or T urnm ills
in the city, which has plenty
of corners away fr om t h e dance
floor where you can sit and
chill out. ' 7
1. spring up suddenly come into

existence.
2. hangs out : spends time.
3 . in : popular.
4. funky : lively.
5. mellow : smooth, calm.
6. R & B : Rhythm and Blues, a type of music
with blues themes and strong rhythm.
7. chill out relax.
A
' 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 . '
Do you like watching live bands?

There are plenty of venues in
London w here you can w atch live
bands. The m o s t well known are
W em bley Arena and Earls Court.
All the big names play there.
But one of the g re a t things
about London is th a t you can
go and listen to new bands every night of the week. They play
in small venues, s om etim es in pubs or old warehouses. 1
It’s really exciting to hear these ‘indie’ 2 bands, who could
be the successful names of the future.
1. warehouses : large buildings used for storage.

2. indie : short for independent.
ND MORE ►
A n sw er the fo llo w in g q u estio n s.
a. W here can you go to listen to jazz m usic?

b. W hat type of m usic do they play at the bar
called Salsa!?
c. W hat type of m usic is played at m ost clubs?
d. W hat is the nam e of the club w here celebrities
som etim es hang out?
e. W here can you eat A m erican food?
f. W hat is the nam e of the w eekly m agazine w hich gives inform ation about
en tertainm ent in London?
'W ell, have a n i c e time t o n i g h t , w h e r e v e r you d e c i d e t o g o , '

said P e t e r g e t t i n g up fr om t h e table. 'I'm g o i n g home now. I'm
t o o o l d t o go n i g h t c l u b b i n g . '
'Come w i t h u s ! Y o u ' r e n o t t o o o l d ! '
' Th a nk yo u, b u t I am a l r e a d y t i r e d ! Gu ido, remember, t h a t you
are meeting your cousins again t omor row a nd t h e y are going to
show you a r o u n d London. So d o n ' t s t a y o u t t o o l a t e o r y o u ' l l be
tired!'
'D o n 't w orry about us, P eter. W e're
y o u n g !'
The g r o u p d e c i d e s t o go t o S a l s a ! and Monica

t e a c h e s G a r e t h some o f the steps. T h ey b o t h
really enjoy themselves and at the e nd of
the evening Gareth asks M o ni c a to go out
with hi m. Monica can't believe she now h a s
an English boy-
friend!
London is the undisputed th e a tre capital of the

* * world and every night around 2 0 0 shows are
perform ed; these range fro m Shakespearean tragedies
to m ystery plays, political s atires and the ever-popular
musicals. The m ajority of th e a tr e s are located in the
W e s t End on or near S haftesbury Avenue (see m ap on
pages 8 and 9). Many smaller, experimental th e a tre s ,
however, are located in the suburbs, often over pubs or
in converted w arehouse s and these are known as Fringe
T heatres. It is essential to book ahead fo r popular shows,
but if you are willing to
take pot l u c k 1 you can
buy tick e ts fro m the
Half Price Ticket Booth
in Leicester Square.
Here tic ke ts fo r many
Theatres in W e s t End shows are
the West End.
available on the day of
the perfo rm a n ce only.
All tic ke ts are sold at
half price and m u s t be
paid fo r in cash.
London also has a g re a t reputation as a classical m usic venue. Five

orchestras are based here and many o th e rs visit. The Barbican, the Royal
Festival Hall and the Royal A lb e rt Hall, the venue fo r the annual ‘P ro m s ’, 2
are some of the places w here you can listen to c o n certs.
Lovers of ballet will not be disappointed either. The Royal Ballet Company,
the English National Ballet and the R a m b e rt Dance Company p e rfo rm in
various locations during the course of the
year as do a nu m b e r of visiting companies.
If you love opera, you can visit the Royal
Opera House in Covent Garden or if you
pre fe r to see productions in English, th e re
is the London Coliseum, which is the home
of the English National Opera [le ft].
1. pot luck : whatever is available.

2. Proms : short for Promenade, name of
a series of concerts at the Royal
Albert Hall.
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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 .
M iss Saigon Starlight Express W est Side Story
N am e of theatre Prince of Wales

Theatre
Is the play a love No

story?
W hen are the W ednesday and

m atinee S aturday
perform ances?
H ow long does 2 hours and 20

the perform ance m inutes
last?
3 U se the in form ation in the table above to h elp you answ er the q u estion s.
a. W hich show is playing at the A pollo Theatre in Victoria?
b. W hich show shortest?
c. W hich show has great special effects?
d. In w hich show is the audience seated in

the m iddle of the theatre w hile the cast
encircles them on roller-skates?
e. W hich show has a m atinee perform ance on T hursday at 3 pm ?
f. W hich show is the longest?
g. Do any of the show s play on Sunday?
h. W hich show tells a story about trains?

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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.
Go to: w w w .Londo nT ow n.com SEARCH
1. Use this in te rn e t site to find out

about The P h a ntom o f the Opera
or an o th e r musical of your choice.
2. Don’t fo rg e t to find out

the availability of tick e ts
in July and the total c o st of th re e tick ets
m u s t not be m ore than £ 1 0 0 .
3 . You can also plan your journey to the th e a tre

Use the map of London to find out
the n e a re st underground station.
10:10
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To check the location of your seats in the th e a tre fo r Phantom of the Opera
Go to: w w w .th e p h a n to m o fth e o p e ra .c o m
Explore the site to a nsw er these questions

about The P h an to m o f the Opera.
1. W h e n did the show open?

2 . W h e n and w here is the story set?
3 . W h a t aw ards has the show won?
4. W h o were the original lead ac to rs?
5. W h o are the c u r r e n t lead acto rs?
GRAMMAR & Co
^ IF C L A U S E S (1ST A N D 2ND CONDITIONALS)

Study this example from the text:
e.g. I f y o u l i k e j a z z , t h e n y o u w i l l l i k e t h e J a z z Cafe i n
Camden Town.
In this sentence there is a real possibility that what is

suggested in the second part of the sentence (not the i f part)
will happen, so we use the future tense.
NB. The two halves of the sentence are interchangeable, but when
the i f part comes second, don't use a comma.
^You w i l l l i k e t h e J a z z C a f e i n Camden Town i f y o u l i k e j a z z . ^
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.
b. If you like Latin m usic, you (enjoy)........................Salsa!
c. If you w ear jeans, you (not be allowed)........................ into m any clubs.
d. If you like to party, you (find).......................plenty of opportunity in London.
e. If you listen to house m usic, you (w a n t)........................ to dance.
f. If you w ant som ething more mellow, you (like) Rhythm and
Blues.
g. If you w ant to m eet celebrities, you (enjoy)...................... The H anover Grand.

T i n a different type of situation where the speaker is not
thinking of a real possibility, but is imagining.a situation,
the conditional tense is used.
e.g. I f I f o u n d a m i l l i o n p o u n d s , I w o u l d go on a t r i p a r o u n d
th e world.
In the if part of the sentence we use a past tense to describe

the hypothetical situation (found/did/was/etc.).
In the other part of the sentence we use w ou ld/w ou ldn 't.
(Would is often shortened to 'd especially in spoken English.)
Again, the two halves of the sentence are interchangeable,
e.g. I f I d i d n ' t s m o k e , I w o u l d b e h e a l t h i e r . OR
I would be h e a l t h i e r i f I d i d n ' t smoke. ^
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. They w o u ld come to the p arty if y o u .......................... them .

b. If people danced m ore t h e y .......................... fitter.
c. If I .........................to a club every night I w ould be too tired to study.
d. If you ate a big plate of pasta every night y o u .........................on w eight
quickly.
e. If I .........................the lottery, Iw ould stop w orking.
3 Im agine y ou have the p o s s ib ility of g o in g an yw here in the w orld. A nsw er

the q u estio n s to w rite a short paragraph.
If you could go anyw here in the w orld:

a. W here w ould you go?
b. W here w o u ld you stay?
c. W hat w ould you do?
d. W hat w o u ld you eat?
e. W ould you come back?
Tf I w ent t o ......................... , I w o u ld ..........................
CHAPTER SIX
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.
'Hi G u ido !' s h o u t e d D a vi d a s he a n d C a r o l i n e r a n

up t o t h e g r o u p o f f r i e n d s . 'How a r e you t o d a y ? '
'Fine, t h a n k s ! How a r e y o u ? '
'W e're f i n e ! ' said Caroline, ' b u t we s t i l l ca n 't
b e l i e v e you a r e o u r I t a l i a n c o u s i n . '
'I know, it's h a r d f o r me t o b e l i e v e t o o . But I
am l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o g e t t i n g t o know you b o t h . '
' So a r e w e ! '
'G uido, David looks ju st like you. You are
almost t w i n s , ' s a i d Gareth.
'I know. C a r o l i n e even th o u g h t t h a t I was Da v id
a t f i r s t !'
' A r e you r e a d y t o g o ? '
'Yes ! Where a r e we g o i n g f i r s t ? '
' Th e N a t u r a l H i s t o r y Museum'
'Oh! I'm n o t r e a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n museums,' said
Gu id o.
'T h a t's OK, I t's not really like an ordinary
museum. J u s t you w a i t a nd s e e . '
'Wow! T h a t was f a n t a s t i c . I never thought i t

wo u ld b e so i n t e r e s t i n g . '
'D id you see the size of those
dinosaurs, C aroline?'
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 ! '
1. termite mound : nest made of

earth by small insects.
2. gross [grsus]: ugly.
3. creepy crawlies : insects.
4. wimp : (informal) a person
without courage or confidence.
AMON
1 Gareth w ants to ask M onica on a d a te .1

For o fferin g and in v itin g w e u se 'W ould you like ...?'
S tudy the exam ples from the text:
e.g. Would you like to. become an actress?

DAY
Would you like to go to Rock Circus?
H elp G areth to ask M onica the fo llo w in g :

<
e.g. To have a cup of tea
Would'you like to have a cup o f tea?
a. To come to the cinema.
b. To go for a coffee.
c. To go to a concert.
d. To go out for dinner.
H ow do y o u th in k M onica w ill reply? C hoose som e su ita b le rep lies from

the box b e lo w .
Td love too. No, thanks. Yes, w hy not? Yeah, great!

Sorry, I'm busy. Good idea!
1. date : social or romantic appointment.

That a fte rn o o n th e seven frie n d s tra v e l up

t o C am den T ow n.
'T h is is a very busy p lace . Where are

w e?'
'Camden Town is alw ay s busy. I t 's
w here a ll th e young p eo p le hang
o u t. '
'And s i n c e i t i s s u c h a l o v e l y sun n y
day we t h o u g h t w e 'd h an g o u t h e r e
to o . T h e r e 's a great m arket we
can v is it. The sta lls are set
up i n o l d r a i l w a y a r c h e s and
alo n g th e c a n a l . They h a v e
some g reat th in g s: re a lly
tre n d y clo th e s and shoes,
je w e lle ry , r e c o r d s an d CDs.
Come on, le t 's go a n d h a v e
a lo o k !'
Scenes from Camden Town.

AMONG FRIENDS
'C a ro lin e , c a n I a s k you a q u e s t i o n ? '

'Y e s , o f c o u r s e ! '
'What i s Cockney rh y m in g s l a n g ? ' 1
'W e l l , i t 's a d ia lec t t h a t was o nce v e r y p o p u l a r i n t h e E a s t
DAY
End o f London. I t 's made up by re p la c in g th e k ey w ords of a

sen ten c e w ith rh y m in g w ords. So 's t a i r s ' becom es 'a p p le s and
< p e a r s '. I t 's a c t u a l l y q u i t e e a s y b e c a u s e i t i s so l o g i c a l . '
2 U se the vocabu lary g iv e n to translate the sen ten ces into

norm al E nglish .
loaf of b read head Chalk Farm arm

A rm
A unt N ellie b e lly 2 m ince pies eyes
boat race face O liver Twist fis t3
a. He hit m e w ith his Oliver.
b. Use your loaf. ...
c. I've broken m y chalk...........
d. Keep your m inces p e e le d .4.
e. You should have seen the look on his boat.
f. H e's got a big Nellie.
DID YOU KNOW?

The definition of a Cockney is someone
who was born within the sound of
Bow Bells; th a t is, within earsh o t of
the bells of S t Mary-le-Bow in the City.
1. slang : informal language.

2. belly : stomach.
3. fist : closed hand.
4. peeled : (here) alert, open.
'A ll th is ta lk in g has made me th irsty . Would

an yon e l i k e a cup o f t e a ? ' a s k e d C a r o l i n e .
P 'T e a ! You E n g lish alw ays want to d rin k tea.
Ij < X1 W h ether you a r e h ap p y o r s a d , i t 's a lw a y s a cup
/* * °f te a . I d o n 't u n d e rsta n d why it is so
4 p o p u lar. The flav o u r is very weak com pared to
L f f l c o ffe e .'
'A h ,' sa id C a ro lin e , 'y o u p ro b a b ly a r e n 't
m aking i t t h e c o r r e c t way. It i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o make i t
t h e c o r r e c t way i n o r d e r t o g e t a good f l a v o u r . '
/. W arm the teapot.

2. Use one teabag or one teaspoon of tea
per person.
*' v '*• Fill the teapot w ith boiling w ater and
replace the lid im m ediately.
I 4- Allow the tea to brew for *
X-
3-5 m inutes.
\* t 1
'J B Pour the required m
*jU4' 'I S l am ount of milk
*. f '' #I .A . wm into teacups and fill ^
w ith tea.
DID YOU KNOW?

7 0 % of th e population of th e UK drink te a .
1 8 5 million cups of te a are drunk every day in the UK.
By the age of 7 0 , th e average Briton will have drunk an estim ated
9 0 , 0 0 0 cups.
Tea rem ains th e firs t choice of drink in B ritain during any crisis,
national or personal.
The top th re e brands of English te a are Tetley, PG Tips and Typhoo
[Figures co u rtesy o f Tea Council.)
FRIENDS
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AMONG
i 'D a v i d , C a r o l i n e h a s t a u g h t u s a l l a b o u t Cockney rhy m in g s l a n g

i and w e 'v e j u s t l e a r n e d how t o make a good cup o f tea. T e l l us
i a b o u t t h e o t h e r f a v o u r i t e d r i n k i n E n g la n d , b e e r . '
i 'Y o u 'r e r i g h t ! Beer i s i m p o r t a n t an d L o n d o n e rs c o u l d no more
DAY
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
I’ll have a half.

I just want half a pint.
House red, please.

A glass of red wine.
Is this dead?
Is this drink finished, sir?
Last orders.
It is 20 minutes to closing time.
Time gentlemen, please.

Time to drink up and go home.
Drink up!
Finish your drink!
One for the road.

Final drink of the night.
1. local : pub in their area.

Pub opening times

Pubs in England and W a le s are p e rm itte d to sell
alcohol fro m 11 am to 11 pm on weekdays. On
Sundays they are not allowed to s ta r t selling
alcohol until 12 pm. A lthough you can go into a
pub a t 1 6, you m u s t be 1 8 years o r o lde r to buy
and consum e alcohol in a pub. Some pubs have a
fam ily room w here children can go. B a rs and
clubs w he re food is served can ge t a special
licence to stay open longer.
3 F ill in the b lan k s to recreate th is

pub conversation:
10:40 p.m.
B arm an : ..............................orders, folks.1
Mark: H ave o n e ....................
John. W hat are you having?
John: I ' l l ...............................
Both: Cheers!
Barman: Excuse me, is this
?
20 minutes later
Barman: Time gentlem en, please.
1 . folks :
(informal)
people.
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An in te rn e t cafe is a cafe w ith a d iffe re nce . As well as enjoying

re fre s h m e n ts 1 you can spend tim e on th e In te rn e t using one of the ca fe ’s
co m p u te rs . The tim e you spend online is sim ply added to your bill. There
are c u rre n tly a bout a hundred in te rn e t cafes in London, w hich m eans it is
very easy to send news hom e when you are away. All you need to do to
keep in to uch is to s e t up a H otm ail a cco u n t before you leave and you can
pick up your m ail fro m any in te rn e t cafe or, indeed, fro m any co m p u te r
anyw here in th e w orld.
Go to: w w w .H o tm a il.c o m
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1 . Use this in tern e t site to c rea te a Hotm ail account

and begin to receive and send e-mails.
2. Follow the instructions and com plete the reg istratio n form
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Sign-in Nam e long, may contain nu m bers (0 -9 ) and
upper and low ercase le tte rs (A-Z, a-
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P assw ord difficult fo r others to guess!
Choose a question only you know the

R e-enter P assw ord an sw er to and th a t has nothing to do
with your passw ord. If you fo rg e t your
S e c re t Q uestion L_. passw ord, w e ’ll verify your identity by
asking you this question. W ritin g an
effective s e c re t question.
A n sw e r to s e c re t Q uestion!
You have ju s t a rrived in London. Send a m essage to your cla ssm a te s

telling th e m your news (e.g. th a t you have arrived safely, how long you will
stay in London, w here you will go next, when you will com e hom e...)
GRAMMAR & Co.
r ................. PREPOSITIONS
If a verb comes after a preposition (in/at/with/about/to/for ),

+ -ING ^
the verb ends in -ing. Study these examples from the text:
e.g. I am looking forward to getting to know you both.
ye^g. I'm not really interested in visiting museums. ^
1 C om plete the fo llo w in g sen ten ces b y c h o o sin g the correct p rep o sitio n and
u sin g the verb in brackets in the correct form . You m ay n eed to u se a
d ictionary.
for x2 to x2 about x2 w ith o u t of w ith at
a. The stu d en ts are e x c ite d ........ ....................................... (go) to London.
b. He w as fed u p .......................... ..................... (study).
c. I prefer c y c lin g ......................... ...................... (walk).
d. I'm looking f o r w a rd ................................................ (go) to the theatre tonight.
e. I'm not very g o o d ................... .............................(cook).
f. I'm t i r e d ..................................... .......... (walk) '. C an we take the bus?
g- This pizza i s .............................. .................(eat) tonight.

h. Thank y o u ................................................. (wait) for me.
i. She l e f t ....................................... ........(say) goodbye.
j- I'm s o r r y .................................... ........... (make) a mess.

CHAPTER SEVEN
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'Now t h a t you h a v e s e e n some o f London, how w o uld you l i k e t o

v i s i t some p l a c e s o u t s i d e L o n don ?' a s k e d P e t e r one m o rn in g .
'G r e a t ! ' s a i d K laus. 'I 'd l i k e t o v i s i t W in d so r C a s t l e . '
'O r S to n e h e n g e . I have heard a lo t about S to n e h e n g e , ' said
M ich el.
' I w ould l i k e t o go t o an amusement p a r k . I have h e a rd th e r e
a r e s e v e r a l i n E n g l a n d . ' s a i d G uido.
'I th in k we w ill be ab le to fin d so m eth in g to p le a se
everyo ne. ' *
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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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Use the W eb to find the inform ation to com plete the table.
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
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 }
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
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A DAY OUT OF LONDON ►
B O D L E IA N LIBRARY
r OPEN TO READERS
OPEN TO VISITORS 9
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7 km .
5 p.m.
SU N D A Y S
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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.
A
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.
32 O xford, th e C otsw old s

and B ic e ste r
Leaving London by coach a t 9 am
we tra v e l n o rth -w e s t to th e city of
O xfo rd , fa m o u s fo r its u n iv e rs ity ,
w h ic h d a te s b a c k n e a r ly 1 , 0 0 0
ye a rs. W e w ill have a guided to u r
t h r o u g h o n e o f th e u n iv e r s it y
c o lle g e s a nd h e a r s o m e s t o r ie s
a b o u t th e tra d itio n s of college life.
A f t e r lu n c h w e le ave O x fo rd and
drive th ro u g h th e beautiful C otsw old c o u n trysid e to
th e ch a rm in g village of M o re to n -in -M a rs h , w here you
c a n b r o w s e in th e a n tiq u e s h o p s a n d e n jo y a
tra d itio n a l English c re a m te a of jam and
scones. 2 A fte r tea we will v is it th e clo th e s
s h o p p e r ’ s p a r a d is e , B ic e s t e r V illa g e .
T h e re a re m o re th a n 6 0
shops h e re s e llin g
d e sign e r labels and o th e r
fam ous brand
nam es.
1. cosy : comfortable and inviting.

2 . scones : sweet-bread usually made
with raisins.
OF LONDON ►
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.
\
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!
iP ,
Shakespeare's
Birthplace, /
Warwickshire.
1. timbered : made of wood.

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The R om ans founded th e city of Bath
and bu ilt a s o p h istica te d bathing
p i
com plex th e re , m aking use of its
n a tu ra l hot sprin gs. You can v is it th e
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rem a in s of th e baths, and soon
vis ito rs will once again be able to
bathe in th e w a te rs w hich gave th e
city its nam e.
Various scenes of Bath.
Bath w as also very m uch in fashion in the

eigh te e n th c e n tu ry and its elegant Georgian
a rc h ite c tu re and sweeping c re s c e n ts of tow n
houses date fro m th is period. A naturally
e legan t tow n , Bath is noted fo r its antique fa irs
* and excellent shops and re s ta u ra n ts .
Trip Number 4
STONEHENGE AND BATII

L e a v in g L o n d o n a t
8 . 3 0 am w e t r a v e l
so u th -w e s t to S to n e
h e n g e . It to o k o v e r
400 y e a rs fo r
a n c ie n t B r it o n s to
tra n s p o rt huge
s to n e s fro m v a rio u s
lo c a t io n s a ro u n d
B r ita in to b u ild th is
p r e h is to r ic m o n u
m ent, w hose purpose
rem ains unknown.
O u r n e x t s to p is
B a th , o n e o f th e
m ost in t e r e s t i n g
Stone Circle,
c it ie s in E n g la n d
Stonehenge, Wiltshire.
because of its im p o r
ta n ce in Roman tim e s as well as in th e eightee nth
ce n tu ry . F irs t, we w ill exp lore th e Rom an B a th s,
w hich are situ a te d in th e c e n tre of th e city. Then
we will learn about Bath in th e e ig hte e nth century,
w hen it w a s a c e n tre o f high
fashion. Jane A usten, a fam ous
a u th o r of th is tim e , used Bath
as th e s e ttin g fo r m uch of her
w ritin g and we will v is it som e of
th e q u a in t 1 o ld s t r e e t s and
elegan t buildings th a t fe a tu re in
h er novels.
1 . quaint : attractive and unusual.
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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
There is now a m odern a ttra c tio n

called T h e C a n te rb ury T a les’ , w hich
re c re a te s medieval England and th e
colo u rful c h a ra c te rs of C ha uce r’s
classic. Typical houses in Canterbury
: covers.
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.
1 . punt : a long boat which

you push with a pole.
GRAMMAR & Co.
r SHOULD "\
We often use should (do) to give advice, to say that it is good

or right to do something.
e.g. M ary: H e l l o , J o h n . D id y o u e n j o y y o u r t r i p t o t h e
C o tsw o ld s? J o h n : Y es, it was g r e a t . You should go t h e r e .
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.
V. y
1 G ive advice to a frien d u sin g should or shouldn't.
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.’
a. Your friend likes Anne. There is going to be a party tomorrow.
b. Your friend drives too fast. You think he is going to have an accident.
c. Your friend has a bad cold and he doesn't sleep enough.
d. Your friend works too hard and she is unhappy.
e. Your friend is very unhealthy and never plays sport.
We often use should when we ask for or give an opinion about

something. Often, we use it with I think/I don't think/Do you
think?
e.g. I don't think you should p l a y w i t h t h a t k n i f e . I t ' s d a n g e r o u s
e.g. Do you think I should go t o t h e p a r t y ?
We also use should to say something is not right or not what we

expect.
2 Read the d escrip tio n s of the four trips, th en u sin g the in form ation g iven
about G u id o and h is frien d s, u se should!shouldn't to ad vise them w h ich trip
to go on.
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 ...........................
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 ...........................
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 ...........................
3 A sk your partner som e q u estio n s about their lik e s and d islik e s. T hen giv e
them your o p in io n about w h ich trip y o u th in k they sh o u ld go on.
e.g. Yoo: What do yoo like doing?

Yoon partner: I like shopping and the English coontryside.
Yoo: I think yoo shoold go on trip nomber 1.
1. pageantry : a display of historical ceremony.

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'T o d a y we a r e g o i n g t o t a k e a b o a t down t h e r i v e r
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 ? '
'Y e s ,' s a i d K lau s. ' I h a v e h e a r d o f G re en w ich

Mean Time. T h e r e i s a
m e r i d i a n w h ic h p a s s e s
t h r o u g h G re en w ich an d i t
i s used to c a lc u la te
t im e a l l o v e r t h e
w o rld .'
'T h a t's r i g h t .
G reen w ich i s o f t e n
c a l l e d t h e Home o f
Time an d t h a t i s
one o f t h e
r e a s o n s why
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f o r a m assiv e
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c e le b r a te th e
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THE RIVER, GREENWICH
AND THE M I L L E N N I U M
For c e n tu rie s the River Tham es was an im p o rta n t

tra d in g ro u te fo r cargoes and passengers tra v e l
ling to th e capital city fro m overseas. For Londoners
to o it w as a vital fo rm of tra n s p o rta tio n between the
city and W e s tm in s te r. Consequently, the Tham es was
very congeste d w ith riv e r taxis, fe rrie s and cargo
ships. In fa c t, it w as not until th e early nineteenth
ce n tu ry th a t an e ffic ie n t n e tw o rk of coaches was
o p e ra ting in London, w hich to o k som e of the tra d e
away fro m th e rive r. Nowadays, sightseeing boats offe r
a pleasant, relaxing way of enjoying many of London’s
sights. P erhaps the m o st in te re s tin g s tre tc h of rive r to
explore by boat is fro m W e s tm in s te r B ridge down to
th e village of G reenw ich, w he re you can visit h isto rica l buildings, lively pubs
and re s ta u ra n ts and a popular c ra ft m a rk e t.......
A
|37^ 1 L isten to the river boat com m entary and u sin g the illu stra te d m ap on page
122, follow the progress of the boat for the first p art of the trip and answ er
the fo llo w in g q u estions.
a. W here does the trip begin?
b. H ow long will the trip last?
c. W hat is above W estm inster Bridge?
d. W hat is C leopatra's N eedle and how old is it?
e. W hich b u ilding has a thatched roof?
f. H ow was London Bridge different in Shakespeare's day?
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?
h. W hat can you visit in the Tower of London?
i. W here is the W orld Trade Centre situated?
j. W hat is the nam e of the tallest building in London and how tall is it?
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2 Fill in the b la n k s in G u id o 's diary.
Today we w ent on a b o a t trip down the Riven Thames. I t was a
g re a t way to see some o f the sights o f London. The b o a t left from
Pier and the firs t thing we saw w e r e ..........................The

RIVER,
on t h e Bank is a huge complex o f theatres,
galleries and concert halls. T h e is also located here.
I was very impressed by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which is on

THE
t h e ........................side o f the River. I t is a reconstruction o f the
original th e a tre built in the time o f Shakespeare. We also saw the
which was built b y ....................... the Conqueror in 1078.
T o w er Bridge is the most famous bridge on the River
and there is an exhibition inside which explains the technology used
to open and
it. We also saw the
which is
the tallest building in
London.
G reenw ich is a g re a t place to visit if you

* * w a n t to spend som e tim e away fro m the
city. A p proach ing by boat, your fir s t sig h t will
be of th e Old Royal O bservatory [le ft] which
sta nd s on to p of a hill in G reenwich Park. The
red T im e B all5 w hich you can see on the ro o f
d ro ps a t 1 pm every day and has done so
since 1 8 3 3 . It w as a signal fo r ships passing
on th e riv e r and sa ilo rs se t th e ir w a tch e s by
it. By th e gate of the Old Royal O bservatory
sta nd s a 1 20-year-old clock [b o tto m left],
w hich show s G reenwich M ean Tim e, and in
th e c o u rty a rd a m odern clock gives a digital
read-out, a c c u ra te to th e n e a re st 1 0 0 th of a
second. V is ito rs can stand a s trid e the
G reenw ich m eridian line w ith one fo o t in
e ith e r h em isphere and a t n ight a laser beam
re c re a te s th e m eridian a c ro ss th e river.
If you are in te re s te d in sailing o r the sea, you should visit G reenw ich’s
many nautical a ttra c tio n s . These include th e N ational M a ritim e M useum ,
the C utty S ark (b o tto m rig h t], a n in e te e n th -ce n tu ry tea c lip p e r 1 which
sailed fro m London to China in 1 0 7 days, and th e Gipsy M oth, a sm all
yacht in w hich Sir F rancis C h ich e ste r sailed alone around th e w orld in
1966.
1. tea clipper : ship transporting cargo of tea.
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
f AND THE M I L L E N N I U M ►
The M illennium Dome was the venue of a year-long exhibition to celebrate

the end of the second m illennium . The Dome, which aimed to be the
biggest, m o s t e n te rta in in g and m o s t thought-provoking experience in the
w orld, did not prove to be a g re a t success.
The Dome, o r as it w as o th e rw ise known th e g re a t w hite e le p h a n t1 by the
Tham es, c o s t around £ 1 billion to build and m aintain. The Dom e, w hich
w as conceived by th e C onservative g o ve rn m e n t and com pleted by the
follow ing Labour governm en t, w as always faced w ith financial problem s,
c ritic a l review s and on-going c ritic is m fro m th e public, M Ps and His Royal
Highness P rince C harles.
However, m ore th an 6 m illion people w e n t to see it, tw e n ty seven
thousand on New Y e a rs Eve of th e year 2 0 0 0 . Inside th e Dome th e re
w ere in te ra c tiv e areas w hich used th e
la te s t technolo gy to express d iffe re n t
conce p ts such as w ork, money, the
hum an body, com m u n ica tio n and
faith. An in te g ra l p a rt of th e
M illennium Dome experience w as a
s p e c ta c u la r a c ro b a tic p e rfo rm a n c e ,
and th e com plex also containe d tw o
2 ,5 0 0 s e a t cinem as, w he re view ers
could w atch a film show ing the be st
of B ritis h com edy on the la rg e s t
Screen in th e UK. Performers in the Millennium Dome,
Greenwich, London.
The London Eye

B ritish A irw a ys’ London Eye (le ft and
below ] is the w o rld ’s highest
observation wheel. This unique
s tru c tu re is 1 3 5 m e tre s tall and
has 3 2 high-tech passenger
capsules, w hich take passengers on
a 3 0 -m in u te journey over London’s
landm arks offering a b ird ’s eye view
over a 30-m ile radius, usually only
accessible by h elico pte r o r a irc ra ft.
The wheel, w hich opened in January
2 0 0 0 , is located in Jubilee Gardens
on the South Bank. It is expected to
ca rry up to 2 million passengers
annually over 5 years before moving
to an o th e r site.
F u rth e r in fo rm a tio n is available a t
ww w .ba-londoneye.com .
AND THE M I L L E N N I U M ►
3 L isten to the in terv iew and answ er the fo llo w in g q u estion s.
a. H ow m any foreign tourists come to Britain each year?
b. The m ajority of visitors to Britain come from four countries. Can you nam e
tw o of them ?
c. H ow m any Italians visited Britain last year?
d. W hich nationality spends the m ost? H ow m uch did they spend last year?
e. H ow m uch m oney does Britain m ake from overseas tourism ?
f. N am e three of the m ost p o p u lar attractions in London.
g. W hat can tourists w ho travel in the less busy season benefit from? #
!
h. A pproxim ately how m any jobs are su p p o rted by the spending of tourists?
London Bridges
The m odern London B ridge opened.
M illennium B ridge built

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The Millennium Bridge, London

AND THE M I L L E N N I U M ►
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 .
'T o d a y i s your l a s t day. Our

m o n th to g e th e r has gone by
very q u ic k ly ,' sa id P e te r.
'H ave you en jo y ed your ti m e
in London?'
'V e r y m u c h ! '
'I t's been g re a t! I re a lly
d o n ' t w ant t o go b a c k . '
,TT. ,, _ , Regent's Park
'W h at d id you e n jo y m ost
about th e t r i p , G u id o ? ' a s k e d P e t e r .
'W e l l, fo r me it was fin d in g my E n g lish
c o u sin s. Now I w i l l b e a b l e t o come t o London
a n d v i s i t them e v e r y y e a r . '
'How a b o u t y ou, M onica? What d i d you e n j o y m o s t ? '
'I en jo y ed i t a ll! I l o v e d The Tower o f London, I lo v ed our
cy c le rid e alo n g th e riv er an d Camden Town M a r k e t. Oh an d t h e
b e s t p a r t was m e e t i n g G a r e t h , of c o u r s e , ' she b lu s h e d . 1
'And y ou , K la u s ? What d i d you l i k e b e s t ? '
'I t h i n k W ind so r C a s t l e was t h e m ost i n t e r e s t i n g p l a c e . And I
en jo y ed se e in g th e C h a n g in g of th e G u a rd . T here is so much
Westminster Bridge
1 . blushed : became red in the face.

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 ! '
4 Id en tify the p h otos on th is page. W hat parts of

L ondon did you fin d m ost interesting? W hat
w ill be at the top of your list of th in g s to see
w h en you travel to London?
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Read the following excerpts from M o n ic a ’s diary. P u t them in the

c o rre c t order. Then choose the m o st suitable ch ap ter title from the list
1 -9 fo r each p a r t (A-HJ of h e r diary. There is one extra ch ap ter title ,
which you do not need to use.
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I never realised so many English w rite rs and poets lived in London! W e

w e n t to a pub in a p a rt of London called H ighgate, w here Byron, Shelley,
D ickens and K eats all used to have a drink. In the pub we trie d tw o popular
B ritis h d rinks - “G uinness” and “B itte r ” . In te re stin g , but I th in k HI stick to
wine!
C C D
□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.
Last n ig ht we trie d o u t som e of th e nightlife in London. G areth, P e te r’s

son, to o k us to his fa vo u rite clubs and bars. You can find every kind of
m usic in London every n ig ht of the week. I ta u g h t G areth how to Salsa in a
Latin A m erica n Bar. He is really nice. He has invited me to go to the
th e a tre w ith him next week.
C D
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.
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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.
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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.
1 . A b ird ’s eye view of London.

2 . B eer ta s tin g .
3 . Royals and politicians.
4 . W in d s o r, Eton and Runnymede.
5 . A new tow n.
6 . Relaxing o utd oo rs.
7 . London by night.
8. A su rp ris in g e n cou n ter.
9. A bargain.
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p. 11 {T rack 3 ) A s sista n t 1 : I’m afraid you’ll have to speak

It is th e th ird day of s u m m e r school a t to the m en’s clothing departm ent.
The C le m e n ts’ School of Languages in M rs Paton-Sm ith: Oh, all right.
London. T e a ch e rs fro m many d iffe re n t A s sista n t 1 : I’ll ju st put you through.
c o u n trie s have com e here to spend a M rs Paton-Sm ith: Thank you.
w eek im proving th e ir English. John A s sista n t 2: M en’s clothing departm ent,
Evans is one of th e te a c h e rs a t th e how may I help you?
school. He is w elcom ing th e s tu d e n ts M rs Paton-Sm ith: Pardon?
and answ e rin g th e ir questions. A s sista n t 2: This is the m en’s clothing
departm ent, madam.
‘W e lco m e to o u r school! My nam e is M rs Paton-Sm ith: Oh no, I don’t need to
P e te r Evans and I am one of th e buy m en’s clothes, I am not a man. As
s tu d e n ts here. It is a g re a t pleasure to a m a tte r of fa c t I live alone and I’m
w elcom e you to B rig h to n and to refurbishing my house so I need to
s u m m e r school. W e have a m onth to speak to the home furnishings
explore London to g e th e r. W e will departm ent.
discover som e of London’s geography A s sista n t 2: Certainly, madam.
and tra d itio n s as well as enjoying all th e A s sista n t 3: Home furnishings, may I help
m odern a sp e cts of London th a t m ake it you?
such a fa scin a tin g city - th e re s ta u ra n ts M rs Paton-Sm ith: Yes, I’d like to buy a
and cinem as, th e a tre s and m usicals, new bed fo r my holiday home.
pubs and bars. And we will also m e e t A s sista n t 3: W ell, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid
som e of th e d iffe re n t types of you’re speaking to the wrong
Londoners. You will, of co u rse , also departm ent.
have som e tim e to w ork! London is an M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, put me through
exciting, cosm o p o lita n city. I do n ’t th in k to the rig h t departm ent, will you?
you will be tire d fo r a m inute. A re you A s sista n t 4: This is the furniture
all looking fo rw a rd to your s ta y ? ’ departm ent, how may I help you?
M rs Paton-Sm ith: Ah yes, I’d like to
p .21 (T ra c k B) purchase a new lamp for my sitting room.
A s sista n t 4: I’m afraid you’ve been put
Receptionist: Good morning, H arrods
through to the w rong departm ent.
departm ent store. How may I help you?
M rs Paton-Sm ith: The wrong departm ent;
M rs Paton-Sm ith: Good morning, I would
how is th a t possible?
like to order some things to be delivered
A s sista n t 4: I’m awfully sorry, madam, but
to my home please.
if you don’t mind waiting, I’ll put you
Receptionist: Certainly, madam. W hich
through to the right departm ent.
departm ent would you like to speak to?
M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, I’m afraid I do
M rs Paton-Sm ith: The w om en’s clothing
mind waiting. I’ve been waiting all
departm ent, please.
morning. I have a very long shopping
Receptionist: One m om ent please, I’ll put
list: crockery fo r my kitchen, a new
you through.
lamp fo r the sitting room , a new brass
A s sista n t 1 : H arrods’ w om en’s clothing
bed, a present fo r the a rch ite ct and lots
departm ent.
of goodies to eat fo r to m o rro w ’s house
M rs Paton-Sm ith: Hello, I would like to
warm ing.
o rder a cream coloured m an’s scarf
A s sista n t 4: I see, madam. Then you need
please.
to speak to the kitchen departm ent, the
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.
>■ h mm h mm h mm mm
representatives of all the different p .9 2 (T ra c k 2 9 )

cultures th a t make up London. So you M iss Saigon plays at the Theatre Royal,
get a m artial a rts dem onstration Drury Lane. P erform ances are at 7 .4 5
followed by a Caribbean Steel Band. Monday to Saturday and there are two
David: The best bits are the live music matinee perform ances at 3 pm on
stages featuring bands from all over W ednesday and Saturday. The
the world. perform ance lasts 2 hours and 4 5
Tara: But some of the best music is on minutes. The story is about the tragic love
the sound system s ’cos people mix it affair between a young Vietnamese girl and
on the spot, so you get some really an Am erican soldier during the fall of
original reggae, jazz, hip-hop and house Saigon in 1 9 7 5 . There are great special
music. effects including a helicopter th a t comes in
Anna: So you party in the s tre e t listening to land on stage.
to all this music?
Tara: Yeah! And you watch the procession S tarlight Express plays at the Apollo
of floats of costum ed a rtists as they go Theatre in Victoria. P erform ances are at
through the stre e ts of N otting Hill. 7 .4 5 Monday to Saturday and there are
Each float is playing a different song. matinee perform ances on Tuesday and
And each one is louder than the one Saturday at 3 pm. The perform ance lasts
before. It’s amazing! 2 hours and 3 0 minutes. This fast-paced
David: There’s food too. Loads of it. musical is about the race to find the
Caribbean specialities like Jerk Chicken biggest, fa ste st engine on the American
and Jambalaya. railway. The audience is seated in the
Anna: So when is it and how much are the middle of the action as the cast, who are
tickets? dressed as trains, roller-skate around a
David: It takes place on the last Sunday tra c k encircling the auditorium. Andrew
and Monday in A ugust and it’s totally Lloyd W e b b e r’s high velocity musical is a
free. It s ta rts at 1 0 o’clock in the dazzling theatrical experience. Don’t miss
morning and goes on ’til midnight. it!
T ara: So are you going to come with us?
W e st Side Story plays at the Prince of
Anna: Definitely! W ales Theatre. P erform ances are at 7 .4 5
Monday to Saturday and there are two
TROOPING THE COLOUR
matinee perform ances at 3 pm on
This cerem ony celebrates the Queen’s Thursday and Saturday. The perform ance
official birthday. It takes place annually in lasts 2 hours and 2 0 minutes. The story is
June. A t 1 0 .4 0 am the Queen leaves a modern-day Romeo and Juliet as love
Buckingham Palace and arrives at Horse transcends ethnic gang w arfare on the
Guard’s Parade at 11 am. As the Queen mean stre e ts of 1 9 5 0 ’s New York.
reaches the Saluting Base, the National
Exuberant and colourful dancing!
Anthem is played and a gun salute is fired.
There follows a spectacular display of
p .1 2 5 (T ra c k 3 7 )
marching and drilling bands of the
W elcom e aboard the Pride o f London
Household Division including mounted
sightseeing boat. W e will shortly be leaving
bands, trum p eters, massed bands, pipe
W e s tm in s te r Pier and travelling
and drum s. The Queen re tu rn s to
dow nstream to Greenwich. Our to u r this
Buckingham Palace at 1 2 .3 0 pm and
afternoon will last approximately 5 0
appears on the balcony at 1 pm, at which
minutes.
tim e the Royal A ir Force perform s a flypast
The firs t bridge we pass under is
in her honour. Tickets fo r the seated area
W e s tm in s te r Bridge. On the north bank,
cost about £ 1 0 .
above the bridge, are the Houses of
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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Join Monica, Guido and their friends at

summer school as they explore London.
Visit the most w e l l - k n o w n sights such as
B u c k i n g h a m Palace and Covent Garden,
learn about London's literary figures,
theatres and museums and go to Camden Town.
B ack in class, revise the main grammatical
and lexical points of each chapter, and
p r a ctise the phrases essential for your own
trip to London. A n innovative feature of
this book is the internet itineraries,
whi c h enable the students to book flights,
make restaurant and theatre reservations
and organise a day trip outside London.
The text and activities are at C EFR B2
COUNTY H.AI
level. The m a j o r i t y of the text and t
listening exercises are r ecorded on an
acco m p a n y i n g CD.
Wh e t h e r y ou are going to London, or
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are simply i nterested in London's
his t o r y and culture, you'll find In
a n d a r o u n d L o n d o n combines essential
language learning w ith a contemporary
and fun guide to London.
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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'Today we are going to talk about

British establishments. The two most
important British establishments are the
Government and the Crown, that is, the
British Parliament and the Royal Family.'
The fir s t English p a rlia m e n t was established in

1 2 6 5 . In th o se days th e King w as also P rim e M in is te r
and the p a rlia m e n t s a t in his palace, th e Palace of
W e s tm in s te r. The present-da y Houses of P a rlia m e n t stand in the sam e
place. There are tw o m ain cha m b e rs, one fo r the House of C om m ons and
one fo r th e House of Lords. The la tte r has re ce n tly been re fo rm e d so th a t
he re d ita ry peers 2 no longer have th e a u to m a tic rig h t to s it th e re . The
L o rd s ’ C ham ber is used by th e Queen to deliver her speech a t the S tate
Opening of P a rliam e nt. T here is a v is ito rs ’ gallery in each ch a m b e r and
vis ito rs can s it here during
debates th a t are in session.
The fam ous, four-faced clock
to w e r Big Ben, w hich rise s
above th e H ouses of
P a rlia m e n t (rig h t), is
recognised all over th e w orld
as a symbol of London.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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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1 In the H o u ses of Parliam ent th is afternoon

the d isc u ssio n for debate is: M onarchies are
no longer needed.
U sing the argum ents liste d fo r and against
this statem ent, im a g in e that you have to
prepare tw o sp eech es for the M em bers of
Parliam ent w h o are g o in g to presen t the
debate. D isc u ss your argum ent w ith a friend
or w rite it d ow n.
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represent tradition old-fashioned
encourage tourism expensive
symbol of a country cause scandal
encourage charity can't be elected
2 Do you k n o w w h ich party is currently in p ow er in the UK?

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Q D R E n D I n G mill T R fl IJ E L II n G

imsi in and around

The London Eye, Southbank, London.

chapter one A Capital City 10

TER two The Seat of Parliament

chapter three London's Ancestors 47

chapter four Green Spaces

chapter seven A Day

chapter eight The River, Greenwich 122

EXIT TEST 134

USEFUL ADDRESSES 136

Green Organising Future tenses Listening Royal Parks

Pubs, Clubs, Eating out If clauses: first and Listening Soho

A Day Registering Prepositions +ing Making Natural History

A Day out Organising, Should Listening Oxford

Canal Footpath Station (Rail)

; %» ! Launch departure point

jsOsij Docktands Light Railway Jk Youth Hostel Placeof

The centre of a thousand trades

It is th e f i r s t d a y o f summer s c h o o l a t The C l e m e n t s ' S c h o o l o f

'Welcome t o o u r s c h o o l ! My name i s P e t e r Evans and I am one o f

2 Everybody com es to L ondon w ith exp ectations. There's so m eth in g for

I'm looking forward to (seeing) ...

1. guys : young people.

File Edit Uiew Go Fauorites Window Help

This is th e official site fo r London online. It allows you to brow se 1 to

1. Use th e se in te rn e t site s to find tw o flig h ts you could take

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London’s Position How to get into Tickets

Heathrow South-West Tube (Piccadilly Tube tickets need

Gatwick South Gatwick Express Tickets can be

Stansted North-East Train (40 mins) or Tickets are cheaper

City East Bus to Liverpool Tickets can be

Rickmansworth Stanmore Edgware"

Sudbury Town Kilbum Park

Circle Piccadilly ^ B alhanrv^r

East London Tooting Broadway

The original Roman City was very

Scenes from the City.

1. located a. becomes smaller

1. one square mile : 1.6 km2.

'T he f i r s t a r e a o f London I w ant t o te ll you

Oxford S tre e t is one of London’s main shopping s tre e ts .

1. departm ent stores a. expensive and high quality

H a rro d s is a big d e p a rtm e n t s to re in n

R eceptionist: Good morning,

R eceptionist: One m om ent please, PH p u t you through.

1. crockery : cups, plates etc.

The area called Covent Garden is one

1. cool : excellent, good

'What a b o u t n i g h t l i f e , P e t e r ? I w ant t o know w here

S h afte sb ury Avenue ru n s e a st fro m Piccadilly

South of S hafte sb ury Avenue is C hinatow n (right). W a lk

'red light' area place where prostitutes look

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a. How m uch did the sightseeing tour cost?

b. W hat is the nam e of London's most famous store?

c. Where is the house of Sherlock Holmes?

d. Where can you see archaeological remains from ancient

e. W hat is the nam e of the statue

f. W hat i§ Shaftesbury Avenue

a. There was a terrible plague in London that killed thousands of people.

'T o d a y we are g o in g to ta lk about