Before Watching Look at the information and use the words in the box to compare these places in London. old high poputar beautiful interesting ‘StPaul’s cathedral_| Tower Bridge | The London Eye builtin 3708 1894 1999 height 208m “3m 135m popular with tourists | very not very extremely While Watching 2. ‘Complete this description of London with the words in the box. Watch the fitm to check your answers. London is @ (2)_buge_city. It stretches for 4okrn Night over (2)_ along the @)__. With 8 million night “a population of nearly (). itis the huge symbol (6) city in Europe. ts (€)___ visitor | jargest world attraction is,the London Eye. The Thames, which is the sécond (7)_____tiver in Britain, is like a (6)_.__ of the city: always changing, Dut always ()___. At (o)_ the buildings become towers of (x)___, and it looks like a magical (:3)__. longest the same most popular River Thames Complete this description of Richard Tate with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Watch the film again to check your answers. Richard Tate (a)_was_(be) born in Scunthorpe, a small quiet town in the East of England. His father (2), (bring) him to London when he (3). (be) 10 After university, Richard ©. (come) to London to live. To make money, he (5)__. (work) as a security guard. During his iunch breaks, he usually ()____ (go) up to the roof, ()_ (Study) the jings and (8)___ (take) photographs, but he (s)____ (dream) of painting. Richard still (60)__. (work) from photographs today. He (1x)__ (use) oll paints and 2) (pend) a lot of time on each painting, They can (13)___ (take) 5 months to finish, He also (a). (enjoy) drawing portraits, but London is his favourite subject. Its landscape Gs), (change) all the time, and there (16)__ (be) always new views to paint. Richard also (7) (ove) the River Thames. After Watching 4 Write sentences comparing the city where you live with London. (© Peatson Edvation Lined 2005