You can find chic boutiques elegant and expensive, like Accessorize or Dorothy Perkins , ethnic shops Indian, South American,… or giant music stores Virgin or HMV.. They provide a g
Trang 1The “Speaker’s corner”
in Hyde Park !
Josephine and Charlotte are on the Eurostar train to
London They want to make as many things as possible !!
The London Underground or Tube
is older ( 1863 ) and deeper than
the New York Subway or the Paris
Metro
London is a shopper’s paradise In and around Oxford
Street, there is a lot of choice so it is always crowded
You can find chic boutiques ( elegant and expensive, like Accessorize or Dorothy Perkins ), ethnic shops ( Indian, South American,… ) or giant music stores ( Virgin or HMV )
Londoners love their parks When the weather
is good, they play frisbee, fly a kite, or roller-blade in Hyde Park or Green Park Open-air concerts and plays take place in parks, particularly in the summer Gangs of friends or families bring a picnic and enjoy the show
On Sundays, it is possible to listen to an open air debate at the Speaker’s corner in Hyde Park
They talk about any subjects ( war, religion, education,… )
The Royal Wedding Dress exhibition
at Buckingham Palace from July
2011 to October 2011.
There are special “sightseeing buses” They
provide a great way to travel around the capital and its most famous sites like Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and of course… Buckingham Palace ! Girls are fond of fairy tales, you know !
People in England like eating snacks
and buy them at “corner shops” You
can also buy newspapers and magazines there.
There are lots of “souvenir stalls” in London !
English people really enjoy
musicals “Mamma Mia !” is the top musical at the Prince of Wales
“Bed and Breakfasts” are typically British
It is a system of accommodation in a hotel
or guest house You pay for a room for the night and for breakfast the following morning
The English breakfast :
baked beans, bacon and egg ! Perfect for hungry people !
READING ACTIVITIES
Trang 2It’s not a joke : there are “souvenir stalls”
everywhere in London !
At the week-end, flea-markets like Camden
Market attract hundreds of people They come
to buy or just to look at trendy second-hand clothes and original fashion accessories
Families often go to a pub for their Sunday
lunch In Britain, children and teenagers under
18 can’t go to a pub on their own or in the evening
They meet in fast-food restaurants or they have take-away meals at home or in the street
The weekly magazine Time Out tells you what’s on in
London ( films, plays, concerts and other activities )
There are many cinemas near Leicester Square,
so groups of friends often meet there and then
go to the pictures
Punks in Camden Market
Teenagers love that place ! The London
Dungeon is a real museum of horror There are
horrific scenes from London’s history, like Jack
the Ripper It is very scary !
On the last weekend in August, over two million
people come to London’s Notting Hill Carnival It is organized by the city’s Carribean population Today, the carnival reflects London’s multicultural society, and is the second largest carnival in the world ! Groups called “Mas” spend hundreds of hours and thousands of pounds every year to create the most elaborate and colourful costumes At the carnival you can hear steel bands, Calypso Soca and sound systems
Teenagers love the sound systems - they’re so loud, they make your ears buzz ! Jerk chicken and coconut water ? Hey
you’re in the West Indies ! Not in London !!
Teenagers can’t get into
discos So they take the bus and go to the cinema in Leicester Square or take the cab to go to a concert at the Brixton Academy ( rock, reggae and rap music ) or Wembley Arena ( rock and pop music )
Traditional “Fish & chips”