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My name i s P e t e r Evans and I am one o f th e teac h ers London an d t o here It is a g reat p leasu re to welcome summer s c h o o l We h a v e a m onth t o We w i l l 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 it c ity make m eet such th e a tre s some course, of also a fa sc in a tin g an d m u s i c a l s , th e have c o sm o p o lita n c i t y som e d iffe re n t some ti m e pubs ty p es to of to to g e th e r clu b s, d isc o v e r you e x p l o r e London L o n d o n 's - th e and b a r s of re la x ! re sta u n ts And we w i l l L ondoners London h isto ry is You w i l l , an and and also of e x c itin g , 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 ? ' 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 m iles a W e w e n t o ut w ith Guido’s English cousins today C aroline explained w h a t Cockney rhym ing slang is all a bout and David ta u g h t us how to o rd e r a d rink in a pub o r Y esterday we all had to choose a place we w anted to visit outside London I chose Oxford and B ic e s te r Village In Oxford I visited som e of th e colleges of one of th e m o s t fam ous u n ive rsities in th e w orld In B ic e s te r Village I g ot som e g re a t shopping b argains - they sell designe r labels at half price! CD 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 A b ird ’s eye view of London B eer ta s tin g Royals and politicians W in d s o r, Eton and Runnymede A new tow n Relaxing o utd oo rs London by night A su rp ris in g e n cou n ter A bargain f t \ \ \ ■” \ Useful Addresses Britain V isito r C entre Piccadilly, London SW1 -X- V V British Tourist A uthority T ham es Tower, B lack’s Road London W 9EU Tel: 8 B 0 w w w v is itb rita in o rg : V : ■ " ■ "Vi : "\'Z / I : V; v: V , London Tourist Board Inform ation C entres are located a t th e follow ing places: V ic to ria S tation F o re c o u rt Liverpool S tre e t S tation F o re c o u rt T erm inals ,2 ,3 U ndergrou n d s ta tio n co ncourse H e a th ro w A irp o rt H :: W ritte n e nquiries should be addressed to: London Tourist Board Correspondence Glen House, Stag Place London SW 1E 5LT ■Mill - 'V V V l;:'V:;:'':V VT ll;II The Family Records C entre M yddelton S tre e t Tel: 0 Guided W alks: The Original London W alks Tel: ■ Canal B o a t Trips: London W a te rb u s Company Tel: 2 6 River C ruises: C atam aran C ruisers Tel: 1 Tham es Cruises Tel: 3 R Sightseeing Buses: Original London Sightseeing Tour Tel: 8 7 2 The Big Bus Company Tel: 4 H orse Riding in London: Hyde Park Riding Stables Tel: 7 Guided Cycle Rides: The London Bicycle Tour Company Tel: 8 w w w london bicycle.com \ Si y , \ / \ \ N J y: s\ \ y y r In and around London Tapescripts p 11 {T rack ) It is th e th ird day of s u m m e r school a t The C le m e n ts’ School of Languages in London T e a ch e rs fro m many d iffe re n t c o u n trie s have com e here to spend a w eek im proving th e ir English John Evans is one of th e te a c h e rs a t th e school He is w elcom ing th e s tu d e n ts and answ e rin g th e ir questions ‘W e lco m e to o u r school! My nam e is P e te r Evans and I am one of th e s tu d e n ts here It is a g re a t pleasure to w elcom e you to B rig h to n and to s u m m e r school W e have a m onth to explore London to g e th e r W e will discover som e of London’s geography and tra d itio n s as well as enjoying all th e m odern a sp e cts of London th a t m ake it such a fa scin a tin g city - th e re s ta u n ts and cinem as, th e a tre s and m usicals, pubs and bars And we will also m e e t som e of th e d iffe re n t types of Londoners You will, of co u rse , also have som e tim e to w ork! London is an exciting, cosm o p o lita n city I n ’t th in k you will be tire d fo r a m inute A re you all looking fo rw a rd to your s ta y ? ’ p 21 (T c k B) Receptionist: Good morning, H arrods departm ent store How may I help you? M rs Paton-Sm ith: Good morning, I would like to order some things to be delivered to my home please Receptionist: Certainly, madam W hich departm ent would you like to speak to? M rs Paton-Sm ith: The w om en’s clothing departm ent, please Receptionist: One m om ent please, I’ll put you through A s sista n t : H arrods’ w om en’s clothing departm ent M rs Paton-Sm ith: Hello, I would like to o rder a cream coloured m an’s scarf please A s sista n t : I’m afraid you’ll have to speak to the m en’s clothing departm ent M rs Paton-Sm ith: Oh, all right A s sista n t : I’ll ju st put you through M rs Paton-Sm ith: Thank you A s sista n t 2: M en’s clothing departm ent, how may I help you? M rs Paton-Sm ith: Pardon? A s sista n t 2: This is the m en’s clothing departm ent, madam M rs Paton-Sm ith: Oh no, I don’t need to buy m en’s clothes, I am not a man As a m a tte r of fa c t I live alone and I’m refurbishing my house so I need to speak to the home furnishings departm ent A s sista n t 2: Certainly, madam A s sista n t 3: Home furnishings, may I help you? M rs Paton-Sm ith: Yes, I’d like to buy a new bed fo r my holiday home A s sista n t 3: W ell, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid you’re speaking to the wrong departm ent M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, put me through to the rig h t departm ent, will you? A s sista n t 4: This is the furniture departm ent, how may I help you? M rs Paton-Sm ith: Ah yes, I’d like to purchase a new lamp for my sitting room A s sista n t 4: I’m afraid you’ve been put through to the w rong departm ent M rs Paton-Sm ith: The wrong departm ent; how is th a t possible? A s sista n t 4: I’m awfully sorry, madam, but if you don’t mind waiting, I’ll put you through to the right departm ent M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, I’m afraid I mind waiting I’ve been waiting all morning I have a very long shopping list: crockery fo r my kitchen, a new lamp fo r the sitting room , a new brass bed, a present fo r the a rch ite ct and lots of goodies to eat fo r to m o rro w ’s house warm ing A s sista n t 4: I see, madam Then you need to speak to the kitchen departm ent, the In and around London lighting departm ent, the furniture departm ent and finally to the food hall M rs Paton-Sm ith: W ell, th a t’s exactly w hat I have been trying to if you were not all so incompetent I’m afraid at this point the only departm ent I need to speak to is the stationery departm ent to order pen and paper to w rite a very long letter of complaint A s sista n t 4: Ah well, I’m afraid the stationery departm ent is mom entarily closed fo r renovation, madam, but if you like I can take your o rder myself and have it delivered to you today p (T c k ) W e s ta rte d o u r to u r in V ic to ria W e b o ught o u r tic k e ts on th e bus They c o s t £1 0 each The bus w as one of th e fam ou s ‘Double D e cke r’ buses w ith an open top It w as really cool! As th e 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 to B uckingham Palace w h e re we saw T h e Changing of th e G uard’ W e w e re very lucky to have such a good view as th e re w ere hun dre ds of people g a th e re d 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 s to re and we g o t off th e bus here to som e shopping Then we g o t on a n o th e r bus, w hich to o k us p a s t Hyde P ark C o rn e r and S elfrid ges s to re on Oxford S tre e t to th e M arylebone Road, w here we visited th e fa m o us M adam e T ussaud ’s W a xw o rk M useum Our next bus to o k us p a st th e house of S herlock H olm es in B aker S tre e t and on to T o tte n h a m C o u rt Road W e stopped a t 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 ogical re m a in s fro m a n c ie n t civilisations The m useum is so big th a t you can spend several days th e re and n o t see all of th e co llections! W e had lunch in the cafe at the British Museum and then we continued eastw ards into the City of London, w here we saw St Paul’s Cathedral, the M onum ent and the ultra-m odern Lloyd’s of London building >■ h mm h mm h mm mm W hen we arrived at the Tower of London we got off the bus and took some photographs fro m Tower Bridge □ u r next bus took us back into the W e s t End W e saw Piccadilly Circus and the statue of Eros and some of the many th e a tre s in Shaftesbury Avenue Then we w ent to Trafalgar Square, w here we got off the bus to feed the hundreds of pigeons th a t gather there Our last stop was Covent Garden, where we had a drink in a cafe and watched the many stre e t entertainers A fter th a t we were so tired th a t we decided to take a taxi back to our hostel p (T c k ) • Excuse me, could you tell me where the church is? Yes, go stra ig h t on until you come to the roundabout Turn rig h t and the church is on your left • Excuse me, is there a newsagent’s near here? Yes, take the firs t turning on the right and you will see the newsagent’s on your right-hand side Excuse me, w here’s the nearest tube station? Take the firs t turning on your left Keep walking until you come to a crossroads You will see the tube station on the right hand corner Excuse me, can you tell me where there is a superm arket? Yes, take the firs t right and then the second left You will see the superm arket on your left p (T c k ) NO TTING HILL CARNIVAL Tara: Are you going to the Carnival? Anna: W ell, I don’t really know much about it W h a t’s it all about? David: It’s the best! Tara: Notting Hill Carnival’s the largest s tre e t festival in Europe It’s mostly a Caribbean festival but th e re are also In and around London representatives of all the different cultures th a t make up London So you get a m artial a rts dem onstration followed by a Caribbean Steel Band David: The best bits are the live music stages featuring bands from all over the world Tara: But some of the best music is on the sound system s ’cos people mix it on the spot, so you get some really original reggae, jazz, hip-hop and house music Anna: So you party in the s tre e t listening to all this music? Tara: Yeah! And you watch the procession of floats of costum ed a rtists as they go through the stre e ts of N otting Hill Each float is playing a different song And each one is louder than the one before It’s amazing! David: There’s food too Loads of it Caribbean specialities like Jerk Chicken and Jambalaya Anna: So when is it and how much are the tickets? David: It takes place on the last Sunday and Monday in A ugust and it’s totally free It s ta rts at o’clock in the morning and goes on ’til midnight T ara: So are you going to come with us? Anna: Definitely! TROOPING THE COLOUR This cerem ony celebrates the Queen’s official birthday It takes place annually in June A t am the Queen leaves Buckingham Palace and arrives at Horse Guard’s Parade at 11 am As the Queen reaches the Saluting Base, the National Anthem is played and a gun salute is fired There follows a spectacular display of marching and drilling bands of the Household Division including mounted bands, trum p eters, massed bands, pipe and drum s The Queen re tu rn s to Buckingham Palace at pm and appears on the balcony at pm, at which tim e the Royal A ir Force perform s a flypast in her honour Tickets fo r the seated area cost about £ p (T c k ) M iss Saigon plays at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane P erform ances are at Monday to Saturday and there are two matinee perform ances at pm on W ednesday and Saturday The perform ance lasts hours and minutes The story is about the tragic love affair between a young Vietnamese girl and an Am erican soldier during the fall of Saigon in There are great special effects including a helicopter th a t comes in to land on stage S tarlight Express plays at the Apollo Theatre in Victoria P erform ances are at Monday to Saturday and there are matinee perform ances on Tuesday and Saturday at pm The perform ance lasts hours and minutes This fast-paced musical is about the race to find the biggest, fa ste st engine on the American railway The audience is seated in the middle of the action as the cast, who are dressed as trains, roller-skate around a tra c k encircling the auditorium Andrew Lloyd W e b b e r’s high velocity musical is a dazzling theatrical experience Don’t miss it! W e st Side Story plays at the Prince of W ales Theatre P erform ances are at Monday to Saturday and there are two matinee perform ances at pm on Thursday and Saturday The perform ance lasts hours and minutes The story is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet as love transcends ethnic gang w arfare on the mean stre e ts of ’s New York Exuberant and colourful dancing! p (T c k ) W elcom e aboard the Pride o f London sightseeing boat W e will shortly be leaving W e s tm in s te r Pier and travelling dow nstream to Greenwich Our to u r this afternoon will last approximately minutes The firs t bridge we pass under is W e s tm in s te r Bridge On the north bank, above the bridge, are the Houses of In and around London Parliament H ungerford Bridge is the next bridge we pass under It carries railway traffic to Charing Cross Station and is a convenient crossing point fo r pedestrians going to The South Bank Centre This huge complex houses three concert halls, an a rt gallery, the National Film Theatre and three th eatres as well as restaurants and bars Ju st before we pass under W aterloo Bridge, on the north bank, you will see Cleopatra’s Needle, a pink obelisk dating from 0 BC, which was a gift from Egypt in Ju st beyond the bridge, on the north bank, are the Courtauld Galleries, which have one of the greatest collections of Im pressionist and PostIm pressionist paintings in the world On the south bank, a fter Blackfriars Bridge, you will see the thatched roof of the new Shakespeare’s Globe, an authentic reconstruction of the th e a tre where W illiam Shakespeare’s plays were originally perform ed Ju st past the Globe are Southwark Cathedral and Southwark Bridge London Bridge comes next In Shakespeare’s day London Bridge was also a stre e t and had wooden houses on either side It was the custom then to display the severed heads of crim inals a fte r execution at either side of the bridge On the south bank just beyond London Bridge is Hay’s Galleria This converted warehouse building, where cargoes of tea used to be landed, is now a complex of shops and restaurants On the left bank stands one of London’s m ost fam ous landmarks, the Tower of London, which was built by W illiam the Conqueror in Visit the Jewel House, where the Crown Jewels are kept and T ito rs’ Gate, through which prisoners entered the Tower on th e ir way to execution Ahead you can now see Tower Bridge, the m ost fam ous of all London’s bridges A fascinating exhibition inside the bridge explains the technology used to lift the drawbridge Ju st beyond, in St Katherine’s Dock, is the W o rld Trade 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 - 0 feet high and is the tallest building in London W e have now arrived at Greenwich Pier w here we will dock and you will continue sightseeing on foot p (T c k ) Q How many foreign visitors come to Britain each year? A Last year 5 million foreign visitors came to Britain Q W h e re the majority of visitors come from ? A France, USA, Germany and Ireland Q How many Italians visit Britain? A Last year there were million Italian visitors Q W ho are the biggest spenders? A The Am ericans are the biggest spenders Last year they spent over £ billion in Britain Q How much revenue does Britain make from overseas tourism ? A Britain makes more than £ billion from overseas tourism It is one of B ritain’s m ost im portant industries Q W h a t are the m ost popular attractions in London? A The top five m ost popular London a ttra ctio n s are the British Museum, M adam e Tussaud’s, the Tower of London, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum Q W hich are the m ost popular months fo r to u rists to visit Britain? A The m ost popular months fo r to u rists to visit Britain are July and August However, visitors who are able to come in the less busy m onths will benefit from lower prices and many special offers Q W h a t benefits does tourism have on the British economy? A Tourism supports around 1.7 million jobs One in five of all new jobs in Britain are in the to u ris t industry r Picture Acknowledgements Photographs in this volume are by Emilio Zanelli and from the Cideb archives, except for: Page The London Eye, Southbank, London (Britain on View); Pages and London map 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 The Royal Standard, W indsor Castle, Berkshire (Britain on View); Page 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 -2 ) by John Constable (17 76-18 ) © Tate, London 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 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 The London Eye, Southbank, London (Britain on View); Page 131 The Millennium Bridge, London (Britain on View) Stadtbibliothek Berlin - Mitte N 1 < 9 Philipp-Schaeffer-Bibliothek 456 « *J ■ I L J L J I ■ 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 level The m a j o r i t y of the text and 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 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 t COUNTY H.AI AA 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) y 'Today British we are going to establishments The talk two about 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 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 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 Opposite page, detail from Buckingham Palace ^gsjosmfe m nn w B w w i'l'’ j J J t P f iy iJ ; DID YOU KNOW? n 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 In and around London 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 —ySZ3i A G A IN ST represent tradition old-fashioned encourage tourism expensive symbol of a country cause scandal encourage charity can't be elected Do you k n o w w h ich party is currently in p ow er in the UK? ... 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