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Before you watch

1 Circlethecorrectanswers.Usethemaptohelpyou.

An action film or recycling?6

2 Whatdoyoulikedoingattheweekend?Tick(4)theactivitiesyoulike.

playingsport watchingTV playingcomputergames

goingshopping goingtothecinema goingforawalk

usingtheInternet watchingsport hangingoutwithfriends

visitingrelatives goingtomuseums listeningtobands

cooking goingtothegym doinghomework

While you watch

3 Circlethecorrectanswer.

1 Josh,MeganandSamarewaitingforCharlottenear.......

a. GreenwichMarket b. theRoyalObservatory c. thecinema

2 Sampointsto.......

a. CanaryWharf b. theLondonEye c. theTowerofLondon

3 Joshwantstoseeafilmcalled.......

a. Blood Banquet b. Bone Crusher c. Lone Ranger

4 Samwantstobuy......forMegan.

a. stamps b.photographs c. postcards

5 MeganthinksSam’srecyclingprojectis.......

a. boring b. brilliant c. fascinating

1 WhatdoesGMTstandfor? a. GreenwichMeanTime b. GreaterMetroTime c. GrandMeasuredTime

2 HowmanyhoursbehindGMTisNewYork?

a. three b. five c. seven

3 Whydoweneedtimezones? a. sopeopleareawakeindaylight b. tomakeinternationaltelephonecalls c. tohelptheozonelayer

4 HowmanytimezonesarethereintheUnitedStates?

a. two b. four c. six

5 Whenit’smiddayinLondon,what’sthetimeinTokyo? a. 7pm b. 9pm c. midnight

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After you watch

1 Whosaidthis?Tick(4)thebox. Sam Megan

1 Wehavetocheckthecinematimes.

2 Tellmemoreabouttherecyclingcentre.

3 Youdon’thavetowatcheverybit.

4 Somestoriesarevery,verydull.

5 It’sactuallyfascinating.

2 Tick(4)thesentenceineachpairwhichusesthePresentContinuouswithfuturemeaning.

1 WearemeetingatGreenwichMarketatthemoment.

WearemeetingatGreenwichMarketnextSaturday.

2 Samisvisitingtherecyclingcentrelatertoday.

Samisvisitinghisgrandmotheratthemoment.

3 Charlotteiscomingsoon.

Look!Charlotteiscoming.

4 Samisbuyingsomepostcardsnow.

Charlotteisbuyingaticketforthecinemalater.

5 I’mgettingtired.

I’mgettingatourthisevening.

3 MatchAandBtomakesentences.

A B

1 Tobesureofseeingthefilm,...... a ifshedoesn’twantto.

2 Youdon’thavetobe...... b straighthomeafterschool.He’sgothomeworktodo.

3 Joshhastogo...... c youhavetocheckthecinematimes.

4 Ihavetowatchthroughmyfingers...... d whenthefilmgetsreallyscary.

5 Megandoesn’thavetogotothe e nearCanaryWharftoseeit. recyclingcentre......

An action film or recycling?

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Extra

1 Readthetext.

An action film or recycling?

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2 Answerthequestions.

1 HowmanymarketsarethereinLondon?

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2 WhatwasCoventGardenoriginallyusedfor?

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3 WhatcanyouwatchinCoventGardentoday?

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4 WhereisCamdenMarket?

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5 WhatcanyoubuyalotofinPortobelloRoadmarket?

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3 Writeaboutamarketoranotherplaceyoulikevisiting.

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Londonerslovemarkets.Therearehundredsofmarketsforfruitandvegetables,forantiques–infactforalltypesofthings.Let’slookatthreeofthem.

CoventGardenusedtobeLondon’scentralfruitandvegetablemarket.Allthefruitandvegetablesellersmovedoutinthe1970s,butthentheareare-openedasatouristattractionin1980.Ithasgotjewellery,craftandclothingstores,restaurantsandcafés.It’salsoagoodplacetowatchstreetperformers.

CamdenMarketisactuallyaseriesofmarketsnearacanaljusttothenorthofcentralLondon.Itisverypopularwithyoungpeoplebecausetherearealotoffashionstallsthere.

TothewestofLondonisPortobelloRoad,amarketthathasgotakilometreofshopsandstalls.Thismarkethasgotalotofantiquesandsecond-handbooks.

London’s Markets