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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
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