My grand tour of London

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I’m in London with my parents and Maisie, my little sister. We arrived from Australia three days ago and on Sunday morning we went on a tour on an open-top bus! The tour started in Trafalgar Square. It’s got a very, very, VERY tall monument called Nelson’s Column. There’s a statue of Nelson on it. He was a famous British admiral about 300 years ago. Our tour guide on the bus was quite funny. Did you know that Nelson only had one eye and one arm?

Glossary eye occhio arm braccio

1 Where is Aiden from? 2 Who went to London with Aiden? 3 Where is Nelson’s column?

Go Live! Level 2 Unit 4, Skills and Culture, p.50 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Next, the bus passed the Houses of Parliament and we saw Big Ben. Well, we didn’t really see Big Ben. Everyone thinks that Big Ben is the tall clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament, but it isn’t! Big Ben is the bell. Then the bus went to Buckingham Palace. That’s the home of the British royal family, of course. It’s an enormous white house. I took some photos, but we didn’t see the Queen.

Glossary clock tower torre​ dell’orologio bell campana

4 What is Big Ben? 5 Who lives in Buckingham Palace?

Go Live! Level 2 Unit 4, Skills and Culture, p.50 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The bus turned left and right, and left and right… . There was lots of traffic and lots of tourists everywhere. We left the bus in front of Hamley’s, an enormous toy shop. It was awesome! Maisie is seven and she wanted everything. I’m thirteen and I wanted everything, too! I didn’t buy anything, but it’s my birthday next week, and I think Dad bought something for me. h

6 Did Aiden buy anything in Hamley’s? 7 When is Aiden’s birthday?

Go Live! Level 2 Unit 4, Skills and Culture, p.50 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Later, we went to Covent Garden. It isn’t really a garden; it’s an area of London! It’s got a market, and lots of shops, cafés and restaurants. It’s famous for street musicians and performers. We watched some clowns and they were really funny. We had tickets for a theatre near Covent Garden in the afternoon, and the show was great. I really liked it, but Maisie didn’t – she slept!

8 What did Aiden do in the afternoon?

Go Live! Level 2 Unit 4, Skills and Culture, p.50 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE