The first painting is in the Moma (= Museum Of Modern Art) in New York; the second one is in the National Gallery in London. Try to describe the paintings and compare them. What can you say about the colours? the common elements? Which picture do you prefer? Why?
You are going to write a paragraph for a guidebook.
> Terry went to London for his holidays; Mark went to New York this summer. Back home, Mark and Terry compare their holiday and their photo albums.
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> Mark took a picture of the Empire State Building; Terry took a picture of Big Ben in London. Describe the pictures and compare these buildings using the information from the grid below.
The Empire State Building
Big Ben
Height
381 m
96 m
Date of construction
1931
1859
Number of visitors
9,500 visitors
a dayNo visitors:
you cannot
visit the Tower!
Famous skylines
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> Who was William Shakespeare (1564-1616)?
William Shakespeare lived in the 16th century; he wrote 37 very famous plays, like Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. He was also a poet.
The Globe is an old-looking theatre where you can see comedies and tragedies by Shakespeare. You can sit on wooden seats or stand in the yard in front of the stage, very near the actors … In fact, you are so near that you can almost touch them! It's like reality!
The settings, the costumes and the make up are great. But the plays are sometimes long (3 hours) if you are standing. And as the theatre doesn't have a roof, when it rains, it rains on the audience! So don't forget your umbrella …
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Let's discover Notting Hill Carnival > Listen to Julia. She is a TV reporter and is preparing a documentary on the Notting Hill Carnival. What is it like?
Big Ben is not the name of the tower but the name of the biggest bell in the tower: it weighs 13 tonnes, the equivalent of 12 cars!
Imagine you are a guidebook writer and write a paragraph about one of these places: Madame Tussaud's, The London Eye, The National Gallery, Wembley Stadium, The Globe, Big Ben, Hyde Park, The Sherlock Holmes Museum …
You have to present the place, to give specific information and explain why it is a great place. Don't forget to include pictures (you can print them out or draw them yourself)!
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