LONDON MARKETS

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London’s full of exciting (1)__________ to do, but if (2)__________ want to get an (3)__________ of how Londoners live, (4)__________ one of its markets. (5)__________’s a small selection.

PORTOBELLO ROAD   This famous market was (6)__________ location for the popular (7)__________ Notting Hill. On Saturdays (8)__________ market sells antiques, jewellery, (9)__________ and souvenirs. A section (10)__________ the middle sells fruit (11)__________ vegetables every day of (12)__________ week. It’s quite touristy (13)__________ can get crowded, but (14)__________’s always lively.

COVENT GARDEN   (15)__________ name Covent Garden comes (16)__________ the Middle Ages, when (17)__________ Convent of St. Peter (18)__________ a large vegetable garden. (19)__________ original market sold fruit (20)__________ vegetables, but today it (21)__________ sells crafts, jewellery and (22)__________ six days a week, (23)__________ antiques on Mondays. A (24)__________ of people come for (25)__________ atmosphere, with cafes, restaurants (26)__________ performances by buskers and (27)__________ street artists.

BOROUGH MARKET   (28)__________ it’s less famous than (29)__________ Road and Covent Garden, (30)__________ has the longest history, (31)__________ is one of the (32)__________’s largest food markets. Open (33)__________ Friday and Saturday, you (34)__________ buy food from around (35)__________ world. It’s also famous (36)__________ its beautiful Victorian architecture, (37)__________ was a location for (38)__________ third Harry Potter film.

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Did You Want to Tell Me Something?

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224 [75] 1. Had the dentist in the story pulled out one of the writer's teeth? What had he told him to do? ( ... and ... ) 2. Did he ask several questions? Could the patient answer them? ( ... but ... ) 3. What was his mouth full of? 4. Did he suddenly discover something wrong? Could he say anything? ( ... but ... ) 5. What did the dentist eventually remove from his mouth? What did the writer tell him? ( ... and ...)

CLUES >> cotton-wool / the cotton-wool / he had pulled out the wrong tooth! / not (x2) / rest for a while

224 [75] The dentist ...

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A Thirsty Ghost

Review of Tenses

223 [70] 1. What did Mr Ian Thomson buy recently? Is it haunted? What is he going to do with it? ( ... but ... so ... ) 2. Was there a strange noise in the bar one night? Was the room in disorder the next morning? ( ... and ... ) 3. What else did Mr Thomson find? 4. Does he believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink? 5. Does anybody in the village want to buy the inn?

CLUES >> a public house / nobody / not / the lights were on / sell it

223 [70] Mr Ian ...

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Expensive and Uncomfortable

VERB + Preposition

222 [70] 1. Where did the plane from London arrive? What did workers unload from it? ( ... and ... ) 2. What did they contain? 3. Was one of those boxes extremely heavy? What did a worker do? ( ... so ... ) 4. What did he find on top of a pile of woollen goods? 5. Was the man arrested? 6. Had he travelled in the box from London or from Sydney? 7. How much did he have to pay? 8. How much does an ordinary ticket cost?

CLUES >> 585 pounds / 985 pounds / a number of wooden boxes / at Sydney airport / clothing / open up the box

222 [70] The plane ...

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A Clear Conscience

 

The Passive

221 [70] 1. Where was the local butcher Sam Benton taking his savings? What did he lose? ( ... but ... ) 2. Did Sam receive half his money three months later, or did he receive all his money? Did he receive a note? ( ... not only ... but ... as well.) 3. What did the note say? 4. Did the thief include a note every time he sent Sam more money? 5. What did the last note say?

CLUES >> "A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!" / "I am 100 per cent honest now!" / half the money he had lost / to the post-office / wallet

221 [70] The local ... , but ...

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