2 READING

a Quickly read the guidebook extract about the London Eye and answer the ąuestions.

1    How high is the London Eye?    -

2    How far can you see on a elear day?    -

3    How many capsules are there?    -

4    How many passengers are there in each capsule? -

5    How long is the trip?    -

6    How fast does it move?    -

7    What time does it open / close? In the summer -

In the winter _

8    Can you get tickets on the day you want to go?

9    Where is the ticket Office?    -

10 Which underground station is near the London Eye?-

The gondon Eye

The London Eye was opened on w New Year’s Eve 1999 to celebrate the Millennium. It is 135 metres high, and from the top you can see all of London. & jg On a elear day you can even see '% Windsor Castle, which is 40 gk\ kilometres away. The London Eye has 32 capsules, each with Rg|e H81BB! for 25 people. Each ‘trip’ lasts 30 minutes.

□Łgi N it moves ąuite slowly, at a speed óf about 15 metres a minutę, but it never mm 4 -fj i stops. SffllM have to get on when it’s moving.

Opening times Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the winter.

Tickets In advance Online or by phone. A limited number of tickets are available on the day from the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to queue.

How to get there 5 minutes’ walk from Waterloo underground station.

www. londoneye .corn

b Match the highlighted words and expressions with their meanings.

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before you go

you can buy them

every day

to wait in a linę

space (for people or things)

people who are travelling

3    VOCABULARY places in a city

a Is there a building in your town with a very good view? Where is it? Whats its name?

b O p.152 Vocabulary Bank Town and city.

4    SPEAKING

In pairs, answer these ąuestions.

_ ... Your town

Tourist Information

1    Do you live in a village, town, or city?

2    Do many tourists visit? When do they come?

3    Are there any important tourist areas near where you live?

4    Where you live, is there...? Write the name.

an interesting museum    _i

a fomous Street    _

a beautiful square    _

a famous bridge    _

a good art gallery    _

an old castle    __

an important church or mosque ____

a good department storę    ___

a good, ćheap hotel    tt '-

a Street market

5    What are the top three tourist attractions in your town?

5    PRONUNCIATION city names

Place names in the UK and Ireland are sometimes difficult for visitors to pronounce and understand, e.g. Leicester /'lesto/.

a ⁶-¹⁴'^ Listen. What are the eight cities?

b Listen again and repeat the city names. Which city names have an hi sound?

c Practise saying the city names.

A o p.157 Sound Bank. Look at the spellings for hl.

6    6.15 SONG Waterloo Sunset

c Would you like to go on the London Eye? Why (not)?