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Skills

Reading

1 Read about three places in London and match them to sentences 1–6.

1 You don’t have to pay to go in. ...................................................................................................................
2 It’s dark in here. ...................................................................................................................
3 It’s not far to theatres from here. ...................................................................................................................
4 You often have to wait to go in. ...................................................................................................................
5 You can touch many things here. ...................................................................................................................
6 People sing and act outside here. ...................................................................................................................

Your top three places in London

What are the best places The Science Museum
to go to in London? Here You can find three of
are our readers’ top three – London’s biggest museums
with some comments! in Kensington: the Natural
History Museum, the Victoria
and Albert Museum, and the
Science Museum. The last
of these is the most popular
with teenagers – and not only
because it’s free! Here, you can find out about everything: earthquakes,
the history of flight, space travel and the human body. You can see
Stephenson’s Rocket, which was the first ever train, and the Apollo
spacecraft.
‘I love it because there are a lot of hands-on things – things to touch and
pull and play with. Lots of fun!’ Andy, 15

The London Dungeon
If you like museums which are
exciting, scary and teach you lots
about a city, then this is the place
for you! This is one of London’s
biggest tourist attractions, and it’s
just round the corner from the
London Eye. There’s usually a
big queue outside, so try to come
here early if you can. This fun, Covent Garden
interactive museum is all about Covent Garden is a very popular place in London. People who like
prisons, torture and death during music, food and shopping love the special atmosphere of this famous
the history of London. You can area. Until the 1970s, Covent Garden was a flower market, but now it
also see lots of actors who perform has cool shops, cafés, restaurants and street theatre. You can see lots
shows about famous murderers like of street performers who entertain tourists with puppet shows, crazy
Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper dancing and beautiful singing. There are lots of interesting theatres and
– so don’t come alone! museums nearby, too.
‘Brilliant! It’s dark and cold and ‘I love going there in the summer. You can stand in the piazza and watch
scary – and I loved it!’ Alan, 16 the street entertainment – and that’s great!’ Aisha, 17

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