London

A FOREIGNER IN BRITAIN

Chapter 1: Traditional London

• Aida García
• Marina Hernández
• VÍctor Pascual.
• Patricia Pradillo

INDEX

01

London

02

London Attractions

03

Trafalgar Square

04

The Globe Theatre

05

William Shakespeare

06

Typical Food

07

Conclusion

08

Bibliography

LONDON

• Is the capital of the UK.
• Population of almost 8 million people.
• The currency is the pound sterling.
• Principal transport : Underground.
• Prime minister : Theresa May
• Royal family

LONDON ATTRACTIONS

Big Ben

London Eye

Buckingham Palace

The Tower of London

Westminster Abbey

Covent Garden

Picadilly Circus

Abbey Road

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

• Square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
• Monuments and places.
• New Year celebration and the Christmas ceremony.
• Political demonstrations.
• Parade on October 21.
• Chinese New Year in London.

THE GLOBE THEATRE

• South bank of the River Thames.
• Most of Shakespeare's plays were performed for the first time.
• 1599-17th century-1997.
• Shape of an 'O'.
• April until October.
• Seats 1000 and 700 (groundlings).

DIFFERENCES

• Wear modern clothes.
• Women weren't allowed to be actresses.
• Groundlings ate, drank and talked.
• Now, much more polite.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

• 1564-1616.
• English playwright and poet.
• Considered the best dramatist of all time.
• He left school at an early age.
• He was already known as an actor.
• Fourteen comedies, ten tragedies and ten historical dramas.
• Main works: Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

PUBS:

Beer and fish & chips

FISH and CHIPSCHICKEN and MUSHROOMS PIEBEEF and ONION PIESUNDAY ROAST

Daily menu

BRUNCH

TEA TIME

Hours: From 14 to 18To eat: sandwiches, cakes, scones, biscuits

Hours: From 10 to 16To eat: eggs, sausages, beans, fruits...

London's a very modern and cosmopolitan city, but it's also very traditional

Bibliography

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