Lesson 3 - Vocabulary - URBAN LIFE

VOCABULARY (INSTITUTIONS AND PLACES TO VISIT)

Read this text about London, and complete it by choosing the correct option for each gap

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II. Listen to the general information about London played to visitors on a sightseeing bus, and use it to answer your friend’s questions: (RECORDING!)

(from http://www.wikipedia.org)

London's vast urban area is often divided into a large set of districts (e.g. Bloomsbury, Mayfair and Whitechapel among dozens of others). These are, for the most part, informal designations which have become commonplace through tradition, with no official boundaries. One area of London which does have a strict definition is the City of London (usually just called The City), which is the principal financial district of the entire UK and home to the London Stock Exchange, numerous banks, brokers, insurers and legal and accounting firms. The City has its own governance and boundaries, giving it a distinctive status as a "city within a city". London's other financial hub is the Docklands area in the east of the city, dominated by the Canary Wharf complex, whilst many other businesses are located in the City of Westminster, which is the home of the UK's national government.
The West End is London's main entertainment and shopping district, with locations such as Oxford Street, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus acting as tourist magnets. The neighbouring West London region, further out from the centre, is now known for fashionable and expensive residential areas such as Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea.
Meanwhile, the eastern side of London contains the East End — the area closest to the original Port of London, known for its high immigrant population, as well as for being one of the poorest areas in London. The surrounding East London area, of which the East End is seen to form a part, saw much of London's early industrial development, and is currently part of the Thames Gateway regeneration project that includes the 2012 Olympics. North London and South London are informal divisions of the capital made by the River Thames, although they can define varying areas.
London has a number of open spaces scattered throughout the city. The largest of these in the central area are the Royal Parks of Hyde Park and its neighbour Kensington Gardens at the western edge of central London, and Regent's Park on the northern edge. Hyde Park, in particular, is popular for sports and sometimes hosts open-air concerts.
(http://www.wikipedia.org)

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