COVENT GARDEN
Do you remember Covent Garden? We went there the first day and we had a lot of fun there: Do you remember the man (or the woman) flying, and dressed and painted on gold? We spent a lot of time thinking about how this person could be flying. We said he could have a type of chair under the trousers, a stick trough the arm,...
Do you remember the man who was telling jokes on the Street and urged us to say "jump!" several times so the people looked to the sky? And when this man insulted chinese people and a lot of them appeared near of us, so he started to apologize?
Do you remember the violinists who were playing their instruments at the bottom of the stairs?
Do you remember the clown of the square who was walking on ropes or climbing with plastic bricks?
In my opinión, Covent Garden is a crazy zone, with crazy people, but, at the same time, it is lovely with its old toy stores, its expensive jewelers, its restaurants and small and big shops and, of course, its wonderful monument with its name.
HISTORY AND LOCATION
Originally, the land on which Covent Garden is was known as the Garden of Convent, a farmland where vegetables grown to give food to the monks of the Saint Peter's Convent . In 1540 the lands were confiscated by King Henry VIII and assigned to the first Earl of Bedford, John Russell. In 1632 the fourth Earl of Bedford began to build here the first modern public square of London, surrounding it with luxury buildings for the richest population.
During the Great Fire of London ,many traders with their businesses destroyed, moved to Covent Garden, occupying the square. In 1830 a building was built in the center to house a market.
Covent Garden is a district in London, at east of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is always associated with the fruit and vegetable market in the central square, altough now is a popular shopping and tourist site. it has access to the Royal Opera House, which is also known as "Covent Garden". The north part of the district has independent shops, while the south contains the central square with its street performers and most of the elegant buildings, theatres and other interesting sites, including the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and the London Transport Museum.
QUESTIONS
1- What did you liked the most from Covent Garden?
2- Could you describe one of the sites I have noun in the text, such as the Royal Opera House?
3- Do you have any theory about how the gold man could "float"?
4- What did you do when we were there? Did you bought something?
5- Would you like to come back to Covent Garden?
Hello classmates!
ReplyDelete1- The thing that I liked more in Covent Garden was the Apple's Shop, some friends and me passed a good time there!
2- The Royal Opera House is a theatre where takes place some shows.
3- The gold man could sit in the air because there was a stick which hold him! It was very extrange.
4- I didn't buy anything because products were very expensive there. I was visitings different places like a little square where a quartet was playing music.
5- I would like very much come back to there because it was very funny!
Good night people!
Hello!!!
ReplyDeleteAn incredible post Inma, you have done quite well it and you remember all things that we did in Covent Garden hahaha. Also you have written some history of it and it's interesting... Congratulations!!!
1. I like the most the ice creams' shop, they were delicious...
2. Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster.
3. He could float because his clothes covered a small seat which was held by a wire that we couldn't see and it was close to the ground... I think.
4. Well, first some of us went to walk along the Covent Garden to see the shops, restaurants... then we were seeing some interesting stalls to buy something but finally some girls bought a delicious ice cream.
5. Of course!! With closed eyes...
Good afternoon to everybody Ü
1.- I like the chocolate's shop.
ReplyDelete2.-Drury Lane is a street in the Covent Garden area of London, between Aldwych and High Holborn.
3.-The golden man could sit in the air because there was a stick that hold.
4.- First we went to walk along the Covent Garden to see the restaurants, shops... then we saw some shops to buy something.
5.- Of course!!!!
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ReplyDelete1) I liked specially when the man told us the jokes. I spent a perfect time laughing
2) The Royal Opera House is a place where some events like concerts or theaters take place
3) I think that he had a stick under the clothes. But this man did a perfect rol
4) I didn´t bought anything but I was walking along Covent Garden with some classmates
5) In general, I would like to come back to London. Of course, one day I hope to visit Covent Garden
Byee!
Hi Inma! Hi class!
ReplyDeleteTask 1| As Antonio, what I liked the most was when the comedian was acting.
Task 2| The London Transport Museum explains the transport heritage of UK's capital city. There is one in Convent Garden and another one in Acton.
Task 3| I think that he had, as you said, a chair under the trousers and a stick holding it.
Task 4| I bought a slushie, I don't know why, but I bought one.
Task 5| As the rest of the class, not only to Covent Garden, but London in general. That city is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO wonderful.
Bye class! Bye Inma!
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ReplyDelete1-. I liked the most was when the comedian was acting.
2-.The Royal Opera House is a place where some events like concerts or theaters take place.
3-.I think that he had a chair under the trousers and a stick holding it, or something like that.
4-.Yes, i bought a delicious ice cream!
4-.Yes, of course, but not only come back to Covent Garden, come back to London in general.
Hello!:)
ReplyDelete1-As most of my partners, I liked when the magician started to make jokes to the people.
2- The Theatre Royal is a theatre were a lot of different plays and musicals take place.
3-I think that there was a kind of chair join to a stick that he was holding with his hand and hi was covering it with his coat.
4-I went to see the different shops.
5- Yes, of course, it has a lot of different shops and it was very funny!
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ReplyDeleteInma, very good post, I like so much:)
1-. As all my partners, I liked when the comedian was acting and making jokes.
2-. The Theatre Royal or Royal Opera House are places where a lot of events take place.
3-. I suppose that the man was support on his cane.
4-. I went to the ice cream shop and I saw a lot of shops.
5-. Yes, because we had good moments.
Bye!
Hi class!
ReplyDelete-I passed a good time there when we saw a man making jokes
-It's the place where lots of different activities take place.
-I think it's magic.
-I don't remember well but I think I didn't buy anything.
-Yes, of course.
Bye class!