London. Who hasn't seen images of the bright
red double decker buses, the staunch Beefeaters at the Tower
of London, Big Ben overlooking the Thames, and wondered what
it's really all about? Grandeur and glamour it is…gorgeous
expanses of park, superb Victorian architecture, more galleries
than can be listed, and a glitzy restaurant and theatre land
to rival that of New York or Paris. But in one of the oldest
industrial and imperial cities of the world, you also have
to expect the crowds, the pollution and the expense. Somehow
it's the bustle that shows you London at its best though:
street markets, buskers, old book and antique sellers…a
whole fusion of cultures and characters, in some way bound
to capture a little piece of your heart.
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Courses in Covent Garden |
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Courses in Piccadilly Circus |
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Courses in Russell Square |
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Courses in Oxford Circus |
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| Districts: |
Include Westminster, Soho, The West
End, The City |
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| Famous Sights: |
Big Ben, Trafalagar Square, Piccadilly Circus,
Leicester Square, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, St Paul's
Cathedral, The British Museum, Buckingham Palace |
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| Famous Parks: |
Green Park, St James's Park |
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| Shopping: |
Oxford Street, Covent Garden |
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| Best Nightlife: |
Soho |
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| Nearest International Airport: |
Heathrow or Gatwick |
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| Negatives: |
Expensive, a tourist hot-spot so is sometimes overcrowded
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| Positives: |
Close to many of the famous sights of London, great shopping
and nightlife |
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When you get back from London
After your English course it’s usually your vocabulary
that you begin to lose first, so make sure you write down
all the English words and phrases you’ve found interesting.
Usually the grammar you learn is absorbed into your brain,
simply by having practised English phrases again and again.
Try and keep alive the things that really interested you about
your English learning experience. Before you go, try to find
copies of magazines on your hobbies or favourite subjects,
or find website discussion groups to sign up to. You might
be able to become a member of an English speaking club, which
will send you newsletters and updates throughout the year,
or even sign up for a shop’s catalogue service, just
to make sure you keep up to date.
When you get home try to see films in English, read newspapers
and magazines from time to time and maybe put a notice on
your local University language department notice board to
arrange to “swap” lessons with an English-speaking
student.
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