Corso di formazione destinati agli alunni della scuola di cui al Piano estate 2021 a valere sui finanziamenti di cui all’art. 31, comma 6, del D.L. 22 maro 2021, n. 41 “c.d. Decreto Sostegni” – Misure per favorire l’attività didattica e per il recupero delle competenze e della socialità delle studentesse e degli studenti nell’emergenza Covid-19”.

England

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen in London. There are 775 rooms! There is also a park with a lake. In summer Buckingham Palace is open to the public so people can visit the State Rooms. They can see the Music Room! At 11:30 the Changing of the Guard ceremony starts in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. Here the soldiers change the guard. When it is rainy, the ceremony doesn’t take place.

Maria Grazia Vitelli

The London Eye, also called Millennium Wheel, is a big Ferris wheel with 32 capsules, built along the River Thames to celebrate the New Millennium in 2000. The wheel never stops, but it moves very slowly. Visitors travel in the capsules for 30 minutes. On a clear day you can see for 40 kilometres across London! There are wonderful views of Buckingham Palace,  the Houses of Parliament,  the Tower of London,  St Paul's Cathedral and Wimbledon Stadium!

Sofia Ester Petrillo e Sophie Crocco

Madame Tussaud’s is a very popular museum in London. 

There are more than 30 wax fugures.

There are pop stars, Hollywood stars, sport stars, world leaders, cultural figures, and comics or cartoon characters, such as Rihanna, Michael Jackson, Brad Pitt, Barack Obama, Einstein and Spider-Man. Nowadays Madame Tussaud’s museum are all over the world, in Amsterdam, Hollywood, Tokyo and Sydney.

Desiree Perfetto

Shopping in London

London is a very popular city for shopping.      

Some department stores are famous all over the world, like Harrolds and Selfringes. Very popular streets for clothes shopping are Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street.

Covent Garden is famous for its small shops and Charing Cross Road for bookshops.

Portobello, Brick Lane, Camden and Old Spitafields are popular London’s markets: you can buy antiques, clothes, shoes… Nearly everything!

Lorenzo Pascal

Big Ben is a very popular symbol of London. Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell in the Clock Tower, but it is also used for the clock and the tower itself. The Clock Tower, officially named Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth Il's Diamond Jubilee Year, is at the north end of Westminster Palace. This is also called the Houses of Parliament, because it is the meeting place of the British Parliament. 

Maria Grazia Vitelli

In London there are many beautiful parks. Hyde Park is near the busy Oxford Street but it is nice and quiet. On the artificial lake, the Serpentine, people can boat, while at Speaker's Corner people can speak about any topic! Other people stand and listen to them. Next to Hyde Park there of Peter Pan and the Diana, Princess of Wales play- ground. Regent's Park is the home of London Zoo and Queen Mary's Garden. St James's Park is near Buckin- gham Palace. It's small but beautiful! Maria Grazia Vitelli

Brighton is a beautiful town by the sea, in the south-east of England. The main attractions in Brighton are the Pebble beach, the Wheel, the beautiful seafront and, of course, the Royal Pavillon! The Royal Pavillion is the icon of Brighton. It is an exotic and extravagant building. Its construction started in 1787 as the seaside palace of the Prince Regent, Who became King George IV in 1820. Between 1815 and 1822 the architect John Nash transformed it into an eccentric palace with Chinese, Indian and Islamic elements. At the time it was called the "Marine Pavillion". After 1841 Brighton became a crowded holiday place because Londoners could easily get there by railway. Then, the British government decided to sell it. The municipality of Brighton bought it, changing the building from a private royal residence into a public building. During the First World War it became a military hospital. Today, about 400,000 people visit the Pavillion every year with its domes, towers and sophisticated rooms and furniture. The main attractions are the Music Room, the Banqueting Room, the Royal bedrooms and the Great Kitchen. On the upper floor there is a lovely tea-room with a balcony overlooking the magnificent Royal Pavilion gardens.

Lara Di Biase