THE CITIES THE BROWNS AND THE SMITHS LIVE IN

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 488.

The Browns have a flat in London. London is a most interesting capital city. It is always busy, full of traffic and people. There are many places of interest and sights to see. It would take more than a week to do everything there is to do in London, and still you would need to go there again. People who live in London are always rushing here and there. Life is very fast there. Traffic is a big problem, so many people travel around London by tube. If, however, you want a rest from the hurly-burly, you can walk in a park. The Browns' favourite park is Hyde Park. They often go there on a sunny afternoon. Mrs. Brown also likes to shop in London. She walks down Oxford street looking for a bargain, but she's lucky if she can find one as London is a very expensive city to live in. If she wants a cheap day out, she visits the National Gallery.

It's free to get in and Ally spends hours looking at its famous paintings. She also enjoys the Imperial War Museum, Madame Tussaud's museum of wax figures and the Tower of London. Ally, though, is rare among Londoners. Most of the people who live there do not visit these famous sights unless they have visitors. Peter, for example, knows Birmingham, a city in which he has only ever been a guest, better than London.

Birmingham is the home of his sister, Helen Smith. It is a large city in the centre of England.

In fact, not far from Birmingham in a village called Meriden, is the spot which marks the very middle of England. Birmingham is the heart of the industrial midlands. A canal links all the main industrial centres in the area. It was in use last century when the area prospered after the Industrial Revolution. In Dudley, not far from Birmingham, there is a museum where people dress up in old-fashioned clothes and perform the tasks of last century's workers. Peter loves this museum as he is interested in the social history of last ceritury. Peter's daughter, Judy, howev­er, prefers a different museum when she visits her cousins in Birmingham. Mary often takes her to a famous chocolatefactory. It has opened its doors to visitors and is very popular, especial­ly with children and chocoholics.

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