n the 17th century Covent garden was the biggest and most important flower, fruit and vegetable market in Birtain. It was alsoone of the first markets to start selling pineapples and for this reason, the pinapple became the market's logo. Today, there is no longer a fruit and vegetable market at covent garden, but you can still see pineapples as part of the architecture . Around 1700, workers at the market often went to a pub called the Lamb and Flag to drink beer or gin after work. (It wasn't safe to drink water!) They sometimes saw illegal boxing matches there, and for that reason, the pub's nickname was the 'Bucket of Blood'! The pub is still open today. the oldest restaurant in London, Rules, is in covent garden. It has been open since 1798 and serves traditional English food, including pies and puddings. covent garden is the only venue in London where buskers and other street performers are allowed to work. A lot of people want to perform there, so there are auditions and only the best artist can perform. Bon Jovi once busked there in front of a very surprised audience! In fact, if you want to spot a celebrity, covent garden is a good place to start. Singer Lily Allen owns a clothes shop there, and if you can't afford the outfits, you can fire them just for a night out!
Ex.1
Read the text again.Answer the question.
1.Why did pineapple become the logo of Covent Garden.
2.Why did workers Covnt Garden don't drikn water?
3.What was the nickname of the lamb and flag pub why?
4.When did the oldest restaurant in london open?
5.How many places are there in London where people are allowed to perform in the streets?
6. What can you do if the outfits in Lily Allen's shop are too expensive for you to buy?
Ex.2
Find these words in pharagraph C of the text.Match them with the definitions below.: artist,audience,audition,busk,busker,venue
1. ___to play a musical instrument and/or sing in public money; ____ somebody who does this____
2.____ a group of people watching entertaiment together
3.____ a performance in front judges,to see if you are good enought to perform
4.____ a place for performers
5.____ an entertainer of performer of some kind.
Ex. 1
1:The pineapple become the logo of Covent Garden because this market was one of the first markets selling pineapples.
2: The workers didn`t drink water because it wasn`t safe
3: The pub nickname is "Bucket of Blood" because sometimes workers could see an illegal boxing matches.
4: The oldest restaurant in London was open in 1798
5: In London is only one place where people are allowed to perform in the street
6: If the outfits in Lily Allen`s shop are too expensive for you, you can always hire them for a one night.
Ex. 2
1: busk, busker, busk
2: audience
3: audition
4: venue
5: artist
Ex. 1
1:The pineapple become the logo of Covent Garden because this market was one of the first markets selling pineapples.
2: The workers didn`t drink water because it wasn`t safe
3: The pub nickname is "Bucket of Blood" because sometimes workers could see an illegal boxing matches.
4: The oldest restaurant in London was open in 1798
5: In London is only one place where people are allowed to perform in the street
6: If the outfits in Lily Allen`s shop are too expensive for you, you can always hire them for a one night.
Ex. 2
1: busk, busker, busk
2: audience
3: audition
4: venue
5: artist