I have been meaning to post one of the Visit Britain videos for some time and here it is in the end. Visit Britain is an excellent site for anyone planning to visit the UK, as you will find information about the main cities, itineraries, attractions, events, hotels and accommodation.
For the language learner, Visit Britain provides a great wealth of resources, featuring lots of videos where outstanding British celebrities show us different places of the country.
Self-study activity:
Watch Jamie Oliver inviting us to come and visit Great Britain and fill the blanks in the transcript.
Britain is a country with so many different (1) ... . It’s got amazing cities. They are (2) ... , they are bustling. The countryside is really, really special. Lush, green. If you can get on the (3) ... as well it’s amazing.
The food can be absolutely (4) ... . Great British food is some of the very best in the world. But you’ve got to (5) ... it.
Great Britain is steeped in loads of (6) ... . But the best thing of Britain is we are a magpie (7) ..., we take the world’s best bits. We embrace different bits and it’s so multicultural out there, whether it’s the food, the music, the (8) ..., the art, it’s all going on.
And if you can get off the beaten (9) ..., you will see, find and eat and have some incredible time.
You’re invited.
Key:
1 sights 2 busy 3 seaside 4 incredible 5 find 6 tradition 7 culture 8 fashion 9 track
