Small specialist shops can be found all over the country. The Lanes in Brighton are made up of a fabulous web of small streets with lots of quirky shops and boutiques. They’re a great place to discover original fashion, furniture and accessories…
But a shopping spree doesn’t have to involve visiting shops! British markets are really popular and sometimes in surprising places. This is Piccadilly Market at St James’ Church in central London, and not many people know it’s here.
Photographer Simon Weinstock runs a stall here.
Richard: Hi Simon. Tell me about your stall.
Simon: Well, I’ve been here 15 years on St James’ Market. This is my most popular image, I do lots of other images. This is a London bus going round Piccadilly circus with the old Underground sign, very iconic. I do the London Eye, I do the Houses of Parliament, terribly popular of course.
Richard: So who are your customers?
Simon: My customers come here from all over the world. I have Russians, lots of Americans, Chinese these days, Australians – you name it, they come here! Some of my work’s gone to Outer Mongolia, believe it or not.
Richard: And in your opinion, what makes Piccadilly Market so special?
Simon: It’s a very unique, small market. There’s only about 40 stalls here. It’s a very friendly market. Not that many people know about it – it’s a hidden gem! And there are lots of stalls that you can only buy the product here, they’re not available anywhere else in London, so that makes it very unusual.
Richard: What do you like about shopping in London?
Girl: I think, like, the variety of stuff and there’s always something different, there’s always something on the street, there’s always something new to buy.
Man: I like about shopping in London the old shop, like in Covent Gardens, the old shop.
Woman 1: I like the mixture of some expensive and some cheaper ones. I like.
Woman 2: Well, I think it’s just the variety of shops and places where you can go for shops.
Richard: Britain is great for shopping. There’s such variety, and there’s something for everyone. The only trouble is – there’s too much choice!
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I'm sorry to bother you with my questions, but here's another one.
I've found two sections for C1 listenings. The first one is in British Council and the second one is in
British Council LearnEnglish Teens. So if it isn't hard for you, could you tell me whether there is any difference between the listenings of this two sections.
Thanks in advance.
Hello Arthurum,
The design and content of LearnEnglish Teens is aimed at teenagers, while LearnEnglish is aimed at adult learners. It's possible that some content is the same, if it was considered appropriate for both age groups. You can tell for yourself if this is the case by looking at the materials on the pages.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Thanks for the answer. I would love to know which level the videos which are in the Listen and Watch Section are?
Hello Arthurum,
The videos are at different levels but most are tagged with a level. For example, if you go to this Word on the Street episode then you can see 'B1' just above the comments section.
If you want to search for material at a given level then just type the level into the search window (look for the magnifying glass icon near the top of the page).
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Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
If I had a market stall in London, I would sell office stationary or coffee. I mean a coffee shop having many books and space for kids
Opposite to London, in my country (Vietnam) small stores and markets are very popular. you can find everything in there. From tiny things: needle, button,etc to the "big" things like vehicle. We also have supermarket. But i think small market is more interesting because we can bargain.
It s best way to improve my skills in english
"The choice is a pain" (German proverb)
In my country there are many stall markets trough small streets, people like buying there. We can find local and imported products at reasonable prices.
excuse me how to download this video?thanks
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