BANKSY

Banksy is a well-known unidentified English graffiti artist who spreads topics such as politics, culture, and moral messages by drawing his pieces around on street walls in England.

He is believed to be a native of Gloucestershire, northeast of the city of Bristol and to have been born in 1974, the son of a photocopier engineer, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details. He trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980’s.

He uses, for his street art, a combination of graffiti writing with a distinctive stenciling technique. Banksy started as an unguided graffiti artist in 1992-1994 as one of Bristol's DryBreadZ Crew (DBZ). He was inspired by local artists and his work was part of the larger “Bristol underground scene”.

By 2000 he had turned to the art of stenciling after realizing how much less time it took to complete a "piece." He claims he changed to stenciling whilst he was hiding from the police under a train carriage, when he noticed the stenciled serial number and employing this technique soon became more widely noticed for his art around Bristol and London. His art has appeared in cities around the world.

Filippo

Oxford Street (2)

Are you ready for some serious shopping ? Oxford Street is calling !!

Go through hundreds of different clothing shops, and find your special article. (h&m, topshop, accessories, gap, primark, bershka, claire’s, and a lot more !!)

If you don’t find what your looking for here i’m not sure where you’ll find it.

www.oxfordstreet.co.uk

Tess

The London transport

The London Transport (www.tfl.gov.uk) consists of:

- the London Underground (the tube) consisting of:

- the Bakerloo Line

- the Northern Line

- the District Line

- the Piccadilly Line

- the Circle Line

- the Jubilee Line

- the Victoria Line

- the Hammersmith and City Line

- the Central Line

- the Waterloo and City Line

- the Metropolitan Line

- the London Rail responsible for:

- the National Rail

- the London Overground

- the Docklands Light Railway

- the London Tram

- the Surface Transport consisting of:

- the London Buses

- the London River Services

- London Dial-a-Ride

OXFORD STREET (1)

As British people we love to shop. There’s a paradise situated in Westminster city its called Oxford Street. There are more than 350 shops, such as: topshop, new look, urban outfitters, river island, Zara, Bershka … Oxford street is a London road that measures two and a half kilometres. 338 people would pass by a giving point every MINUTE on a normal Saturday afternoon. There are also well decorated restaurants, cafes and bars. Its been so succesfull that the concil made the road even longer they’ve called it, New Oxford Street. http://www.oxfordstreet.co.uk

Jasmine

The Eccentric English

Definition: In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behaviour on the part of an individual.

Isabella Blow saw no good reason not to go around with a lobster on her head. But she had to admit it was hard to find a designer for this very special hat, before she discovered Philip Treacy the hatmaker.

A few facts about Henry Paget, a very extravagant and astoundingly rich aristocrat:

• He wore dozens of rings on his long, dainty fingers and used powder to blanche his face.
• He was so rich and self-indulgent that he had his motor cars modified to spout exhaust gases perfumed with patchouli and 'l'eau d'Espagne.'
• His wardrobe included: Thirty of the finest silk pyjamas, 100 dressing gowns, suits of every colour and kind (most unworn), smoking jackets, florid waistcoats, 260 pairs of white kids gloves, 280 sets of socks and 100 overcoats.

But you don’t have to be old to be eccentric: just look at the Camden market punks

You don’t even have to go to Camden to see eccentrics, I once saw a jogger dragging several tyres behind him!

These are a few other hilarious London eccentrics: the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a man who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, and the guy with the world’s biggest collection of pillar boxes!

Marie-Lou

London

London. A world-wide city.

London. A financial capital.

London. A multi-media home.

London. A historical treasure.

Everyone knows London. If you don't you need to revise your geography.

But it's mostly known for it's present, for what it is today. Sometimes, we seem to forget that these very same streets, some even kept their original name, were walked, trampled and danced on more than 200 years ago by the people called londonners under the eye of the one, the only, the great Queen Victoria.

Obviously, since then, things have changed: some places were destroyed, others built. The city doesn't work the same way. People can leave their homes without the constant fear of diseases, rats as big as cats and crazy habitants today, whereas in the 19^th century, if you were sensible and held dearly to your life, you wouldn't open your door after the sun had set…

There are, however, some habits, some traditions, that remain.

Roxana

MARMITE

Marmite, you either love it or hate it.

Most foreigners hate Marmite because of its very unique and distinct taste, but most British people like it because children are given it from a young age due too the amount of vitamin B in it. Marmite is supposed to be very good for you.


Marmite was so good for you because of its vitamin B, that it was included in soldiers ration packs during

First World War. It also became a basic food in hospitals and schools.

During World War II, Marmite became a dietary supplement in prisoner-of-war camps.


They started using black glass jars in 1920. The shape of the jar and the distinct red and yellow label has remained pretty much the same since then.

Anne