You will hear five people speaking.0:04
A E Match what they say with the statements 1, 6.0:07
You don't have to use one of the statements.0:14
Stratford upon Avon is probably the second best known town in Great Britain after London.0:21
The reason why people know about it is that Stratford is the birthplace of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare.0:29
Nowadays, Stratford has become a very popular tourist area.0:38
The town is always full of tourists.0:42
But the largest crowd gathers in this town on the 23rd of April, the day when William Shakespeare was born and died.0:45
B Stratford upon Avon is situated in the heart of England in a very picturesque place with rolling hills and lovely 16th century cottages.0:57
The romantic river Avon runs through Stratford.1:07
The river famous for its horns itself is a popular attraction.1:11
It has grass, flowers and trees all along its banks.1:16
On one of the banks you can see a beautiful old church.1:21
Its name is Holy Trinity Church.1:25
This is the place where the great poet is buried.1:28
C Visitors to Stratford usually go to Shakespeare's birthplace, the house where the poet was born in 1564.1:34
He probably lived there with his parents and his two brothers and four sisters until he left Stratford for London.1:46
The house looks just as it looked like in Shakespeare's time.1:54
D Stratford is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.2:01
The company has three different theatres in the town.2:07
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Swan and the Other Place.2:10
All of them show Shakespeare's plays, comedies, tragedies as well as plays by other dramatists.2:15
The company makes tours of towns and cities in Great Britain and foreign countries.2:22
E 23 April is the time of celebrations in Stratford upon Avon.2:29
On the Saturday closest to this date, thousands of people arrive in Stratford to honour the great poet and to take part in spectacular celebrations.2:37
One of the events is a procession of people who walk through the town to lay flowers at Shakespeare's grave.2:48
Traditionally, anybody with a flower may join the parade as it goes through the town and into the church.2:56
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