Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it. Londoners do not have to go far to find green fields and flowers

Londoners do not have to go far to find green fields and flowers. London is rich in parks and gardens.

London parks are the most beautiful areas of the city. There are lawns and flower-beds‚ fountains and avenues in the parks‚ but mostly the parks consist of trees and grass and water. They are planned to look very natural.

In summer you can seat in St. James’s Park by the side of the lake and listen to the band playing music.

Green Park is a different kind of park. It is a quiet, wooded place.

The Hyde Park is the most beautiful. There are a lot of trees, green lawns and a few ponds. The ducks and swans are swimming in the pools. Artificial lake Serpentine running the whole length of the park is very popular with Londoners where they can sit on the grass, bathe or boat. People are allowed to do everything there. You can sing or dance, or cry and nobody will make you a remark. In Hyde Park there is also speaker’s corner. It is a big open place, where a man can stand on the chair, or on a platform, or on the ground and speak everything he likes. You can listen to him, ask questions or you may pass without any reaction.

Crossing the Serpentine Bridge you will find yourself in Kensington Gardens, which is a favourite playground of children. Children and adults enjoy sailing model boats on the Round Pond here.

There are a lot of other wonderful parks in London. Among them there is Queen Park, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond Park, Regent’s Park with the Zoo and so on.

Answer the questions on the text:

1. How is Green Park different from St. James’s Park?

2. What is Hyde Park famous for?

3. What can people do at the speaker’s corner?

4. What park is more popular among children? Why?

5. What other parks do you know?