Street Markets Around the World

There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:

There are many “floating markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual(非同寻常) is in Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damned Saduak. It’s open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.

Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It’s the home of a colorful flower market. It’s open every day except(除了) Monday. On Monday, instead of(替代) flowers, there’s a wonderful bird market.

One of the world’s famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs(草本) and medicine. There’re all kinds of things. It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.

In England, on Saturday and Sunday thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market—it’s the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.

Names

1._______

Feature(特征)

Things to Sell

Open Time

the Damned Saduak

Thailand

2._____

fresh 3.____

Every day

4.______

Belgium

beautiful

5.__________

From6._______ to Sunday

birds

Monday

the Sonora Market

Mexico

7.______

all kinds of

8._______

Every day

the Camden Market

9._______

fashionable

fashion things

Every 10.______

What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area(地区) with a large number of Chinese residents(居民), usually outside of Greater China. Chinatown is throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.

Shopping

Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.

Eating

The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants.

Living

Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

1.Chinatown is a living area __________.

A. in China B. in a foreign country

C. in the countryside D. in a shopping mall

2.New York in the United States has _________ Chinatown in the world.

A. the smallest B. the largest

C. the funniest D. the most boring

3._________ is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.

A. South America B. Europe

C. East Asia D. Mott Street

4.Many overseas Chinese want their children to _________.

A. live in a foreign country

B. know something about Chinatown

C. read books in Chinese language

D. learn more about China and its culture

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