READING REVISON

Week 11

Micro starter game on prepositionshttp://www.eslgamesplus.com/prepositions-

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Aims of today’s lesson are….

Use organisational features to locate information

Starter

Put the words in the alphabetical order!

Answers;

A)1. Bus2. Clipper3. Landmark4. National5. Railway6. Service7. Stations8. Travel9. Transfer10.Underground

B)

11.Bus12.Cabs13.Depart14.Journey15.Lines16.Oyster17.Passenger18.Rail19.Stops20.Tube

London

What is the capital city of England?

How long have people lived in London for?

5,000 years! But instead of a city it was full of forests and marches.

Stonehenge is about 4,000 years old….

HistoryFollowing the destruction of the

city of Troy, the inhabitants set off to find new lands.

According to a 12th-century monk named Geoffrey of Monmouth, when Brutus (a descent of Troy) landed in Britain it was inhabited by a race of giants led

by Gog and Magog.

After wrestling them into submission, Brutus chained them to the doors of his palace, he built on the site where the Guildhall is today.

Today, Gog and Magog are considered the traditional guardians of the City of London, and images of the two have been carried in the Lord Mayor’s Show since the reign of Henry V.

Population

If Bradford’s  population is 293,277, what do you think London’s is?

As of 2013, 8.308 million people live in London.

Government

London is the seat of central government in Britain

What are the names of the Government buildings?

The Houses of Parliament, also known as The Palace of Westminster.

Did you know…The Palace of Westminster used to be home to the Royal family.

Transport

What types of public transport are there in London?Black cabs, buses, Underground trains, over ground trains, trams,

cable car

Who might use a route map for buses or trains?Tourists and visitors

What is a tube?An underground rail way line

London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway, known as the 'Tube'.

An estimated half a million mice live in the Underground system

Which map is easier to use?

Harry Beck's first tube map in 1933

1929 map of London Underground

Hand out copies of map to share.

Activity

Complete the worksheet – ‘London Tube Map exercise’ E3-L1

Plan an itinerary for London

Now plan your own trip in London. You can visit 5 places of interest but you need to know how to get to these places using public transport.

-Hand out itinerary worksheet

Comprehension

Read a little more about what has happened in London and answer the sheets.

Handout

Closer activity

Get into pairs. Label yourself A and BPerson A must pick an area they would like to

visit using the maps. (Use one of the destinations you picked in your plans)

Person B will have to explain the quickest route to get to the chosen place.

Did they get it right? Now switch over!