Which big event is happening in London in 2012?. Do you think London is a cheap or expensive city?. What typical local food can you eat in London?. Do you know any famous people who liv
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Where in the world is London?
What do you know about it?
Brainstorm in groups
What is there to see and do in London?
Plan a 3-day city trip.
How many tourist attractions can you name?
Have you visited any?
Talk about it.
How do people get around in
London?
Compare public transport to your
own city.
Which big event is happening in London in 2012?
Do you think it will be successful?
What is London nightlife like?
What can you do in the evening?
Brainstorm.
Is London a big city?
What’s the population of
London?
Guess.
Do you think London is a cheap or expensive city? Use the Internet
to find out how much you’d spend daily as a tourist.
What typical local food can you eat in London?
Make a list.
Do you know any famous people
who live in London?
Where do they live?
What do you know about them?
What’s the time difference between London and your city? Find out.
Is London a dangerous place to visit?
What could happen?
Discuss in group.
In Hyde Park there is Speakers’
Corner.
What could this be?
Brainstorm or speculate.
What’s ‘The Gherkin’?
Do research and report to the class.
What happened in London in 1666?
Do research and report to the class.
Who’s the mayor of London?
What do you know about him?
Do research.
What is ‘the Changing of the Guards’ and why is it popular with tourists?
London is home to several football teams.
How many can you name?
10 Downing Street Big Ben
Boris Johnson Buckingham Palace Double-decker Harrods Local pub The London Eye Madame Tussauds Millennium Dome
St Paul’s Cathedral Tower Bridge Tower of London Trafalgar Square
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London is the capital of England and
the UK The combination of England,
Scotland and Wales is also called
(Great) Britain The UK comprises
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Answers may vary See below; other attractions include
the Zoo, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square; most of these can be seen doing a sightseeing trip in an open double-decker tourist bus
Underground (also called the Tube),
bus (including double-deckers), taxi
(usually black), there are several train
stations as well
Summer Olympics 2012 There are many pubs, cinemas,
restaurants, theatres (located in the West End), discos, nightclubs etc
About 8 million ‘pub grub’ (e.g bangers and mash, steak Answers may vary,
and kidney pie, etc), fish and chips, Indian and Pakistani food (curries, baltis)
Queen Elisabeth (Buckingham Palace)
Gordon Brown (10 Downing St)
Answers may vary
Not more dangerous than other big cities Watch out for pickpockets in crowded places and don’t flash money, jewelry or expensive camera gear poorer boroughs
People get on a ‘soapbox’ and proclaim
their views to the world
The Gherkin is the nickname for the office block located
at 30 St Mary Axe
The Great Fire of London
Boris Johnson -
Eccentric member of the Conservative
party
The changing of the (royal) guards is a ceremonial event that takes place several times a day and attracts lots of sightseers with cameras
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, West Ham United, Charlton Athletic, Queen’s Park Rangers
10 Downing Street Home of the British Prime Minister (Gordon Brown, Jan 2010) 14
Boris Johnson Mayor of London (Jan 2010), member of Conservative Party or Tories 5
Millennium Dome Exhibition and concert hall constructed for the Millennium celebration 8
Tower of London Former prison; the Crown Jewels are kept there (and many lost their heads there) 10 Trafalgar Square Big square sporting Nelson’s Column (with statue of Admiral Nelson) 4
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/regions/london.htm