Our Trip To London
A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
You are going to plan a five-day trip to London. You will have to book a flight, find out details about some attractions, reserve a theatre ticket and find your way around on the London underground.
Who can organise the most interesting, yet cheapest trip?
Who can organise the most interesting, yet cheapest trip?
BOOKING A RETURN FLIGHT TO LONDON
The first thing you need to do is to book a return flight to London.
You fly with one adult, so you have to book 4 or 5 tickets. One for an adult and 3 or 4 tickets for the children.
Background information:
1 You want to fly on the first Monday (morning) in May.
2 You want to fly from Amsterdam to Gatwick.
3 You want to return on Friday (early) afternoon.
4 You carry one suitcase and don't need insurance.
What to do:
A Visit the website of EasyJet
B Complete worksheet A
SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON 1
On your first day (Tuesday) you want to visit some famous attractions in London. You have pictures of twelve, well known places, but you don't know their names.
Visit the site Londontown and click on"Tours and Attractions," then go to "All Attractions and Tours" and click on "find." Look up the names of these attractions and find out what the price for one child is?
Complete worksheet B
Sightseeing in London 2
rNow you are going to read and learn more about some of London's most famous attractions.
First, read the questions. Click on the name/link and find the answers to these questions.
Use worksheet C
1 Buckingham Palace
2 Houses of Parliament
3 St Paul's Cathedral
4 The Tower of London
5 Madam Tussaud's
6 The Tower Bridge
7 The London Eye
8 The London Zoo
Questions
A Which attraction is located in Regent's Park?
B Which attractions give a good view of London?
C Where can you find the Whispering Gallery?
D Where can you find Victorian steam engines?
E Where is the "Chamber Live?
F Where can you find the crown jewels?
G Where can you see the changing of the guard?
H What is a different name for the Palace of Westminster?
First, read the questions. Click on the name/link and find the answers to these questions.
Use worksheet C
1 Buckingham Palace
2 Houses of Parliament
3 St Paul's Cathedral
4 The Tower of London
5 Madam Tussaud's
6 The Tower Bridge
7 The London Eye
8 The London Zoo
Questions
A Which attraction is located in Regent's Park?
B Which attractions give a good view of London?
C Where can you find the Whispering Gallery?
D Where can you find Victorian steam engines?
E Where is the "Chamber Live?
F Where can you find the crown jewels?
G Where can you see the changing of the guard?
H What is a different name for the Palace of Westminster?
SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON 3
Now you have to find out more details to plan your trip.
Go to Google Maps and type in the names of the attractions mentioned below. What is the nearest tube station and which lines pass through that station. You also have to answer 6 general questions.
1 Tower of London 6 Buckingham Palace
2 The London Dungeon 7 Madame Tussaud's
3 The London Eye 8 The British Museum
4 St Paul's Cathedral 9 The Tower Bridge
5 London Zoo 10 The Globe
1 Which attractions are nearest to the River Thames?
2 Which attraction is the cheapest?
3 Which attraction is the most expensive?
4 Which attraction takes the shortest time to visit?
5 Where can you watch Shakespeare's palys?
6 Where would tou go to if you had 40 pounds to spend?
What to do:
A Use worksheet D
B Answer the questions
Travelling around LONDON by tube
Travelling around London can take up a lot of time. The London underground (also called "the tube") is the easiest way to move around in the city.
You are going to make a few trips in London. All your trips start from Bayswater (somewhere on the green/yellow lines).
Use the tube map
Use worksheet E
Trip 1 - Bayswater to St. Paul's Cathedral
1 You can use the ............... or ............... from Bayswater.
2 You have to change at ............... station.
3 You change to the ............... line to St. Pauls's Cathedral.
4 How many stations have you passed?
Trip 2 - Bayswater to Green Park
1 If you only want to change once you have to take the ............... line.
2 You have to change to the ............... line at Victoria Station.
3 How many stations have you passed.
Trip 3 - Bayswater to ??????????? (name of the station you will arrive at)
1 You travel 1 stop on the ............... line to Paddington Station.
2 At Paddinton Station you change to the ............... line.
3 You travel 9 stops and reach a very famous location called ...............
4 You also pass a station close to the stadium of a famous London soccer club. What is the name of this station?
You are going to make a few trips in London. All your trips start from Bayswater (somewhere on the green/yellow lines).
Use the tube map
Use worksheet E
Trip 1 - Bayswater to St. Paul's Cathedral
1 You can use the ............... or ............... from Bayswater.
2 You have to change at ............... station.
3 You change to the ............... line to St. Pauls's Cathedral.
4 How many stations have you passed?
Trip 2 - Bayswater to Green Park
1 If you only want to change once you have to take the ............... line.
2 You have to change to the ............... line at Victoria Station.
3 How many stations have you passed.
Trip 3 - Bayswater to ??????????? (name of the station you will arrive at)
1 You travel 1 stop on the ............... line to Paddington Station.
2 At Paddinton Station you change to the ............... line.
3 You travel 9 stops and reach a very famous location called ...............
4 You also pass a station close to the stadium of a famous London soccer club. What is the name of this station?
A NIGHT OUT IN LONDON
How many shows are listed?
London is famous for its nightlife. Shows are performed every night in the West End. You have to visit the site www.seetickets.com and make a reservation for one of the shows.
Go to the site and click on "theatre." You want to see the musical in the first week of May.
Additional assignments:
1 How many shows are listed? Write down 5 shows you would like to visit.
2 What is the cheapest show? What is the most expensive show?
3 Make a reservation and write down the following information:
Name of the show
Name of the theatre
Address of the theatre
Price of the ticket
What time does the show start on Wednesday evening
Use worksheet F
London is famous for its nightlife. Shows are performed every night in the West End. You have to visit the site www.seetickets.com and make a reservation for one of the shows.
Go to the site and click on "theatre." You want to see the musical in the first week of May.
Additional assignments:
1 How many shows are listed? Write down 5 shows you would like to visit.
2 What is the cheapest show? What is the most expensive show?
3 Make a reservation and write down the following information:
Name of the show
Name of the theatre
Address of the theatre
Price of the ticket
What time does the show start on Wednesday evening
Use worksheet F
Well done, you have finished all the assignments.