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GEOGRAPHY : LONDON

"He who is tired of London is tired of Life."
- Samuel Johnson

Information - Listening - Maps - Pictures -
Interactive activities - Activities to print - Lesson plans - Webquests -
Interactive games - VIDEOS - Cinema - TV shows - Songs

B
 Big Ben and Westminster Palace - British Museum - British Music Experience -
Buckingham Palace - Buses (The new - )
C

Camden - Churchill War Rooms - City of London
G

Gherkin - Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park -
K
 Kensington Palace -
L
 London airports - London Bridge - London Dungeon - London Eye - London Marathon -
London Zoo -
M
 Madame Tussauds -
N
 National Gallery - National History Museum -
O
 Olympic Park -
P
 Pubs and cafes
S
 Science Museum - Shard - Streets
T

Thames Barrier - Tower of London - Trafalgar Square - Tube
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 Westminster Abbey - Westminster Palace and Big Ben -


(Updated on 19/03/2013)

 


Related pages :

Cartes (geography) - London (civilization) - London (history) - The Houses of Parliament - The Tube

THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

 

 

Information :

 

  • London - (activityvillage.co.uk)
    "a feast of interesting information on London and ... a collection of websites, concentrating as much as possible on a child's point of view" :
    - Fun and fascinating facts
    - A Brief History of London
    - A Virtual Tour of London's Landmarks
    - London Museums
    - Other London Places of Interest



 

Listening :

  • ** Rebecca : London **
    Langue : Anglais, niveau : A1 - par  Rebecca (London, England) - 10 mars 2012
    Rebecca speaks about the capital city of England : London. Its monuments, the red buses, the black taxis and the metro.
    http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2280
  • A Trip to London (about.com)
    "You will hear a man talking about a trip to London that he has just returned from.
    You will hear the selection twice.
    Write down the answers to the questions and then click on the arrow to see if you have answered correctly."

 

 

Maps :

     



    London in detail - 360 degree panoramas - interactive (willpearson.co.uk)

     

    Hyde Park (columbiahotel.co.uk)



    World Record Panorama of London - interactive (360cities.net)
    "Jeffrey Martin shot 8,000 photographs of London and then spent six weeks stitching them together to create this amazing seamless 360-degree panorama
    of the city. You can zoom in and lose yourself looking at details, or zoom back and admire the city as a whole...
    Open the map to find specific landmarks, or take the tour."      (Neatorama)

     

    London : Cartes actuelles - Cartes anciennes - Plans (lexilogos.com)

    Carte des 33 arrondissements historiques de Londres. (visitlondon.com)

     

     

    The London Map has "over 100 panoramics of Central London linked to an interactive Map. It shows many attractions, historic sites and open spaces."
    (the-london-map.co.uk)

    Interactive map of attractions in London (aviewoncities.com)

 

 

 

 

    London Map avec les monuments en miniature (holidaym.ru)

 

    LONDON - A few interesting sites if you are planning a trip to London :
    Pictures, maps - Historic Places - Museums and galleries - Shopping...
    (Yvan Baptiste)

     

 

PICTURES : Hyde Park


 

Buckingham Palace :

  • "Britain's Queen Elizabeth makes a speech at a state banquet
    in honour of the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, in Buckingham Palace, London. The Turkish President is on a three-day state visit to Britain."
    (BBC)

 



Kensington Palace :

 

Trafalgar Square :

  • Describing a photo (Trafalgar Square) : complete the text. (Mrs. Wulles - enjoyenglish.free.fr)

 

Big Ben and Westminster Palace :

 

  • Big Ben
    "During 2009 Parliament celebrates the 150th anniversary of its world famous Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell.
    The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower..."
    (bigben.parliament.uk)

 

 

Westminster Abbey :

  • Westminster Abbey 360 tour +
    "Westminster Abbey is over 900 years old and and one of the most important churches in England.
    It has been the setting for many coronations and royal weddings.
    Explore the image ... with Blue Badge guide Judy Pulley, who provides audio and text commentary."
    (BBC)

 

 

London Dungeon :

  • London Dungeon advert showing Queen Mary I as zombie banned
    "An advert for the London Dungeon has been banned after terrifying children by showing Queen Mary I of England turning into a flesh-eating zombie...
    The digital poster, which was placed on escalators on the London Underground, showed the infamous Queen sitting passively on a chair before suddenly
    turning into a member of the undead and turning to face towards tube passengers.
    Four people complained that the zombie - complete with bloody gashes on her face, rotting teeth and red eyes - had terrified their children..."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

 

London Eye :

 

The City of London :

 

 

The Shard :

  • Reuters Video: The Shard turns London super high-rise
    "Western Europe's tallest building, the Shard in London, is being inaugurated.
    The developers say it will be a ''vertical town'' with space for offices, restaurants, a hotel and penthouse apartments, but it's not yet clear who is going to move in. Joanna Partridge reports."
    + TRANSCRIPT
    (englishblog.com)
  • London's Shard skyscraper rises above its critics - 4 July 2012
    "It has been turning heads all over London. Walking down streets, in parks, even stuck in traffic jams on the M25, people have been watching the steady ascent of a towering landmark on the capital's skyline."
    (BBC)




 

The Tower of London :

 

 

The Gherkin :

 

 

The Shard Building :

  • What’s it like to live near a skyscraper?
    "Towering 95 storeys high into the sky over central London, the Shard is now western Europe's tallest building.
    Here Italian architect Renzo Piano and London property entrepreneur Irvine Sellar take Razia Iqbal on a tour of the building.
    Below, World Service's Robin Banerji asks what it's like to live near skyscrapers."
    (BBC)

     

 

  • The Shard building
    "Construction continues on The Shard building in London.
    The building, due to be completed in 2012, will be the tallest building in the European Union."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

 

London Bridge :

    London Bridge - a nursery rhyme (Présentation PowerPoint)
    (Jefferson County Schools)

 

Madame Tussauds :

 



The British Museum :

 

GREENWICH PENINSULA ECOLOGY PARK :

 

NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM :

 

SCIENCE MUSEUM :

 

NATIONAL GALLERY :

  • The National Gallery
    Un document de Mauricette Casabonne-Angla (Ac. Bordeaux) prévu pour des 4ème et 3ème euro.
  • National Gallery
    Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
    "Take a virtual tour of 18 rooms at the National Gallery. Get closer to the paintings: choose fullscreen for an even better view."
    Learn about art.
    (nationalgallery.org.uk)

 

THE THAMES BARRIER :

  • Thames Barrier
    1 Design and construction
    2 Previous flooding
    3 Flood Defence Operations
    4 Popular culture...
    (Wikipedia)


  • London 'flooded' in disaster film
    "In scenes that may no longer be dismissed as far-fetched, a new film is to chart what would happen if the Thames Barrier was overwhelmed."
    (BBC)

 

CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS :


CAMDEN :


  • Camden - with videos
    "Camden is known as the birthplace of punk music. Our reporter Carmen looks at the origins of punk, its influence on British fashion and how it’s evolving in the 21st century."
    (learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)

  • Camden Town by Suggs (YouTube)
    + the LYRICS :
    "There's a great crowd of tourists and they're coming down the street 
    Pleased as punch with brand new Doctor Marten's on their feet
    Past stalls with leather jackets, old bric-a-brac
    Indian sunglasses or a Chinese bobble hat...
    In Camden Town you can do anything you want to..."
    (lyricsmania.com)

 

 

 


THE BRITISH MUSIC EXPERIENCE :

  • The British Music Experience
    "Britain's Museum Of Popular Music. Immerse yourself in the jaw-dropping history of British music, which created some of the world's most loved stars."
    Address : The O2 Bubble, The O2, Peninsula Square, London, North Greenwich SE10 0DX
    See LEARNING
    (britishmusicexperience.com)

 

THE OLYMPIC PARK :

 


The streets :

    REGENT STREET :

    • Hamleys
      - "one of the world's largest toy shops. It is currently located at 188-196 Regent Street in London."
      1 History 2 Description 3 Floor guide...
      (Wikipedia)

     

    • HAMLEYS - toy shop
      History - Store Tour - News...
      (myhamleys.com)

     

     

    London Markets (streetsensation.co.uk)

 

    Explore London street-by-street (streetsensation.co.uk)
    "London's favourite streets.
    Entire streetscapes showing over 3000 shops, bars and restaurants in the liveliest areas of London
    - Oxford Street and Regent Street; Portobello Road and Notting Hill; the King's Road in Chelsea;
    Carnaby Street; Covent Garden, Bond Street; Knightsbridge; Soho and Chinatown; Islington and Camden"

 

 

The pubs and cafes :



The new buses :

 

 

The Tube :

 

 

London airports :

    The driverless taxi of the future at Heathrow Airport.
    "The driverless taxi, or personal rapid transit, drives itself around a network of guideways using a combination of systems including laser sensors
    and computer controls.
    The electric vehicles look a bit like the futuristic transport pods used in James Bond movies."
    (BBC)

     

    Heathrow's T5 open to passengers
    "Heathrow's new Terminal 5 has opened to the public as British Airways begins operating from the building."
    + Environmental protests
    (BBC)

    Fifth terminal opens at London Heathrow
    - a lesson plan
    (Breaking News English)

     

    Carte des aéroports de Londres (microscopy-uk.org.uk)

 



London Marathon :

 

  • London Marathon
    1 History 2 Course description and Information 3 Television coverage...
    (Wikipedia)

 

London Zoo :

  • Scales, tails & wings, oh my! The London Zoo counts its animals - UPDATED
    "More than 17,500 animals, including birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are counted in the annual census at the London Zoo. 
    The count is a compulsory part of the zoo's license and the information is used for managing international breeding programs of endangered animals."
    (today.com)

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

    Londres, en prévision des jeux olympiques d'été.
    Activités créées par Hélène de Morel.
    (memovoc.com)

    London Quiz (soundguideweb.com) - UPDATED




    The Royal Albert Hall - interactive quiz
    (BBC)

     

     

    A trip to London
    Matching - Flashcards (Java / non-Java) - Concentration - Word Search
    Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

 

    Sights in London (englisch-hilfen.de)
    "Match the names on the right with the pictures on the left".

 

Activities TO PRINT :

  • London - Find the names corresponding to the descriptions
    List of places : 10 Downing Street – The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben – Buckingham Palace – Hyde Park – Saint Paul’s Cathedral
    – Piccadilly Circus – Chinatown – Westminster Abbey
    Sent by Bettina Ghobrial (Ac. Versailles)


Lesson plans :

  • The city of London
    "Everyone knows Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge, but what else is there to the city of London? Learn about London's past, present and future in this video."
    + TRANSCRIPT + ACTIVITIES
    (learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org)

 

Webquests :

 

    Let's visit London! - INTERACTIVE webquest (benedicte.mallet.free.fr)

    About the United Kingdom (Valérie Nagel - Académie de Reims : Chaumont 52)
    - webquest conçue à partir de celle de Michelle Henry du même nom, avec une recherche sur Londres.
    - niveau 6ème
    Objectifs : "entraînement en vue de la validation du B2i niveau 1
    et objectif culturel : connaissance du Royaume-Uni"

 

 

    London Webquest
    "Arthur is from London. What do you know about his city? Not much?
    Click on the internet links to complete the document about Arthur s favourite places.
    When you have finished, be ready to speak about your places to the other groups."
    (Ac. Montpellier)

    WebQuest : Business trip (cornelsen.de)
    "You have received (an) ... email from your new American boss : "I'm going to London next week..."
    Use the resources ... to do the things your boss asked for .
    Then write your boss an email telling him what you arranged."

     

    A FAMILY TRIP TO LONDON - A WebQuest - (absolutenglish-972)
    ("How will you go to London?
    Ø What will you do and see in London?
    Ø How much will the holiday cost ?
    Ø What photos will you take? )

 

INTERACTIVE games :

 

VIDEOS :

CINEMA :

 

 

TV SHOWS :

 

 

SONGS :

  • Camden Town by Suggs (YouTube)
    + the LYRICS :
    "There's a great crowd of tourists and they're coming down the street 
    Pleased as punch with brand new Doctor Marten's on their feet
    Past stalls with leather jackets, old bric-a-brac
    Indian sunglasses or a Chinese bobble hat...
    In Camden Town you can do anything you want to..."
    (lyricsmania.com)



    See Information

 

  • London hit songs mapped
    "Singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, who died this week, is best remembered for his classic 1970s hit Baker Street.
    It is just one of a number of well-known tracks closely linked to London locations.
    Click on the map to find out the stories behind Baker Street and eight others."
    (BBC)