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

• ** Rebecca : the city of Leeds **
  Langue : Anglais, niveau : A1 - par  Rebecca (Leeds, England) - 10 mars 2012
  Rebecca tells us about her hometown : Leeds, England. Its historical monuments, the railway museum and its university.
  http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2279

• ** Kayleigh : Aberdeen and Edimburgh **
  Langue : Anglais, niveau : A1 - par  Kayleigh (Aberdeen, Scotland) - 10 mars 2012
  Kayleigh comes from Aberdeen. She speaks about the capital city of Scotland : Edimburgh - the famous castle, the zoo and the Parliament.
  http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2278

• ** Sam : Southampton **
  Langue : Anglais, niveau : B1 - par  Sam (Southampton, England) - 10 mars 2012
  Sam tells us about her city : Southampton. Its famous harbour, the shopping center, the universities.
  She also explains the consequences on architecture of the bombing during WWII.
  http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2277

• ** Rob : Cardiff **
  Langue : Anglais, niveau : A2 - par  Rob (Llanelli, Wales) - 10 mars 2012
  Robert tells us about the capital city of Wales : national assembly, local government, universities...
  http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2276

• How to understand the difference between the UK and Great Britain
  (learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)

  

• AUDIO pronunciation of British places (Wikipedia)

• English Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff
  - with a Directory of Pronunciation Guides
  (inogolo.com)

• Derrick Coyle, Raven Master
  "Derrick Coyle has a rather unusual job. He is a raven master at the Tower of London which means he's
  dedicated to looking after the Tower's unique feature - ravens."
  (BBC)

  

• Beyond the postcard - Towns and Places (BBC)
  "A series that looks at some not so well known features of some very well known places.
  There are text, audio and video comprehension exercises to help you practise and improve your English."
  
• Oxford - Listening activities
  "Everybody knows the name of this very famous city in England.
  But what is it really like? Find out by doing these four exercises..."
  (carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com)

INTERACTIVE activities :

• UK place knowledge - interactive quiz
  (oup.co.uk)
  

  

• Pictures from England
  "Look at the pics and read the little text. Pick the right verb."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• UK Locational Knowledge - Retrouver pays, villes... sur la carte -
  Click on MAP GAMES on the left (pupilvision)

• Beyond the postcard - Towns and Places (BBC)
  "A series that looks at some not so well known features of some very well known places.
  There are text, audio and video comprehension exercises to help you practise and improve your English."

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

  

• The British Isles - activity created by Renée Maufroid
  "How well do you know your geography?"
  

• Quizzes :
  Europe - The world - Mountains - Cities - Monuments - Disasters
  Interactive games (geography)

• Britain (intermediate level) - TRUE OR FALSE? - interactive activity
  (english.specialist.hu)

• United Kingdom map
  "Move the pieces from the left to the box on the right to make a map of the United Kingdom."
  (British Council)
  
  

• Touring the countryside (the Cotswolds) - The Romantic Road - Gap-Fill Exercise:
  "complete with the words given ..."
  (kaleidovox.hu)
  
  

• A few interesting sites if you are planning a trip to London . (Yvan Baptiste)

• Cardiff (BBC) - a text with questions
  
  

Activities TO PRINT :

• Label the British Isles on the map (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

INTERACTIVE games :

• British records. (Superlative Practice)
  1. "Look at the video and try to remember what you read. 
  2. Practise with the games.
  3. Try to do the same about a town, an area or a country you know well.
  Use "photopeach", it's easy and fun!"

  Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

  

• UK Locational Knowledge - Retrouver pays, villes... sur la carte -
  Click on MAP GAMES on the left (pupilvision)
• Hangman: Geography of the British Isles - activity created by Renée Maufroid (quia.com)

Games TO PRINT :

• How well do you know Britain? - crossword to print
  (discoveryeducationalsoftware.co.uk)
  
  
  
  

LESSON PLANS :

• The British Isles (Alyne Piazza - académie de Lille)
  " Cette séquence proposée à des élèves de 6° au mois de janvier intègre de nombreux outils et supports multimédias,
  y compris pour l'évaluation et propose de nombreuses tâches différenciées dont la mise en place est favorisée par l'environnement multimédia."
  

WEBQUESTS :

• See London Webquests + UK : Webquests
  
  
• British Culture 9 - Visit Scotland (Part One)
  Created by Laurence Haquet (Ac. Rouen)

• British Culture 8 - Visit England (Part One) - A WEBQUEST created by Laurence Haquet - Ac. Rouen
  + British Culture 8 - Visit England (Part Two)
  (chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr)

  
  
  

• A FAMILY TRIP TO LONDON (absolutenglish-972)
  A WebQuest for 9th Grade in English
  "ØHow 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? )
  
  

• London webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

• Destination Portsmouth - a Scavenger hunt (e-teacher) - with an exercise book to print
  ( + Brighton, Beaulieu, the Medieval town of Winchester, its cathedral and the Great Hall and Round Table, Arundel Castle)
  
  

• The Loch Ness Monster - a webquest (eslprintables.com)

VIDEOS :

• The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained - A little too fast!
  (YouTube)

  

• How to understand the difference between the UK and Great Britain
  (learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)