CIVILIZATION :

LONDON

Information :

• LONDON RIOTS :

  London riots: young people voice their frustrations
  "Condemned as 'feral scum' and the sick of society, young people speak out about the reasons behind the riots."
  (guardian.co.uk)

  
  
  

  MORE information
  
  Live: UK riots
  
  London riots: before and after the destruction in Croydon, Hackney and Enfield
  "Move your mouse over the images below to see before and after pictures of the rioting and looting which took place in Hackney, Croydon and Enfield."
  + Before and after riots in Tottenham, Brixton and Enfield.
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  
  
  Before-and-after images of devastation (BBC)

  
  
  London riots: Police battle to enforce order on the streets of London for a third night - PHOTOS
  + London riots: Police clash for a third night with rioters
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  London riots: Timeline and map of violence - 8 August 2011
  "People have been left homeless after a night of riots on the streets of Tottenham. Buildings were set alight and shops looted after a peaceful demonstration turned violent. Looting spread to other areas on Sunday. Here is a timeline of what happened..."
  (BBC)

  In pictures
  "Before-and-after images show the damage caused by London riots."
  (BBC)

  

   

  Disorder: updates and advice (content.met.police.uk)

  Fire crews face second night of disturbances (london-fire.gov.uk)

  2011 London riots
  "The 2011 London riots are a series of public disturbances in London, initially in Tottenham, which began on 6 August 2011 following the fatal
  shooting of a suspect by the police.[5][6][7] This built upon unease at high levels of unemployment and cuts in public services.[3]"
  (Wikipedia)

  List of riots in London
  (Wikipedia)

   

• London's top shopping strips
  "The big-name emporiums, such as Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Hamleys, Fortnum & Mason and Liberty, are both sightseeing attractions in their
  own right and temples to shopping devotees. The nearby side-street boutiques – the capital’s true delights — also sell just about anything, from clothes to old-style British homewares."
  Related gallery:  Shopping in London
  (BBC)

  

• Information and Facts about London
  (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)

  

• Animal activists urge humane hats for London changing of the guard
  (BBC)

  
  
  

  Bearskin - See British use
  "The standard bearskin of the British Foot Guards is 18 inches tall, weighs one and a half pounds and is made from the fur of the Canadian brown bear and is dyed black."
  (Wikipedia)

• MAYOR JOHNSON :

  • London's new Mayor Boris Johnson - Listen to the story + Vocabulary explained
    (BBC)

    

   

  • Mayor Johnson vows to cut crime
    "Boris Johnson has pledged to tackle the "scourge" of crime on London's transport system as a key priority in his new role as mayor of the city...
    he said he would use the resources of the mayor's office to address youth violence...
    Other items on his agenda include revisiting the controversial congestion charging policies in central and west London, building 50,000 more homes, increasing river transport options and amending the London Plan to ensure back garden space is protected from development. Mr Johnson said his
    new job included the need to build bridges with communities."
    (BBC)
  • Johnson wins London mayoral race
    "Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall."
    - an article and a video
    (BBC)
    
    
    
    
    The Boris Story
    "A look at the colourful life and times of London's new mayor, Boris Johnson."
    (BBC)
    
    
    

• Carnaby Street - with AUDIO and vocabulary
  "We visit Carnaby Street, one of the most famous streets in London, especially in the 1960s.
  We find out exactly what Carnaby Street used to be famous for over forty years ago and what is happening there today."
  (BBC)
  
  

• All London Boroughs Map
  
  

• London borough From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

• The Original London Sightseeing Tour (theoriginaltour.com)
  
  
• Time Out "The world's living guide". (timeout.co.uk)
  
  

• Capital Calling - London's Tourist Guide : touring, sightseeing, shopping, museums, history (capital-calling)
  
  

• Londres le long de la Tamise, de Kew à Greenwich (photos + un peu d'histoire) -
  "These achievements represent the "building blocks" of society - democracy, justice, religious faith, freedom of speech, the arts, commerce, community, science, medicine, education, recreation, environment and defence - and are embodied in buildings and organisations that line the River Thames like "a string of pearls". (stringofpearls)
  
  

• Virtual London (virtual-london.co.uk)
  News, transport, attractions, food and drink, shopping, London life, the Royal family,
  Time for tea, tours, events...
  
  

• 10, Downing St - On peut visiter! (number-10.gov.uk)
  
  
  
  

• Buckingham Palace (royal.gov.uk)
  
  
  
  

• LONDON e-Gallery (absolutenglish-972)

• Londres - Photos (jfauger)

• How to use public transport in London (UK Student Life)
  
  
  

• Finding somewhere to live in London (UK Student Life) :
  Maps - Lettings agents - Homestay accommodation - Advertisements - Hostels / student houses - Choosing an area - Costs - Safety - Ethnic mix...
  
  

• The Notting Hill CARNIVAL (information) - (carnaval.com)
  
  

• Webcams - Londres (camvista)
  
  

Maps :

• All London Boroughs Map - "Click on a borough to go to its website." (brent.gov.uk)
  
  
  

• Tube map (londontransport.co.uk)
  
  

• Dickens' London Map - with a lot of information (charlesdickenspage.com)

  

Pictures :

• TODAY'S PICTURES - with AUDIO
  ex :
  - Inner-City Youth, London
  (todayspictures.slate.com)

• London and Literature in the Nineteenth Century : Images
  (cf.ac.uk)

• A Gustave Doré Gallery : Images from London
  (victorianweb.org)

Listening :

• London's new Mayor Boris Johnson - Listen to the story + Vocabulary explained
  (BBC)

  

• Traffic - with AUDIO
  " Many places today have problems with too many cars on the roads. I visited London recently.
  What is traffic like there? Find out by doing these four exercises..."
  (carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com)

  

• TODAY'S PICTURES - with AUDIO
  ex :
  - Inner-City Youth, London
  (todayspictures.slate.com)

• Carnaby Street - with AUDIO and vocabulary
  "We visit Carnaby Street, one of the most famous streets in London, especially in the 1960s.
  We find out exactly what Carnaby Street used to be famous for over forty years ago and what is happening there today."
  (BBC)
  
  

Activities :

• London's new Mayor (based on News about Britain) - interactive quiz - 6 questions
  (BBC)
  
  

• Visiting London - interactive exercises (sitasima)

• Carnival - a lesson plan (Elementary - Pre-Intermediate)
  with Notting Hill Carnival, London - Rio de Janeiro Carnival - New Orleans Mardi Gras
  (Reward-English)

• Carnival for Pre-Intermediate - Intermediate (Reward-English)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Visit London (Ac. Paris)
  "Cette séquence a pour objectif civilisationnel de faire prendre conscience aux élèves :
  - qu'ils connaissant déjà certainement un bon nombre d'informations sur Londres,
  - qu'il convient d'en préciser ou d'en corriger certaines,
  - que certains lieux célèbres leur sont inconnus, exemple : 10 Downing Street, Harrod's, Tate Modern, etc.
  L'objectif culturel est une approche de la notion de découverte d'une ville à travers des thèmes précis.
  L objectif méthodologique vise à favoriser l autonomie de l élève, le travail en équipe et la présentation à l oral d un travail de recherche à partir de ressources papiers et TICE."
  
  
  
  

Webquests :

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

  

• About the United Kingdom - niveau 5ème
  
  

• Webquest communicant : London (ac-montpellier)
  "Prévue pour le niveau Quatrième, cette activité peut s'appuyer sur le manuel Spring 4è ou vous pouvez l'intégrer dans votre propre projet pédagogique.
  La webquest est "communicant" puisque les élèves travaillent en groupe sur des thèmes différents autour de la ville de Londres.
  Chaque groupe doit alors faire un compte-rendu de ses trouvailles aux autres.
  Comptez environ une heure de recherche et de préparation puis une heure de mise en commun/prise de notes."

• Three days in LONDON - a webquest proposed by Jean-Pierre Palasse, IUFM de Bourgogne
  "You hope you will have £300 before the next holidays.
  Your birthday is next Sunday and you plan to organize a 3 day visit to London over a weekend.
  Where would you go IN London ? What would you see there ?
  How would you spend your money ... if you really had these £300 ?"
  
  

• A FAMILY TRIP TO LONDON A WebQuest for 9th Grade in English (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? )
  
  

• London webquest - UPDATED
  + City webquest: London
  "Taking the Tube, doing the Jack the Ripper walk, listening to a famous architect, looking into a 1940s house and who are Jeeves, the Hammers and the Eagles?"
  Teacher's Notes
  (onestopenglish.com)

Poems :

• Benjamin Zephaniah's 'London Breed'
  - animation (British Council)
  - the text (newsweaver.co.uk)

  

Cartoons :

• LONDON RIOTS - CARTOONS (cagle.com)

  

• How to be British N° 14 : SHOPPING
  "Just think – there are over 200 museums, galleries and heritage sites in London.
  Luckily, I only had time to go shopping!"
  (lgpcards.com)

  

Videos :

• See VIDEOS (London - Geography)

• Tourist London
  "A look around at some of london's most famous land marks."
  (YouTube)