Vocabulary :

• London Underground = the Tube (Wikipedia)
  1 History 1.1 Into the 20th century 1.2 The 1930s and 1940s 1.3 Post-war developments
  2 Infrastructure
  2.1 Rolling stock
  2.2 Stations
  2.3 Lines 2.3.1 Subsurface versus deep-level tube lines 2.3.2 Unserved areas 2.3.3 International connections
  2.4 Electrification
  3 Ticketing 3.1 Penalty fares and fare evasion
  4 Delays
  5 Station access
  6 Safety
  6.1 Suicides 6.2 Accidents 6.3 Terrorism 6.4 Overcrowding 6.5 Smoking 6.6 Photography 6.7 Safety culture 6.8 Age
  7 Future projects 7.1 Extensions and new stations 7.2 Line upgrades 7.3 Other projects
  8 Image 8.1 The roundel 8.2 Typography 8.3 Contribution to arts
  9 See also
  10 References
  11 Further reading
  12 External links 12.1 Official 12.2 Practical 12.3 Technical 12.4 Visual 12.5 General
  
  

• Rapid transit (Wikipedia)
  "A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. In most parts of the world these systems are known as a "metro", in London the system is called the "Underground", while in most of North America and in Glasgow, Scotland it is a "subway".
  1 Definition 1.1 Elevated versus submerged
  2 Uses and developments 2.1 Integration with commuter trains 2.2 Similarities to light rail
  3 Importance and functions
  4 Alternate uses
  5 Stations
  6 Technology
  7 History
  8 Maps and diagrams...

• Subway (Encyclopaedia Britannica)

• The Subway or Metro (library.thinkquest.org)
  
  
  

• British/North American Vocabulary (englishclub.com)

• Selected Vocabulary Differences Between British and American English (uta.fi)
  'Subway = underground walking passage, underpass, pedestrian tunnel; U.S. subway = G.B. "underground," i.e. underground railway system for public transportation'
  

Facts :

• London Underground in popular culture (Wikipedia)
  1 Film and television
  2 Art
  3 Music
  4 Literature
  5 Other
  6 External links
  7 See also
  + List of London Underground-related fiction
  + Fictional underground stations

• London Underground - the official site (tfl.gov.uk)
  - with Maps

• Tube planner "can help you plan your journey on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR)."
  + information about stations...
  "We'll even let you know if there are any places of interest nearby (with links), and provide a map of the surrounding area to help you continue on your journey."
  (tubeplanner.com)

• Charing Cross tube station (Wikipedia)
  1 History
  2 Design
  3 Former Jubilee line platforms
  4 Nearby places of interest
  5 References
  6 External links

• 150 Years of Rapid Transit in New York City (nycsubway.org)
  + Subway Art Guide
  
  

Maps :

• New York City Subway Map (nycsubway.org)
  
  
  
  
  

• London Tube Map (reed.edu)
  
  

• Tube map re-labelled with anagrams of station names
  - click on the map for the link
  (boingboing.net)

  

Pictures : (Gloucester Road tube station in Kensington, west London)

• Subway Art Guide - New York City (nycsubway.org)

• Animals on the Underground Map
  "is a collection of over 20 animal characters made using only lines, stations and interchange symbols on the London Underground map, created by illustrator Paul Middlewick in 1988. In 2003, the concept was used in a poster campaign by advertising agency McCann-Erickson to promote the London Zoo." (neatorama.com)
  Come and meet the animals! (animalsontheunderground.com)

  

• London Underground (world.nycsubway.org)

• Tube Platform - Mind The Gap (istockphoto.com)
  
  
  
  
  

• Platform Mural (ltmcollection.org)
  
  

• Tube carriage and other photos (squarewheels.org.uk)
  
  

• Belt conveyor (delftoutlook.tudelft.nl)
  
  

• Passengers in the carriages of the Tube (textually.org)
  
  
  
  

Cliparts :

• Metro station (cross section) - (infovisual.info)
  
  

• Metro station (infovisual.info)
  
  
• tube train(s) / underground train (learnenglish.de)
  Listen to the pronunciation.
  
  

• 3 people in a subway car (fotosearch.com)
  
  

• Commuting (fotosearch.com)
  
  

INTERACTIVE activities :

• The London Underground (englishbanana.com)
  "Using a map of the London Underground, find these stations and answer the questions..."

• London Underground Quiz (expertrating.com)

Activities TO PRINT :

• Tube Crash - text with symbols (Symbol World)
  Imprimer les images et faire retrouver les phrases.
  
  

Lesson plans :

• London Subway Passengers Stressed Out
  "Overcrowding was the biggest cause of discomfort...
  At the busiest times, there are four people per square metre packed onto the train."
  - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : SUBWAYS / STRESSED / BEHAVIOUR / DISCOMFORT / TRAIN
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  

• Lesson 36: The London Underground - a lesson plan + a video
  (teflclips.com)

INTERACTIVE games :

• Agents Underground - an interactive game in the Tube (British Council)

  

   

Humour :

• Funny train drivers' announcements of our time (themole.site.aplus.net)

Songs :

• Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - Jam
  - with the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED

Videos :

• New York Subway Hero (YouTube)
  
  

• NYC Subway Etiquette (YouTube)
  "Anyone who relies on the subway system in NYC knows there are plenty of unwritten rules concerning conduct and etiquette..."
  
  

• Subway! (Vintage Sesame Street) - (YouTube)

Cinema : (Underground station in Aeon Flux)

• The Taking of Pelham 123 (= L'Attaque du Métro 123) "is a 2009 thriller film, directed by Tony Scott, and starring Denzel Washington, and John Travolta."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

• Death Wish (blogs.amctv.com)
  Death Wish is "a 1974 criminal thriller film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted by muggers."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

• Subway "is a 1985 French film directed by Luc Besson, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert and is part of the Cinema du look movement."
  (Wikipedia)

• New York City Subway Films (YouTube)