Starter quiz
- Which people are part of the government?
- politicians ✓
- technicians
- beauticians
- musicians
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- Decide which of the following places are London landmarks.
- Buckingham Palace⇔London landmark ✓
- Elizabeth Tower⇔London landmark ✓
- London Zoo⇔not a London landmark ✓
- River Thames⇔not a London landmark ✓
- What nickname is also given to the Elizabeth Tower in London?
- Loud Lilly
- Big Ben ✓
- Great Bell
- Old Oliver
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- Many people that work in London are commuters. What is a commuter?
- People that live in and work in London.
- People that work in London but live in another place. ✓
- People that visit London occasionally for work.
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- What is the Palace of Westminster famous for?
- It is where parliament happens. ✓
- It is where the royal family live.
- It is an interesting museum.
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- Landmarks are important because they attract visitors to come to the city. Another name for people that come to visit the city is ...
- 'tourists' ✓
Exit quiz
- Where in London do we usually find these modes of transport?
- taxi cabs⇔on roads ✓
- double decker buses⇔on roads ✓
- boats⇔on the River Thames ✓
- water taxis⇔on the River Thames ✓
- tube trains⇔underground ✓
- Match the transport to the colour it is most often associated with.
- double decker buses⇔red ✓
- taxi cabs⇔black ✓
- For what reason did people begin using the River Thames for transport in the past?
- to leave London
- to enter London
- to trade in London ✓
- to enjoy the journey
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- Why are there rules to try to keep cars out of the central part of London?
- to reduce pollution ✓
- to make journeys longer
- to make journeys shorter
- to reduce accidents
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- If you hire something, what are you doing?
- Making something taller than it was before
- Sharing something with lots of other people
- Borrowing something you need for free
- Paying to borrow something for a short amount of time ✓
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- Name a type of transport you can hire in central London that doesn't pollute the air.
- 'bicycle' ✓
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Key learning points
- The River Thames was one of the earliest transport routes: people travelled up and down the river in boats for trade.
- London is famous for its red double decker buses, black taxi cabs and its London Underground tube trains.
- There are special rules to help keep the most polluting cars out of central London.
- To reduce pollution, a network of bicycles and electric scooters are available to hire in London.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all buses are red, and all taxi cabs are black or all trains are tube trains.
These types of transport are symbolic of London, but they are not the only ones in the city; there are many buses and taxis in a variety of colours and there are overground trains as well as underground tube trains.
Keywords
Trade - Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.
Public transport - Public transport is the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares.
London underground - The London Underground is a public transport system of trains that travel through tunnels under the city.
Congestion - Congestion is where there is too much traffic and movement is difficult.
Pollution - Pollution is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy.