MY TRIP TO LONDON 2011 Webquest

Now, it’s time to really start thinking about your trip to London. Hopefully, this year we’ll be luckier than last year and wont’have any volcano ashes flying around and preventing us from boarding our plane!!!!!!

To make sure you take the most out of your trip, I want you to surf and find out how special London is…..I hope you enjoy yourself so, go ahead!
 BROWSE through http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ and learn about the capital of England.


1. London’s population is ……………………
2. The tallest building in London is ………………………
3. Familiar name for the underground railway in London ………………………
4. What is ”The city”in London? ..…………………….........
5. What is Buckingham Palace? ............................
6. Go to the Tower of London and find out about :
What a beefeater is
What they used to do
The white Tower
The Traitor’s Gate
Elizabeth I and Queen Mary
The Crown Jewels
The legend of the ravens
Tower Bridge
7. Name three things you can see at Trafalgar Square
8. Why is Trafalgar Square called so? .....................
9. Where is Admiralty Arch? ....................
10. Trooping of the colours is ……………………… and it is held in …………… in ………………
11. What will happen in London in 2012? ..............................
12. Name three things that you can see and do in Covent Garden.
13. How often can you hear the bell Big Ben?  ...............
14. Where is it in London? .................
15. Which important event usually takes place in Westminster Abbey? .................
16. Name three important people buried there ……………………………
17. What is the Whispering Gallery in St. Paul’s Cathedral? ..................
18. What can you say about St. Paul’s Cathedral’s dome? ....................
19. Say another name for the Millennium Wheel …………………………………
20. The Globe is a theatre where ………………………………
21. “The Monument” is a 61 metre (202 feet) tall column in the heart of the City of London; why is it exactly 61 metres tall? ...................
22. Where is the statue of Eros? ............................
23. What is the tallest building in the U.K.? .......................
24. A black cab is a ………………………………
25. Name three luxury shops in London ………………………………
26. Give two nicknames for the British police ………………………………
27. Why are they so called?.........................
28. Now, let’s go to the British Museum,
Name some famous objects exhibited there
Opening and closing times
29. Would you like to visit the Natural History Museum? Before entering the building,
Name one exhibition
Name one collection
30. You’ve got a list of typical London souvenirs ; once there
What would you buy for your mother?
What would you buy for your father?
What for your brothers and sisters?
What for your friends?
Others

How much would you spend all together?