A trip to London for esl learners
enjoy a delicious English breakfast! Before the visit,
cup of tea baked beans toast eggs tomato bacon mushrooms sausage A full English breakfast
London Eye
A flight lasts about 30 mn. The wheel is 135 metres high. There are 32 capsules.
The London Eye is located on the South Bank of the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament.
Telephone booths
A mail box
The London Underground is also called the Tube.
A double-decker bus
A London black cab
A cabmen’s shelter
Cabmen or ‘cabbies’ can stop there to have something to eat or drink.
Walking along the Thames River - the Dome of Saint Paul’s Cathedral.
The City
Saint Paul’s Cathedral and the millennium footbridge (designed by the architect Norman Foster).
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
The stage
The galleries
Dali exhibition
The Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
A Horse Guard
Nelson’s Column Trafalgar Square The Admiral Nelson defeated Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
National Gallery - a rich collection of European painting
Piccadilly Circus
Eros Statue Piccadilly Circus
Buckingham Palace - Home of Queen Elisabeth II
Changing of the guard
Tower of London
Gherkin (in the background), designed by the architect Norman Foster
Guards at the Tower of London
Tower Bridge
London Town Hall designed by the architect Norman Foster
Test your knowledge
Write the words corresponding to the numbers on the photo sausage, mushrooms, eggs, toasts, bacon, baked beans, tomato
Find the corresponding picture 1. a cab a)b) c)d)
2. Tower Bridge a)b) c) d)
3. The houses of Parliament a)b) c)d)
4. Tower of London a) c)d) b)
5. The Tube b) c) d) a)
6. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre a)b) c) d)
What colour is a typical London a) mail box? b) cab? c) telephone booth d) cabmen’s shelter
Keys A full English breakfast : 1. Eggs, 2. Toasts, 3. Tomato, 4. Bacon, 5. Sausage, 6. Baked beans, 7. Mushrooms Find the corresponding pictures : 1. a, 2.c, 3. d, 4. b, 5. a, 6. d What colour? : a) red, b) black, c) red, d) green
Across 5. Surname of a famous British architect. 8. Place where you can watch a play by Shakespeare. 10. Famous modern building in the City. 12. Statue at Piccadilly Circus. 13. Famous bell in a London tower clock. 14. Name of a river going through London. 16. A double bus. 17. Famous London cathedral. Down 1.Place where the British Government sits. 2. Palace where Queen Elisabeth II lives. 3. Famous admiral who won the battle of Trafalgar. 4. Taxi drivers. 6. London Underground. 7. Taxi. 9. Ferris wheel on the South Bank. 10. Colour of cabmen's shelters. 11. Place where you can admire European painting. 15. Colour of British mailboxes. LONDON CROSSWORD