InsideOut London WORKSHEET A Exercise 1 Below are ten pieces of information about the city of London that have been split into three parts and mixed u...
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Inside Out London
WORKSHEET A
Exercise 1 Below are ten pieces of information about the city of London that have been split into three parts and mixed up. Can you put them back together again? The city of London has existed for almost 2,000 years. The
about 3,800 of them. However, many of them close at 11pm, so
Park and Regent’s Park, in the middle of the city.
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The British parliament building
contains Europe’s busiest shopping street, Oxford Street, and also one
five terminals and is one of the busiest airports in the world.
and probably has the most famous map. There are eleven different
biggest cities in Europe.
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With an area of more than 1,500
hundred parks in London, including two very big ones, Hyde
lines, and 268 stations.
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London’s underground train system is the oldest in the world,
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In 2012, London is going to host the Olympic Games for
people were born abroad, and Londoners speak
in about AD 47, shortly after they invaded Britain.
London is perhaps the most cosmopolitan city in the world. Almost 2.3 million of the city’s
the third time. The other times were in 1908 and 1948.
Big Ben clock tower is part of the building.
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London has five international airports. The
is in the centre of London, by the river Thames. The famous
No other city has hosted the event more than twice.
8
London is a good place if you like pubs, as there are
Romans built the small town of ‘Londinium’
of the world’s most famous department stores, Harrods.
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6
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There are more than a
The West End of 10 London has a huge number of shops. It
it isn’t always easy to square kilometres and about eight million people, find a public place to socialise after that time. London is one of the biggest, Heathrow, which is about 25km west of the city centre, now has
a total of more than 300 different languages.
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Inside Out London
WORKSHEET B
Exercise 2 The pieces of information have been put back together again, but now each one contains three mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. 1. The city of London existed for almost 2,000 years. The Romans builded the small town of ‘Londinium’ in about AD 47, shortly after invaded Britain. 2. The British parliament building is in centre of London, in the river Thames. The famous Big Ben clock tower is part the building. 3. With an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres and about eight millions people, London is one of the biggest city at Europe. 4. London’s underground train sistem is the oldest in the world, and probably has most famous map. There are eleven different line, and 268 stations. 5. In 2012, London is going to host the Olympic Games for the three time. The other times was in 1908 and 1948. No other city has host the event more than twice. 6. London is perhaps the most cosmopolittle city in the world. Almost 2.3 million of the city people born abroad, and Londoners speak a total of more than 300 different languages. 7. London has five international airports. The bigger, Heathrow, which is about 25km west to the city centre, now has five terminals and is one of the busyest airports in the world. 8. London is good place if like pubs, as there are about 3,800 of them. However, many of them close at 11pm, so it isn’t always easy find a public place to socialise after that time. 9. There is more than a hundred parks in London, including two very big one, Hyde Park and Regent’s Park, in middle of the city. 10. The West End of London has a hug number of shops. It contain Europe’s busiest shopping street, Oxford Street, and also one of the world’s most famous depart stores, Harrods. This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008.
Inside Out London
WORKSHEET C
1. The city of London has existed for almost 2,000 years. The Romans built the small town of ‘Londinium’ in about AD 47, shortly after they invaded Britain. 2. The British parliament building is in the centre of London, by the river Thames. The famous Big Ben clock tower is part of the building. 3. With an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres and about eight million people, London is one of the biggest cities in Europe. 4. London’s underground train system is the oldest in the world, and probably has the most famous map. There are eleven different lines, and 268 stations. 5. In 2012, London is going to host the Olympic Games for the third time. The other times were in 1908 and 1948. No other city has hosted the event more than twice. 6. London is perhaps the most cosmopolitan city in the world. Almost 2.3 million of the city’s people were born abroad, and Londoners speak a total of more than 300 different languages. 7. London has five international airports. The biggest, Heathrow, which is about 25km west of the city centre, now has five terminals and is one of the busiest airports in the world. 8. London is a good place if you like pubs, as there are about 3,800 of them. However, many of them close at 11pm, so it isn’t always easy to find a public place to socialise after that time. 9. There are more than a hundred parks in London, including two very big ones, Hyde Park and Regent’s Park, in the middle of the city. 10. The West End of London has a huge number of shops. It contains Europe’s busiest shopping street, Oxford Street, and also one of the world’s most famous department stores, Harrods.
This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008.