homework_london

14.09.2012 - Homework 1

Hello Students


Today we are going to learn some interesting facts about London :)

Task 1: 
Let' s say you are visiting London and want to do some sightseeing. What is the first thing you 
should do after arriving at the Airport ?


Hi,my name is Karla.
Hello,my name is Hans...
Have you ever been in London?
No, I haven't.Can you help me please? 
Yes,of course
What is the most beautiful attraction in London?
Mm,the most beautiful attraction....I think is the London Tower or the Buckingham Palace 
And..where is it?, can you give me a map?
Yes,of course 
Thank you, very much
See you later 
By,if I need something i come here 

Yes...you should look for a nice hotel.





Task 2: 

Let's say after you have rested and eaten some food you would like to go on a sightseeing tour. What would be the next step ?






No, not just start walking around ...you will get lost !!!!



Yes, make a plan first :)

With the Internet you can check out places f your own interest.
Take a virtual tour :) Here is the link:

Virtual Tour
http://www.theoriginaltour.com/virtual-tour.htm

Task3: Go on a virtual tour and find out about some interesting attractions. Choose 5 Attractions which call your attention and explain the most important part with your own words. Why did you choose them ? Paste a picture as well. (like a presentation) For more information look under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Dungeon

Note: When you write choose another colour so I can see your writings.

Example: The London Dungeon

the London Bridge

the Buckingham palace

the Tower of  London

the London  Eye

What can you do there ?

There you can make different activities like: 

1. The Crypt

The Crypt is the start of your dark trip into the horrible depths of the London Dungeon. Be sure to heed the keeper’s advice…

2. Labyrinth of Lost Souls

Those who dare enter the Labyrinth may wander this way and that, but there is no escape! And worse spirits still haunt this maze of tunnels, will you spot one?

3. The Great Plague

Bring out your dead! It is 1665, and London is in turmoil as the dreaded Black Death lays waste to the population. Walk through the corpse-filled streets as the panic and horror infect all around you!

4. The Great Fire of London

Enter the Great Fire of London rampaging through the city of London, turning everything in its wake to cinders. Travel back to 2nd September, 1666 and experience the burning reality of the day that left 200,000 people destitute!

5. Surgery: Blood & Guts

Hold on to your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street’s blundering butcher surgeon, where history’s most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail… on even the most unwilling of patients!

6. The Torture Chamber

London’s torturer always finds a way to get you talking, whether with the hook, the castrator, the jaw breaker, or the creeping agony of the rack. Maybe he’ll  loosen your tongue the hard way, with the tongue-tearer!

7. The Courtroom

It is the middle of the 18th Century and England’s justice system is harsh, unpredictable and frequently lethal. Some 220 offenses are punishable by death. Pray the judge has pity on your soul. Your sentencing and fate await you!

8. Bedlam

Face the inmates of one of London’s first asylums: infamous for driving the slightly eccentric to the depths of insanity! Quick, they’re waking up. Move along before you cause bedlam!

9. Traitor: Boat Ride to Hell

In the deepest, darkest depths of London a deadly nightmare awaits, as you travel through the underground tunnels on this Ricky boat ride.

10. Sweeney Todd's Barber

Visit Mrs Lovett's 1785 pie shop before receiving a short back and sides at the infamous Fleet Street barber shop owned by the demon barber Sweeney Todd.

11. Vengeance

You're invited to 50 Berkeley Square, the most haunted house in London. Join us as Florence Cook contacts the ghosts who want Vengeance upon YOU!

12. Jack the Ripper

1888. It is a dark time in London. A prolific killer stalks the dark alleys and quiet streets at night, preying on London's working girls.

13. Bloody Mary Killer Queen

Bloody Mary, the deadliest daughter of Henry VIII is ruthlessly ridding the country of heretics. Will you escape her blazing anger!

14. Extremist: Drop Ride to Doom

Wait as your sentence is read and your fate decided in the hanging gallows of London Dungeon! Hear the screams of those around you, criminals condemned together, and draw your breath as you are lifted to face your doom!
I find it interesting because you can make different activities and you can have a wonderful experience.


But you are still in the Hotel checking out places...
What would be the next step ?
How can you get to the places ?


Yes, GET A MAP !!!! :)

Here is a link:

Click here to get to the London Metro Map

 










 Task 4:
You are at Heathrow Accomodation. and would like to visit  "The London Dungeon".
How can you get there ? Describe the way. How do you get around in London?
 
You need to take the subway,the Piccadilly line to  South Kensington station. There, you have to change to  Circle line and go to  Monument station and change again to  Northern line and go to the London Bridge station.Then you go out from the station and walk one block to Thames River and you arrive to Tooley Street, where London Dungeons are.




Now you can start your sightseeing tour :)
Have fun !!!