London Webquest

Group One

Visit the websites in the questions in order to find information about the different places.

Your teacher will give you instructions.

If you need to download the worksheet for your answers. It is here in Word format.

London - group 1

Arthur is from London. What do you know about his city? Not much? Click on the internet links to complete the document about Arthur's favourite places. When you have finished, be ready to speak about your places to the other groups.

"I live north of Oxford Street, not far from Madame Tussaud's and Sherlock Holmes Museum. My school is in Camden, between Euston Station and Regent's park."

(from Spring 4è LV1, Copyright © Éd. Hachette)

Oxford Street is ...
1. a famous street in London with many shops
2. a street in Oxford with many shops.
3. the name of a shop.
It is very easy to get there. There are…
1. 5 underground stations.
2. 3 underground stations.
3. 4 underground stations.
Name them... .
1. Covent Garden
2. Marble Arch
3. Oxford Circus
4. Piccadilly Circus
5. Bank
6. Tottenham Court Road
7. Bond Street
Look at your map. Say where Oxford Street is. If you haven't got a map, go here. (Several answers)
1. It ends near Soho Square
2. It's next to Westminster Bridge
3. It crosses Regent Street
4. It starts at Marble Arch at the end of the Bayswater Road
Madame Tussaud's is...
1. the name of the Queen's maid.
2. a wax museum.
3. the name of the King's wife.
She was born in ...
1. London
2. Paris
3. Strasbourg
She was born in…
1. 1761
2. 1671
3. 1567
It is located in which road? (use a capital letter at the beginning of each word)
Where is it on your map? (If you haven't got a map you can find it here
1. It's near Queen Mary's Gardens in Regents Park
2. It's near Piccadilly
3. It's near Kensington Gardens in Hyde Park
The Tube / Underground station to go there is... (Use a capital letter for each word)
The Sherlock Holmes Museum opens and closes at (two answers)...
1. 8.30am
2. 9.30am
3. 5pm
4. 6pm
it opens on Christmas Day
1. Right
2. Wrong
To visit it a child must pay
1. £3
2. £4
3. £5
An adult must pay
1. £6
2. £7
3. £7.50
Its address is (number, street, city, postcode)
Sherlock Holmes is not a real detective. He was created by...
1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
2. Emily Bronte.
3. J.K. Rowling.
The story says he lived in this house with his friend,
1. Dr Moriarty
2. Dr Quinn
3. Dr Watson
He lived in this house...
1. from 1865 to 1856.
2. from 1881 to 1904.
3. from 1984 to 1998.
Sherlock was born on…
1. 7th January 1855
2. 6th January 1854
3. 8th January 1854.
Name a famous Sherlock Holmes story (a novel not a short story)
Where is it on your map? (If you haven't got a map you can find it here. (Several answers)
1. It's near the River Thames
2. It's not far from Madame Tussaud's
3. It's near Marylebone Station