Computer Lab 1

Webquest - London
http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/webquests/london/

London : A Webquest
Visit the websites in order to find information about the different places mentioned. Use
the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page.
Complete the worksheet then you can tell your class about what you learnt. If you are
working in groups you can exchange information and complete the other pages of your
dossier.
Your teacher will give you instructions.
If necessary, download and print the worksheet for your answers:
Printable London webquest (3 pages, 360 ko)
Arthur is from London. What do you know about his city? Not much? Click on the internet
links to complete the document about Arthurs favourite places. When you have finished,
be ready to speak about your places to the other groups.
Group One (or try the interactive quiz version)
Group Two (Group 2 quiz coming soon)
Group Three (Group 3 quiz coming soon)
Group One

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.
Map (if necessary)

Group Two

The London Eye is between the South Bank

Arts centre and Westminster Bridge. I love
going on it. My dad works nearby.
Map (if necessary)

Group Three

This is my favourite skyscraper. It is in the City, not far

from the Tower of London. Mum is working near it at the
moment.
Map (if necessary)
Webquest by Frdric Davignon, Collge La Dullague, Bziers.
Adapted for the web by Darren Rigby
Quotes from "Arthur": Spring 4 LV1 p. 12-13. Copyright ditions
Hachette

GENERAL ENGLISH PROGRAM

ELEMENTARY FOUR
GROUP ONE.
Arthur is from London. What do you know about his city? Not much? Click on the internet links to
complete the document about Arthurs 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 Tussauds and
Sherlock Holmes Museum.*
.

Oxford Street is ...

a famous street in London with many shops.

a street in Oxford with many shops.

the name of a shop.

It is very easy to get there. There are
5 underground stations.

3 underground stations.

4 underground stations.

Name them :
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Where is it on your London map?_____________________________________________________________
Madame Tussauds is
the name of the Queens maid.

a wax museum.

She was born in ...

London.

Paris. Strasbourg.

She was born in

1761.

1671.

the name of the Kings wife.

1567.

It is located at _____________________________________________________________________________
Where is it on your map? ____________________________________________________________________
The Tube / underground station to go there is_____________________________________________________
The Sherlock Holmes Museum opens at ______________________and closes at_______________________
It is open on Christmas day: right

wrong

To visit it a child must pay ______________ and an adult _______________.

Its address is ______________________________________________________________________________
Sherlock Holmes is not a real detective. He was created by...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The story says he lived in this house with his friend,
He lived in this house..

Emily Bronte.

J.K. Rowlings.

Dr Moriarty. Dr Quinn.

Dr Watson.

. from 1865 to 1856. from 1881 to 1904.

6th January 1854

Sherlock was born on 7th January 1855

from 1984 to 1998.

8th January 1854.

Name a famous Sherlock story_________________________________________________________________

Where is it on your map? ____________________________________________________________________
* from Spring 4e, page 12 / 13, Ed. Hachette. Images from Wikipedia

GENERAL ENGLISH PROGRAM

ELEMENTARY FOUR
GROUP TWO.
Arthur is from London. What do you know about his city? Not much? Click on the internet links to
complete the document about Arthurs favourite places. When you have finished, be ready to speak
about your places to the other groups.
The London Eye is
a TV camera filming London. the name of the police in London.
It is

135 metres high.

115 metres high.

an observation wheel.
35 meters high.

The telephone number is____________________________________________________________________

The maximum number of visitors in one hour is...

150.

1200. 1500.

It is open from.............. to or ...

Its address is_______________________________________________________________________________

(check the find us section to get that information)
The tube / underground station to go there is _____________________________________________________
Where is it on your London map?_____________________________________________________________
Westminster Bridge opened in

1850

1862

1950

They started its construction in

1845

1739

1839

It is painted in...

blue

yellow

green

It is not very far away from

Victoria Station

Montparnasse Station

Waterloo Station.

It is made out of

stone

iron

plastic

If you want to go there by underground, get off at _________________________________________________

Why is it famous? __________________________________________________________________________
Where is it on your map? ____________________________________________________________________
* from Spring 4e, page 12 / 13, Ed. Hachette. Images from Wikipedia

GENERAL ENGLISH PROGRAM

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

Arthurs favourite skyscraper is______________________________________________________________

It is

195 metres high

98 metres high

95 metres high.

It was finished in

1886

1986

1996

Its architect is ______________________________________________________________________________

It resembles a Building in Paris, can you name it? _________________________________________________
What is the origin of the buildings name?_______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
In which Borough of London is it?

The City

Westminster Bankside

Where is it on your London map?______________________________________________________________

The Tower of London was constructed by

Queen Elizabeth I
Where was William from?

England

William the Conqueror

Sir Norman Foster.

Italy

France.

Germany

William had other nicknames. In France, we call him ______________________________________________

The Tower of London was

a shopping centre

a military fortress

a church.

Its original mission was to ____________________________________________________________________

But it was also _____________________________________________________________________________
To build it, people used iron

stones from France

plastic

Where is it on your London map?_____________________________________________________________

* from Spring 4e, page 12 / 13, Ed. Hachette. Images from Wikipedia