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Unit Summary

This unit explores the capital cities of London and Cardiff through their landmarks, transport, rivers and green spaces. Pupils describe key physical and human features and plan a day out using maps, images and simple route planning.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to identify and name different types of transport used in London and describe some good and bad points about them.

Key Notes

• The River Thames was one of the earliest transport routes: people travelled up and down the river in boats for trade.
• London is famous for its red double decker buses, black taxi cabs and its London Underground tube trains.
• There are special rules to help keep the most polluting cars out of central London.
• To reduce pollution, a network of bicycles and electric scooters are available to hire in London.

Vocabulary To Learn

• trade: Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.
• public transport: Public transport is the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares.
• London Underground: The London Underground is a public transport system of trains that travel through tunnels under the city.
• congestion: Congestion is where there is too much traffic and movement is difficult.
• pollution: Pollution is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils may think that all buses are red, and all taxi cabs are black or all trains are tube trains.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Locating London Study Guide
• London as a capital city Study Guide
• London parks and green spaces Study Guide
• Planning a day out in London Study Guide
• The River Thames Study Guide