Sunday, May 14, 2006

Travel ABC

Travel English ABCs


A = We leave from the Nagoya A __ __ p __ __ t.
B = Many English people prefer a shower to a b __ __ h.
C = Before you enter the UK you must pass through c __ __ t __ __ s.
D = Wait in the d __ __ ar __ __ re lounge.
E = currency e __ch __ __ ge
F = I have 5,000 f __ __ qu __ __ t flier miles.
G = The flight leaves from g __ __ e 17.
H = hand lu__ __a__ __
I = All visitors to the UK must pass through i __ __ igr __ __ion.
J = Have a nice j __ ur __ __ y.
K = Brighton is 60 k __ __ om __ __ers from London.
L = The plane is l __ __ d __ __ g.
M = Find the building on your campus m __ __.
N = __ __ smoking on the airplane
O = O __ __ o __ __ is a famous university town.
P = Show me your pa __ __ po __ __.
Q = Animals must pass through q__ __ __ __ __ tine before entering the US or UK from Japan.
R = Do you have a r __ __ er __ __tion for this flight?
S = duty free sh __ __ p __ __ g
T = The plane is t __ k __ __ g off shortly.
U = The U __ __ v __ __ __ __ __ __ of London.
V = Do you have a student or tourist v __ __ __?.
W = Would you like an aisle or w __ __ d __ __ seat?
X = Put your bag through the x-__ __ __ machine.
Y = Y__ __ __ing helps equalize the pressure in your ears on take-off and landing.
Z = London __ __ __ is one of the oldest in the world with lots of different animals.

Multicultural London

Please complete the following question using the BBC website given as a guide. (www.bbc.co.uk/london/)

Use these links to find the answers
London Communities
Notting Hill Carnival


1) List 5 Ethnic communities in London?




2) List 5 Faiths practiced in London?




3) How may people live in London?



4) How many languages are spoken in London?




5) What is Notting Hill carnival?



6) When is Notting Hill carnival held and for how long?



7) When was the first St Patrick’s Day parade in central London held?



8) Which community celebrates St Patrick Day?



9) In the Jewish community what do “Ashkenazi” and “Sephardi” means?



10) Where was first Mosque in Britain opened to the public and where?



11) When is Black History month?



12) How many people of Pakistani origin live in London?




13) When was the first China town established in London




14) How may people in Britain follow Hinduism?




15) Looking back over all the questions, could you summarise what you anticipate London to be?


Is it any different from what you thought of London before you did the work sheet.