Discovering London…

NATURAL FEATURES

Hyde Park1. Look at your map. Can you find where is Hyde

Park? Colour the place with a crayon. Is the park

in the South, North, East or West of the city?

2. Visit these webpages:

3. Answer these questions:

a. What is Hyde Park?

b. What other parks are the neighbouring?

c. What monuments and sights can we visit in Hyde Park?

http://www.aviewoncities.com/london/hydepark.htm

http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London

Hyde Park4. Watch the following video. Try to locate the different

monuments and sights that we have studied.

5. Look at this map:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDDBgr2mMQ

St. James’s Park

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park/about-

st-jamess-park

http://www.aviewoncities.com/london/stjamespark.htm

1. Look at your map. Can you find where is St. James’s

Park? Colour the place with a crayon. Is the park in

the South, North, East or West of the city?

2. Visit these webpages:

3. Ask the following questions:

a. What is St. James’s Park?

b. Which places and monuments can people visit in St. James’s Park?

c. Which famous landmarks and palaces surround the park?

St. James’s Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuUcjzYgnn8

4. Which famous ceremony is held in St. James’s Park?

5. Watch this video:

6. Visit this webpage:

http://www.funkidslive.com/events/trooping-the-

colour-2010-12-june/

7. What does the ceremony

consist of?

River Thames1. Look at your map. Can you locate river

Thames? Colour it with a blue crayon.

2. Visit this webpage:

http://www.projectbritain.com/london/thames.htm

3. Answer the following questions:

a. Where does the river begin?

b. Where does the river flow into?

4. Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol6nvmQikxA

5. Which competition is celebrated on River Thames?

Which two teams participate?