LONDON
DAY 1 – MONDAY 17/03/14
The
City of London
1)
With a number, locate the City of
London on the map on page 1.
2)
On the map above, locate the
following sites: Saint Paul’s cathedral, The Pinnacle, The Gherkin.
3)
When was the City built? By whom?
4)
Note some of the main events symbolizing the story of
The City.
5)
What is the status of the district nowadays?
6)
What activities were traditionally located in this
district?
7)
What activities are located in the district nowadays?
How and when did the architecture of the district change? How does this
district look nowadays?
8)
Why can one say that the City is the symbol of London
as a global city?
The HMS Belfast
1) With a number, locate the HMS
Belfast on the map on page 1.
2) What it the HMS Belfast? What does
its name mean? When it was built?
3) How did the HMS Belfast participate
to the Second World War?
4) In what other conflicts and
operations was the ship involved after WWII?
5) Why and when did the ship become a
museum?
LONDON DAY 2 – TUESDAY 18/03/14
The Cabinet war room museum
1)
With a number, locate on the map on
page1 the Cabinet war rooms.
2)
What are the Churchill war rooms?
3)
Where are located the war rooms?
4)
When were they built? What for?
5)
Explain how they were used during
WWII.
6)
When did they become a museum?
7)
Note down a few elements about
Churchill’s life (his origins, his career…).
8)
What role did Churchill play during
WWII?
9)
What happened to Churchill after
WWII? Why could one say that he experienced a decline?
10)
Why is Churchill considered as a hero
by the British?
11)
Find elements to show that British
people might have idealized Churchill.
The Tate
Modern Museum
1)
With a number, locate the Tate Modern
museum on the map on page 1.
2)
What kind of museum is the Tate
Modern?
3)
When it was inaugurated?
4)
On what site was the Tate Modern
museum built? Why could one say that the choice of the location is relevant in
regards to London city planning?
5)
Why did the architect choose not to
demolish the former building?
6)
Why is it important for London to
have a modern art museum?
7)
Is the Tate modern museum a success?
8)
What pieces of art did you prefer in
the Tate Modern museum? Why?
LONDON DAY 4 – THURSDAY 20/03/14
The British Museum
1)
With a number, locate the British
Museum on the map on page 1.
2)
What kind of museum is the British
museum? When was the museum founded? By whom? What for?
3)
How was the collection constituted
along the 19th century?
4)
When was the building of the British
museum built? Describe and explain the architectural choices.
5)
On average, how many visitors come to
the British museum?
6)
Why can one say that the British
museum is a fantastic asset for London as a competitive global city?
7)
Why are there controversies about the
property of some pieces of art exhibited by the British museum?
8)
Choose one of the two pieces of art
presented by your classmates and note down the main elements of its story.
Greenwich peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula is an area of South East London, England, located in the Royal
Borough of Greenwich. The peninsula was drained by Dutch engineers in the 16th century, allowing it to
be used as pasture land. In the 17th century, Blackwall Point (the northern tip
of the peninsula, opposite Blackwall) gained notoriety as a location where pirates' corpses were hung in cages as a deterrent to other would-be pirates. The
peninsula was steadily industrialized from the early 19th century onwards.
Closure of the industries in the late 20th century left much of the Greenwich
Peninsula a barren wasteland, much of it heavily contaminated.
Public and private
investment since the early 1990s has brought about some huge changes in the
Peninsula's topography, that is now regenerated.
1)
With a number, locate Greenwich
peninsula on the map on page 1.
2)
Locate on your map the different
places where we have stopped: the Millennium Village, the Ecology park, the O2.
3)
What activities were located on the
peninsula until recently?
4)
When did the regeneration start?
5)
Explain what the project of
regeneration of the Greenwich peninsula was (What new areas and famous building
were planned and built in the peninsula?)
6)
How is the district linked to the
rest of London?
7)
What urban functions could one find
in the regenerated peninsula?
8)
Why can one say that the regeneration
project of Greenwich peninsula is part of London city planning as a competitive
and efficient global city?
LONDON DAY 5 – FRIDAY 21/03/14
The BBC headquarters
1)
With a number, locate on the map on
page 1 the BBC headquarters.
2)
What is the BBC?
3)
What are the different divisions of
the BBC? When were they created?
4)
What role did the BBC radio play
within the British Empire?
5)
What role did the BBC radio play
during WWII?
6)
Why can one say that the BBC is a
symbol of England cultural power since the beginning of the 20th
century?
