67746 london underground

London Underground

Activity One:
Rearrange the words below to find ten London underground stations:
1.

TS CRANASP

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2.

TWEORLOA

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3.

IGNK’S SROSC

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4.

EONUTS

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5.

RCANGHI COSSR

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6.

TOARIVIC

7.

RFOODX USCICR

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8.

STEWNRTMEIS

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9.

DPATONDING

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10.

ONEMABLERY

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Activity Two:
Now, look at the map and see if you can match the names of these underground lines
with their coloured lines on the map? Think about their names as they are clues and
look at the places on the map to help you.
A.

Circle Line

1.

Brown

B.

Northern Line

2.

Yellow

C.

Central Line

3.

Green

D.

Victoria Line

4.

Black

E.

Piccadilly Line

5.

Dark Blue

F.

Bakerloo Line

6.

Red

G.

District Line

7.

Light Blue

Activity Three:
Some useful phrases:
• Excuse me please….
• Can you tell me how to get to + <name> + please?
• How do I get to + + please?
• Take the + <name> + line to….
• Change at +
• Change again at
Using the map and the names of the different lines, tell these people how to get from
(A) to (B) using the quickest underground route.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

From (A) Charing Cross to (B) St Paul’s
From (A) Cannon Street to (B) Covent Garden
From (A) Leicester Square to (B) Regent’s Park
From (A) Victoria to (B) Chancery Lane
From (A) Fulham Broadway to (B) Highbury & Islington


Answers:
Activity One:
1. ST PANCRAS

2. WATERLOO
3. KING’S CROSS
4. EUSTON
5. CHARING CROSS
6. VICTORIA
7. OXFORD CIRCUS
8. WESTMINSTER
9. PADDINGTON
10. MARYLEBONE
Activity Two:
A.

Circle Line

1. Brown

B.

Northern Line

2. Yellow

C.

Central Line

3. Green

D.

Victoria Line

4. Black

E.

Piccadilly Line

5. Dark Blue

F.

Bakerloo Line

6.

Red

G.

District Line

7.

Light Blue

Activity Three (Examples):
1.
2.

Take the Northern Line to Holborn. Change at Holborn and take the central line to St. Paul’s.
Take the Circle line to Embankment. Then change to the Northern line and go to Leicester

Square. Change again at Leicester Square and take the Piccadilly line to Covent Garden.
3. Take the Piccadilly line to Piccadilly Circus, then change onto the Bakerloo line to Regent’s
4.
5.

Park.
Take the Victoria line to Oxford Circus, then change onto the Central line to Chancery Lane.
Take the District line to Victoria, change at Victoria and take the Victoria line to Highbury &
Islington.