Two sequences and two extra sessions · Bac pro A2 to B1 · Lycée général B1+ to B2 · Adapted B1

A Long Heritage: British Public Transport (Bus, Train, Tube)

Britain built some of the first public transport systems in the world. Start on the top deck of a London bus on Oxford Street, then go down into the oldest underground railway in the world, opened in London in 1863. Then leave London by train, and travel on to India, where British companies built the first railways in the 1850s. Buses, trains and the Tube: a long heritage, from London to Mumbai.

Sequence 1 · London Buses

London Buses · Bac pro Year 1 · A2 to B1
Buses, Oxford Street, changing lines and paying.

Sequence 2 · Mind the Gap: the London Underground

Baker Street station on the Metropolitan Railway, around 1863. Unknown artist. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Baker Street station on the Metropolitan Railway, around 1863. Unknown artist. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Version A · Lycée général · Première B1+ towards B2 · Terminale B2Version B · Bac pro · B1Adapted · dyslexia and neurodiverse students · B1
Underground poster for Golders Green, 1908. Unknown artist. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Underground poster for Golders Green, 1908. Unknown artist. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Godstone, Underground poster, 1915. Edward McKnight Kauffer. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Godstone, Underground poster, 1915. Edward McKnight Kauffer. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Mind the gap at Bank station. Juergen Rosskamp. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.
Mind the gap at Bank station. Juergen Rosskamp. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.
Map of the London underground railways, 1908. Unknown author. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Map of the London underground railways, 1908. Unknown author. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Extra session · Leaving by train

The Most Honest Train Journey in Britain · B1
An original short film with questions inside the video: tickets, delays, platforms, reserved seats and polite requests.Adapted version · dyslexia and neurodiverse students · B1

Extra session · Indian Railways

Indian Railways: Life on the Line · Bac pro B1
The railways the British built in India: Mumbai local trains and a luxury train, the trailer of The Darjeeling Limited, the simple past and comparatives, a dialogue with audio and a travel blog post.Adapted version · dyslexia and neurodiverse students · B1
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