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INTERACTIVE TOPIC · CHAPTER 4 — LEISURE

Places to Visit

Towers and castles, Roman baths and fossil coasts. Match the landmarks, sort London from not-London, and flip the visitor traps the exam sets.

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STEP 1 · PRIME YOUR BRAIN

Before we start — have a guess

Two warm-up questions for the visitor.

The Yeomen Warders — the Beefeaters — guard which landmark?

The tallest building in the United Kingdom is…

STEP 2 · THE PICTURE

The grand tour, in one strip

Stonehenge — the great prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain

Stonehenge, older than the pyramids’ later fame — one stop on a very long list. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.

From a fortress on the Thames to a castle on a volcano: Britain packs its landmarks densely, and the exam expects you to know which is where.

STEP 3 · LEARN BY DOING — 1 OF 2

Match the landmarks

Tap a place, then tap its claim to fame.

LEARN BY DOING — 2 OF 2

London or not London?

Tap a sight to select it, then tap its bucket.

🏙️ London

🗺️ Not London

VISITOR NOTES

Flip the details

Answer in your head first, then tap to check.

TAP TO REVEAL

What makes the Jurassic Coast special?

95 miles of Dorset and Devon cliffs stuffed with fossils — a natural history book written in rock.

TAP TO REVEAL

Which ship waits at Greenwich?

The Cutty Sark — the great tea clipper, preserved by the Thames. (Victory, remember, is Portsmouth.)

TAP TO REVEAL

How do you reach the continent by train?

By Eurostar from St Pancras International in London, through the Channel Tunnel.

TAP TO REVEAL

What is Avebury?

A village inside one of the world’s largest prehistoric stone circles — older and wider than Stonehenge, and free to wander.

STEP 4 · QUICKFIRE RECALL

True or false — no thinking time allowed

STEP 5 · MASTERY CHECK

Six real questions on this topic

Score 5 or 6 and this topic is marked mastered on your path. Anything less: revisit the block you missed and retake.

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Question 1 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In which year was the National Trust founded?
The National Trust was founded in 1895. It is one of Britain's largest charities and looks after historic houses, gardens, countryside and coastline so that they are protected for the nation and open for everyone to enjoy. Another well-known British charity is Friends of the Earth, which campaigns to protect the environment.
Question 2 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Buckingham Palace is best described as what?
Buckingham Palace is the monarch's official residence in London. The Prime Minister lives and works at 10 Downing Street.
Question 3 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Royal Crescent, a famous sweeping row of Georgian terraced houses, is in which city?
The Royal Crescent is in Bath, Somerset — a city celebrated for its elegant Georgian architecture and its Roman baths.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which TWO of these landmarks stand on or beside the River Thames in London?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
Tower Bridge crosses the Thames in London, its central section lifting to let tall ships pass, and the London Eye stands on the South Bank of the river. Edinburgh Castle is in Scotland's capital, and the Angel of the North stands near Gateshead in north-east England.
Question 5 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which TWO of these are National Parks in the UK?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
The Lake District in Cumbria is the largest of England's National Parks, and Snowdonia (Eryri) is a National Park in north-west Wales. The Pennines are a chain of hills nicknamed the 'backbone of England', and the Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site famous for its fossils — neither is a National Park. There are 15 National Parks across the UK - areas of protected countryside - including Loch Lomond and The Trossachs in Scotland.
Question 6 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
After the Great Fire of London, St Paul's Cathedral was rebuilt to a design by Sir Christopher Wren.
Sir Christopher Wren designed the domed St Paul's that still dominates the City of London skyline, completed in the early eighteenth century.

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STEP 6 · TEACH IT BACK

Say it in your own words

Plan a visitor’s day: name three landmarks, where they are, and one thing that makes each famous. Say it out loud or write it down — then compare.

Reveal a model answer

Start at the Tower of London, guarded by the Yeomen Warders and home to the Crown Jewels; cross to St Paul’s Cathedral, rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire; then leave the capital for Edinburgh Castle, standing on its volcanic Castle Rock — or Bath, for the Roman Baths and the sweeping Royal Crescent.

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