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Year 2

Cardiff as a capital city

I can explain what is special about a capital city and locate, name and describe some of Cardiff’s most significant landmarks.

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Year 2

Cardiff as a capital city

I can explain what is special about a capital city and locate, name and describe some of Cardiff’s most significant landmarks.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A capital city is where the Government has their headquarters and makes important decisions.
  2. The Welsh name for Cardiff is Caerdydd; the Welsh language is widely spoken in Wales.
  3. Cardiff Castle is on a site that is nearly 2000 years old and is an important landmark and tourist attraction.
  4. Cardiff grew into a large settlement very quickly because it was an important centre for the coal industry.

Common misconception

That commuters all drive cars to work.

Many people do drive their car to work, but commuters are all the people that travel to a place for work using any mode of transport.

Keywords

  • Government - A government is the group of people who are in charge of running the country

  • Parliament - Parliament is the group of people who make the laws for the country

  • Commute - To commute is to travel quite a long distance between your home and where you work

  • Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.

This lesson introduces pupils to the fact that English is not the only language of the UK. Try teaching pupils some everyday words or phrases in Welsh such as yes and no, greetings and goodbyes, please and thank you. Useful resources can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zqsv7p3
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which city does the River Taff flow through?
Carlisle
Correct answer: Cardiff
Wrexham
Bangor
Q2.
How are the cities of Cardiff and London connected?
by a bridge
by a river
Correct answer: by a motorway
by a ferry
Q3.
In which country are the following located?
Correct Answer:Cardiff,Wales

Wales

Correct Answer:London,England

England

Correct Answer:River Taff,Wales

Wales

Correct Answer:River Thames,England

England

Q4.
True or false? Cardiff is a capital city.
Correct answer: True
False
Q5.
Which country of the United Kingdom is missing from this list? England, Wales, Northern Ireland, .
Correct Answer: Scotland
Q6.
Complete the sentence. The on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.
Correct Answer: scale

6 Questions

Q1.
How many languages are spoken in Wales?
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q2.
What is the capital of Wales?
Bangor
Correct answer: Cardiff
Swansea
Correct answer: Caerdydd
Q3.
What do we call people who travel into an area that is not where they live for work every day?
Correct answer: commuters
visitors
residents
tourists
Q4.
Unscramble the letters to reveal the word for a Cardiff landmark.
1 - c
2 - a
3 - s
4 - t
5 - l
6 - e
Q5.
Complete the sentence. Cardiff grew and expanded because it was an important place for the industry.
Correct Answer: coal
Q6.
In Cardiff, what is the main thing that happens in the Senedd building?
exhibitions take place
Correct answer: parliament meets
concerts take place
people eat and drink