English
across
the
curriculum
History:
place
na:mes
1 Read
the
text.
The
names
of
towns
and
cities often tell you
about
the
town. Here
are
some examples.
1 Oxford
ox
= a cow
ford
=
You
can cross a river here.
Oxford
= The town where you can cross the river with
your cows.
2
Lancaster
Lan = This comes from the name
of
a river: the River
Lune
-caster
=This comes from the Latin word 'castra'
- a castle
Lancaster
= the castle by the River Lune
3 Portsmouth
Port = a town where you find boats
mouth
= the mouth
of
the river: where it meets the sea
Portsmouth
= The port at the mouth
of
a river
4
Cambridge
Cam = the name
of
the river
bridge
= a bridge over the river
Cambridge
= the town where there is a bridge over the
River Cam
5 Sandwich
sand = you find this on a beach
wich
= an old word for village
Sandwich
= the village on the sand
2
Match
these
names
to
the
meanings.
Newcastle a the town where you
can
cross
the
River
Dart
2 Exmouth b the village
in
the north
3 Doncaster
c the
town
at the mouth of the
River
Exe
4 Southport d the
town
where there
is
a new castle
5 Northwich
e the castle on the
River
Don
6 Dartford
f the
town
where there's a bridge
7 Tonbridge over the
River
Ton
9 the port that's
in
the south
3 a Look
at
the
names
of
towns
in
exercise
2.
Pick one.
Draw
a
picture
about
it.
b
Walk
around
the
classroom.
Show
your
picture
to
other
people.
What
place
is
it?
• What's this?
o I
think
it's
....
•
Yes,
it
is.
/
No,
it
isn't.
4 Find
out
what
the
names
of
some
towns
and cities in
your
country
mean.
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