Cardiff travel and transport
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify and name different types of transport used in Cardiff and identify some good and bad points about them.
Key learning points
- Cardiff Central railway station is the largest railway station in Wales, used by millions of passengers each year.
- Cardiff is home to the only international airport in Wales.
- Cardiff can be reached by car from England on the M4 motorway, though this is a very busy route.
- An Aquabus water taxi runs from the city centre to Cardiff Bay and from there to Penarth, a nearby town.
- The Taff Trail is a mainly traffic-free route from Cardiff to Brecon Beacons National Park that can be walked or cycled.
Keywords
Railway station - A railway station is a place where trains stop so that people can get on or off the train
International airport - An international airport is an airport that has flights to and from other countries
Aquabus - An aquabus is a boat service that carries passengers to their destination stops on its route along a river or around a lake
National Park - A National Park is a large area of land protected by law to keep the natural environment safe
Common misconception
That taking journeys is only about getting from one place to another in an efficient way.
Travelling between locations may be about getting there quickly for commuters, but journeys can also be taken in free time for pleasure. For example, taking long walks in natural places, or bike rides in the countryside are very enjoyable journeys.
Teacher tip
Compare the ways that people get around in Cardiff with the ways that people get around where you live. How are they similar and how are they different?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What industry helped the city of Cardiff to grow?
Q2.Complete the sentence.
Cardiff is the city of Wales.
Q3.What body of water is found at the coast in Cardiff?
Q4.Caerdydd is Cardiff is which language?
Q5.Cardiff Castle is an example of what?
Q6.Who meets in the Senedd building in Cardiff?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where would you find an Aquabus?
Q2.What type of transport goes to and from Cardiff Central railway station on tracks?
Q3.Visitors from other countries can fly to and from Cardiff Airport.
Q4.Complete the sentence. The Brecon Beacons is a National .
Q5.What ways of travelling permitted on the Taff Trail from Cardiff to the Brecon Beacons?
Q6.Match the words to the definitions
a long queue of vehicles
a place where planes take off and land
a long distance high-speed road
a crossing over a river
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