Week 19 · Axis 3, Chapter 2 Cities and People of the Nile (A) · 3 lessons
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Planning a trip by map
Discover P2 Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 2
GoalPlan a trip with a map: choose cities, list them in order, and add up the distances.
New words
itinerary · the list of places we will visit, in orderdirection · north, south, east or westtotal · all the numbers added together
Explanation
Before a trip, we plan with a map. First we choose the places to visit. Then we put them in order. This list is the itinerary. We use directions: if we go from Aswan to Cairo along the Nile, we travel north. Next to each part of the trip we write how we will travel and how far it is. Then we add the distances to find the total. On a toy map where one piece of the scale is 50 km, a part that is 2 pieces long is 100 km. At the end of a trip we also plan the way home.
Worked examples
Karim’s itinerary goes north along the Nile: 1 Aswan, 2 Luxor, 3 Asyut, 4 Cairo.
A100 km→B50 km→C150 km→D
On Mina’s toy map each piece of the scale is 50 km. A to B is 2 pieces, so 100 km. B to C is 1 piece, so 50 km. C to D is 3 pieces, so 150 km.
The total distance is 100 + 50 + 150 = 300 km.
Class activity
Plan your own trip. Look at a map of Egypt in a book or at school with a grown-up. Choose four cities. Write them in order as an itinerary. Draw a line from city to city. Say which direction you travel each time: north, south, east or west. Choose how you will travel for each part: bus, train, boat or plane. Don’t forget the way home.
Practice
1
What is an itinerary?
The list of places we will visit, in order.
2
On a toy map, each piece of the scale stands for 50 km. A trip is 2 pieces long. How far is it?
50 + 50 = 100 km.
3
The picture shows the parts of a trip. What is the total distance?
home40 km→market30 km→park
40 + 30 = 70 km.
4
Karim goes from Aswan to Luxor along the Nile. Does he travel north or south?
