This document provides information about various places in Cornwall, England. It discusses the Tamar Valley which separates Cornwall from Devon and has a rich mining and farming history. It describes the Eden Project which contains plant biomes from the Mediterranean and rainforest. It also mentions Lands End, a headland in southwest Cornwall, and traditional Cornish pasties made with beef, potatoes and swede. The town of Torpoint on the Rame Peninsula is introduced along with a quiz about the details.
3. The Tamar Valley in Kernow
• The Tamar valley is the valley in which the
river Tamar lies. It separates Devon from
Kernow.
• It has a rich mining and farming history. The
mine shafts are still here today and they
really shape the landscape.
This
mineshaft is
in Zoe’s
village. It is
called the
prince of
wales mine.
4. Eden project
The Eden project consists of
2 large domes in which
contains lots of different
plants from the
Mediterranean and
rainforest.
The larger biome
is the
medireranian
biome and the
smaller one is the
rainforest
It opened in
17 March
2001
5. Lands End
Land's End is a headland and small settlement south-west
Cornwall, England, within the United Kingdom. It is located on the
Pen with peninsula approximately eight miles (13 km) west-
southwest of Penzance. You can have a picture with the
famous land post!
6. Cornish Pasties
Originally, in the olden days, they used to make the pasties with half
meat and have fruit/jam. Now they are made with:
350g/12oz good-quality beef skirt or rump steak, 350g/12oz
potatoes, 200g/7oz swede, 175g/6oz onions, Salt and freshly
ground black pepper and a bit of butter or margarine..
In the olden days, the miners used to eat the pasty and then
throw away the crimp (the edge of the pasty) because they had
dirty hands.
7. Torpoint
• Torpoint is the first town you come to, if you travel across the
Torpoint Ferry.
• Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in
southeast Cornwall and is situated opposite the city of
Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the
River Tamar.
This is the War
Memorial in
Torpoint, wher
e Sarah lives.
The Torpoint
Ferry
8. Quiz
• 1.What do the Cornish call Cornwall?
• A) Kernow
• B) Kernowa
• C) Corn
• 2. What were the main industries in the Tamar valley?
• A) Farming and Manufacturing
• B) Farming and Mining
• C) Manufacturing and fishing
• 3. What separates Cornwall from Devon?
• A) River
• B) Road
• C) Nothing just a boarder
9. Q.4. What Peninsula is Torpoint situated on?
A) Rame
B) Cornwall
C) Plymouth
Q.5. Where is Lands End?
A) North of Cornwall
B) South-east of Cornwall
C) South-west of Cornwall
Q.6. What is the distance from Penzance to Lands End?
A) 100 km
B) 13 km
C) 31 km
10. • 7. what is the missing word .
The ......... Project
• Elephant
• Eden
• Edam
• 8. what are the names of the biomes?
• Mediterranean and rainforest.
• Mediterranean and forestrain
• Land and sea
• 9. what year did it open
• 2001
• 2002
• 1969
11. QUESTIONS
1) Fill in the blank:
They used to make pasties with meat and ________?
Is it…
a) Fruit and Jam
b) Custard
c) Banana skin
2) Why did the miners throw away the crimp of the pasty?
Is it…
a) Because none of them liked it
b) Because it would help the mine
c) Because their hands were too dirty after holding it
10
11
12. Answers
• 1 = A Kernow
• 2 = B Farming and Mining
• 3 = A River
• 4 = Rame
• 5 = south-west of cornwall
• 6 = 13km
• 7 = Eden
• 8 = Mediterranean and rainforest.
• 9 = 2001
