Canals - How well did you understand the podcast?

When were most of the canals in Britain built?
1. in the eighteenth century
2. in the nineteenth century
3. in the eigteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century
4. since the end of the Second World War
Where is the centre of the canal system in England?
1. Venice
2. Birmingham
3. London
Why were the canals built?
1. to carry people
2. to carry things like coal and pottery
3. for recreation and leisure
What sort of engines did the first canal boats have?
1. Diesel engines
2. Steam engines
3. They did not have engines. Horses were used to pull the boats.
On a canal, what is a "lock"?
1. A place where the canal changes level, and boats are moved either up or down.
2. A place to keep a canal boat safely
3. Something to stop people from sealing canal boats.
English canals:
1. are big, like the canals in the Netherlands and Germany
2. are narrow
3. have lots of locks and bridges
The traditional boats of the English canals are called:
1. canal boats
2. narrowboats
3. colourful boats
Why did people stop using the canals?
1. the old industries like coal mining and iron making declined
2. it was expensive to move things on the canals
3. it was much quicker to move goods by railway or by road
What happened when people stopped using the canals?
1. the canals were not maintained properly and many of them were abandoned
2. people used lorries to carry goods instead of narrowboats
3. people bought the old narrowboats and used them for their holidays
Today the canals are used for recreation. What does "recreation" mean?
1. rebuilding (ie the canals have been rebuilt)
2. water sports like water ski-ing and surfboarding
3. leisure or holiday activities

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