Canal Trip -5 White

Hi 5 White, today we enjoyed a lovely trip to the Coventry Canal Basin.

Please watch the video below and answer the questions below.

What is a canal?

How long is the canal?

Is it a man-made feature?

How were canals used originally?

How are canals being used now?

17 responses to “Canal Trip -5 White”

  1. Zaeem S.

    What Is a Canal?
    An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
    How long is it?
    The canal basin is a bent rectangle, 917 ft (280 metres) long, 110 ft (33.5 meters) wide and 18 feet deep.
    Why are Canals now used for?
    They are used for tours and somtimes transportation.

  2. Aysha R.

    1)A canal is a type of river and it us human made water way.
    2) A canal is 38 miles .
    3) yes a canal is a man-made feature
    4) Canals were originally used for trading .
    4) Canals are now are used for a tourist area sightseeing.

  3. Moosa K.

    What is a canal?
    An artifical waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships.

    How long is the canal?
    Longest canal in the UK is the Ground Union Canal, stretching 137 miles from London to Birmingham.

    Is it a man-made feature?
    Buildings, bridges , railroad tracks, and monuments are all human – made features.

    How were canals used originally?
    The canals allowed raw materials to be transported to place manufacturers and finished goods to be transported to consumers, more quickly.

    How are canals being used now?
    These days canals are more used for leisure than for transporting goods and services.

  4. Suraiyah A.

    1) A canal is man made and a type of river.
    2) The canal is 38 miles long.
    3) The canal is man made
    4) The canal was used for trade
    5) The canal is used for people to see

  5. Sadeen S.

    1. What is a canal?
    A canal is a human made waterway that allowsallows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another.
    2. How long is the canal?
    The canal is 38 miles away.
    3. Is it a man-made feature?
    Yes the canal is a man-made feature.
    4. How were canals used originally?
    They were used for trade.
    5. What are canals used for now?
    They are now used for sightseeing.

  6. Kaila M.

    What is a canal?
    A canal is an artificial water way

    How long is the canal?
    The Coventry Canal starts in Coventry Canal Basin and stretches for 38 miles into the Midlands.

    Is it a man-made feature?
    The canal is man made . It was built by James Brindley

    How were canals used originally
    Canals were used for trade.

    How are canals being used now?
    Canals are used for transporting goods around the world

    1. Mrs Habib

      Good effort Kaila.

  7. Saee N.

    What is a canal?
    A canal is an artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management for conveyancing water transport vehicles.

    How long is the canal?
    The Coventry Canal starts in Coventry Canal Basin and stretches for 38 miles into the Midlands’ countryside.

    Is the canal man made feature?
    Yes it is a man made waterway that allows boats and ships to pass.

    How were canals used originally?
    The canals were originally used for raw materials to be transported to a place of manufacture, and finished goods to be transported to consumers.

    How are canals being used now?
    The canals are being used now are for leisure than for transporting goods and services.

    1. Mrs Habib

      Brilliant Saee. Good answers. I think ships would be too large for the canal.

  8. Ayaan B.

    A canal is like a river but there are a few changes.
    The canal is 38 miles.
    The canal is man made because it starts straight and ends straight.
    The canal used to be used for fishing and transportation.
    The canal is now used for boat trips and to look at.

    1. Mrs Habib

      Super!

  9. Sana N.

    A canal is a man-made river.
    The canal is 38 miles long.
    The canal is a man-made feature.
    The canal used to be used for trading.
    The canal is now used for sightseeing or a tourist spot.

    1. Mrs Habib

      Lovely answers Sana.

  10. Samanta V.

    1. A river is a canal with a mouth and source.
    2. A Coventry canal takes 38miles away.
    3. The canal river is very man-made due to the 19’s
    4. Canals were trade back in the old days but now it’s for people to look at and other stuff.
    5. Canals are now used to be for sight seeing for the people who wants to visit there.

    1. Mrs Habib

      Great answers Samanta.

  11. Joni O.

    A canal is a type of river.
    Coventry canal is 38 miles.
    Coventry canal is man – made.
    Canals were used to trade.
    Canals now are used for sight seeing.

    1. Mrs Habib

      Super!

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