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Let me present you the capital of Scotland: Edinburgh! 

I like visiting Edinburgh with my Year 7 pupils.

But do you know Scotland? 

It’s part of the United Kingdom with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scotland is the country North of England!

It is divided between the Lowlands with the biggest cities like Edinburgh, Glasgow, in the South of Scotland and the Highlands, with many lakes, the small islands and all the wild areas in the North.

To go and visit Scotland, you can take a plane because it is quite far: more than 1000 kms from Paris!

 

Discover Edinburgh

 

My Year 7 pupils in May 2019

 

 

 

 

 

In Edinburgh, you must visit the Castle! 

It’s fantastic. It is a medieval castle. 

You can visit different parts and have fantastic views on the city.

 

 

View from Edinburgh Castle on Princes Street

 

View from the Castle to Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill and the South

 

Views on Princes Street Gardens

 

In the Castle we can visit the Medieval Palace with the Honours of Scotland.

 

 

The Great Hall         ...                                 

       

... with armours and weapons.                                      

 

I like taking my pupils to Princes Street Gardens to interview Scottish people. 

 

They ask them a lot of questions and enjoy speaking English!

 

 

 

Near Princes Street gardens, you can also meet bagpipe players ...

 

 

 

and the view on the Castle is amazing! Look at the rock!

 

 

The Scott Memorial in honour of the famous writer Walter Scott

 

This is Holyrood Palace.

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This is the official residence of the Queen when she is in Scotland.

 

 

You can also hike on a volcano! It’s called Arthur's Seat!!! 

View on Arthur's Seat from the Castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

It takes around an hour and a half to walk from Holyrood Palace to the top of Arthur's Seat.

 

 

 

The views on Edinburgh and on the Firth of Forth are amazing.

 

 

 

 

And you are so happy to reach the top!!

 

 

 

 

Edinburgh is also famous for Harry Potter because JK Rowling wrote her first book in that café! 

 

You can see Diagon Alley in Victoria Street.

 

 

You can see the school which inspired Hogwarts. 

Heriot School

 

You can meet some owls and take a photo with them.

 

 

 

 

Do you know Greyfriars Bobby? 

Younès, Year 10 pupil in March 2012

 

 

 

It’s a very famous dog in Edinburgh! 

He is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard!

Read  his story here!

 

 

Go up Calton Hill!

 

 

Discover the National Monument!

 

Don't miss the Camera Obscura for a lot of fun!

 

A museum about visual illusions

 

Enter the Maze.

 

 

Play with the thermic camera...

 

 

and with your shadows!

 

 

Another great museum for kids is the National Museum of Scotland

 

 

Meet Dolly, the first cloned mammal!                                              

 

The animals galleries

 

The rocks and precious stones

 

Technologies

 

 

The Scottish Parliament

 

 

You can visit it!

 

 

 

Trips are always a lot of fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you go to Scotland, try their Haggis! 

It's delicious!

 

 

Don’t hesitate! Go and visit Edinburgh! 

It’s a great city!

Exercise 1: Vocabulary: Find in the text the English words for...

Vocabulaire : dans le texte, trouve les mots anglais pour ...

 

les plus grosses   ►  the                            randonner  ►  

des armes  ►                                          un volcan   ►  

apprécier  ►                                      un estuaire    ►   a  

une cornemuse   ►  a                         grandiose, extraordinaire   ►    

atteindre  ►                                     une pierre, un rocher  ►  a

a écrit  ►                                       célèbre   ►  

qui / que  ►                                    a inspiré   ►    

un cimetière  ►  a                        une chouette   ►   an  

enterré  ►                                       rater / manquer  ►  

un mammifère  ►  a                        un labyrinthe  ►   a  

des ombres  ►                                      essayer   ►  

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Exercise 2: Where to go to see...

Où aller pour voir...

 

... fantastic views on the city  ►  the and

... Scottish people and interview them  ►      

... visual illusions  ►  The  

... armours, weapons, and the Honours of Scotland  ►  The

... a collection of precious stones  ►  The of

... a famous dog called Bobby  ►    

... the school which inspired Harry Potter's  ►    

... the Palace where the Queen lives when in Edinburgh  ►     

... the place where JK Rowling wrote her 1st Harry Potter book  ►  a : The  

... the National Monument  ►     

... the place of the Scottish political life  ►  The  

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Exercise 3:  Answer the questions

Réponds aux questions

 

Where is Scotland situated?  It is situated of  .

What are the 2 parts in Scotland?  The and the

What are the 2 biggest cities?   and  

How far is Scotland from Paris? It is more than kms from Paris.

What is the Scottish famous musical instrument? It is the .

How long does it take to reach the top of Arthur's Seat?  It takes an and a .

What is the Scottish most famous meal?           *plat

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