A trip to Scotland

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SEMINARIO SOBRE PLURILINÜISMO:

ENGLISH ALL AROUND

A TRIP TO SCOTLAND IES Maestro Juan Rubio

Bilingual Secondary School C/ San José 12, 02630 La Roda. Telf. 967441545. Fax 967441752 E-mail: 02002784.ies@ edu.jccm.es http://www.jccm.es/edu/ies/maestrojuanrubio


A TRIP TO SCOTLAND




Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and the Irish Sea to the southwest. Scotland includes over 790 islands.


Population: 5,000,000  Capital city: Edinburgh  Enblem: thistle  Flag: white cross on a blue background  National day: St Andrew’s day  Major Cities: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Stirling and Inverness  Currency: sterling pounds (£)  Official lenguage: English, Scottish and Gaelic  Anthem: God Save the Queen 


The Treaty of Union is the name given to the agreement that led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain the political union of the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland, which took effect on 1 May 1707


1-Kilt 2-Scottish Royal Lion Flag

3- Scottish Flag 4-Tartan


5-Stone in Edinburgh Castel. The Coronation Stone, is a block of red stone, used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland and later the monarchs of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom 6-The unicorn. The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn. First mentioned by the ancient Greeks, it became the most important imaginary animal of the Middle Ages and Renaissance when it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin 7-The thistle, Scotland's floral emblem.


The national flower of Scotland is thistle


Rivers


The River Tay (193km), The River Spey (172km),




Loch Lomond (71 km2) Loch Ness (56km2) Loch Awe (39km2)



Lake Ness Lake


Lake Ness is located in the North of

Scotland.

The lake is over 750 feet deep and

23 miles long.

Many years it has been supposed

that there is a large dinosaur-like "monster" resident in Loch Ness.




The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic and tends to be very changeable.

Temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the UK. Winter maximums average 6 °C in the lowlands, with summer maximums averaging 18 °C .


HISTORY


Scotland was one of the last places in Europe where people settled. 50000 years ago it was mostly still covered with ice.

Around 9000 BC some hunters and fisherman decided to stay. They lived as nomads.

2000BC a revolutionary new technology reached Scotland. People learned how to work with a metal mixture called bronze.The late Bronze Ages, from about 2,000 to 600 BC, introduced swords, knives, cauldrons and buckets Such objects were used by the indigenous, who lived in the region north, and the Celts, who had come to live in regions of Britain and Ireland further south Celts language developed from the same source as Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus. Their traditions and rituals were passed on through the spoken word. Full equality between men and women was fully accepted truth, even in battle. Even property was inherited through the female side of the family. Celts introduced the wheel to Europe and their skills in smelting and fashioning iron were legendary.


Celtic roundhouse


CORACLE


BROCH Celtic people became powerful by using their new technology – iron-working. 700 – 400 BC Fight for farmland and wars made Celtic people build stronger houses – brochs.


ROMA SCOTLAND 80 AD the Romans decided to conquer Scotland. The Roman troops marched northwards, building roads so that they could travel quickly and camps and forts from which they could control the countryside. Celtic chiefs and warriors fought back but they were no match for the Roman army. In just 2 years the Romans conquered most of Scotland south of the River Tray.


The Romans gave the country north of present-day Stirlingshire the name Caledonia. Much of the terrain is rugged and mountainous. In fact, three fifths of Scotland are mountain, hill and moorland, unsuitable for agriculture and therefore not interesting to the Romans. In the Welsh language, widely spoken throughout the area when the Romans arrived, it was known as Coed Celyddon (the Caledonian Forest), inhabited by spectres and madmen, including Myrddyn Wyllt (Mad Merlin).


HADRIAN WALL Hadrian Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian.



SCOTLAND DIVIDED

The Romans left the British Isles in 410AD. For the next 400 years and more Scotland was divided into many separate kingdoms. People living there spoke different languages, obeyed different laws, followed different leaders and were often at war. In 794 AD and onwards the Vikings started to make surprise raids on churches, monasteries and farming villages.


Eilean Donan Castle built in 1220 to fight against the Vikings



Glasgow – an important industrial town (581 320) Edinburgh – Scotland’s capital (454 280 )

Aberdeen – (183 000) Dundee - (142 000)


Glasgow – City Hall


The Royal Mile, Edinburgh


The Scotsman Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh


The Statue of Greyfriars Bobby, in Edinburgh


Edinburgh’s oldtown


Aberdeen


Dundee





Edinburgh Castle




Arts


Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had considerable influence on European design. He was born in Glasgow and he died in London.


Chairs



The Hill House





Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (7 March 1924 – 22 April 2005) was a Scottish sculptor and Pop artist. He was a major figure in the international art sphere, while, working on his own interpretation and vision of the world.


I was a Rich Man's Plaything 1947


It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps your Disposition


Michelangelo’s ‘David’ (1987).


Head of Invention



From time immemorial, the Highlanders had been organized in the ancient system of tribes or clans. In the time of the Druids, when the clan system was becoming firmly established, every young chief had to give a public exhibition of his courage before being accepted. The word clan is derived from 'clann' meaning 'family' in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages Tartan: Tartan is a type of Scottish fabric. The particular design of each type of graph (for each clan), is called tartan. Kilts: The kilt is the garment most typical of Scotland. It consists of a skirt but has the peculiarity that the men wear. The kilt color difference from the different clans of the Highlands region.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH0eRKq1lE



One of the most popular sports of Scotland is golf. It was born in Scotland in 15th century


 The most popular food is fish and chips


 Haggis ~ Scottish national dish, chopped

lamb meat, mixed with oatmeal, spices and whatever else, stuffed inside the stomach of sheep and boiled for several hours, eaten together with mashed potatoes

 Whisky~ Scotland's national drink, in the

Gaelic it means water of life.


Haggis and Scottish beer.


 Bara Brith - A rich cake  Welsh Rarebit - melted cheese on toast.

 Cawl - a rich stew made with bacon, lamb

and vegetables.  Welsh Cakes, also known as Griddle Scones






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Vocabulary

Designer____________________________________________ Architect ___________________________________________ Arts and Crafts ______________________________________ Art Nouveau ________________________________________ Sculptor ____________________________________________ Water colourist _____________________________________ Water colour ________________________________________ Castles ____________________________________________ Wall _______________________________________________ Bagpipes ___________________________________________ Clan ______________________________________________ Kilts ________________________________________________ Coracle ____________________________________________ Lake _______________________________________________ Tartan _____________________________________________ Flag _______________________________________________ Thistle ______________________________________________ Madmen___________________________________________


SEMINARIO SOBRE PLURILINÜISMO:

ENGLISH ALL AROUND

IES Maestro Juan Rubio

Bilingual Secondary School C/ San José 12, 02630 La Roda. Telf. 967441545. Fax 967441752 E-mail: 02002784.ies@ edu.jccm.es http://www.jccm.es/edu/ies/maestrojuanrubio


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