11/7/08

My last summer holidays

Last summer I spent fifteen days in Scotland.
I want to share with you what I learned about this wonderful country and I want
you to enjoy the images and sounds this country has to offer visitors from all over the world.
I would be glad if you felt like visiting Scotland by the end of this project!!

FILL IN THE GAPS


Listening

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1.shtml

Scotland from the sky 1

Google Maps is a free web mapping service provided by Google that provides high-resolution satellite images for many places around the world. It includes street maps, a route planner, and lots of photos.

Click on the link below and access maps and photos. Enjoy Scotland from the sky!

http://maps.google.es/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=ca&z=5


Mostra un mapa més gran

8/7/08

THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTHEM


This anthem commemorates the battle of Bannockburn (1314) when the Scottish army under the leadership of Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II of England.

FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's army,
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.
The hills are bare now,
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.
Those days are past now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again!
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.
O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's army,
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.

JOKES AND FUNNY STORIES ABOUT THE SCOTS

-A Scot is the only man on earth who would step over the bodies of a dozen bronzed naked beauties sunbathing on the beach just to get to a glass of whiskey.

-What do you call six weeks of rain in sScotland?
Summer!

-Did you hear about the four Scotsmen who they found dead from starvation at the back of the bus?
No, how did it ever happen?
It was a pay-as-you-leave bus.

THE AVERAGE ENGLISHMAN
The average Englishman, in his home he calls his castle, puts on his national costume - A shabby Raincoat patented by Charles MacIntosh of Glasgow, Scotland.

He drives a car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland.

At the office he recieves his mail with adhearive stamps which, although they bear the queen of England's head, were invented by John Chambers of Dundee, Scotland.

During the day he uses the telephone, Invented by Alexander Graham Bell of Edinburgh, Scotland.
At home in the evening he watches his daughter ride her bicycle, invented by Kilpatrick MacMillan, A Blacksmith from Dumfries, Scotland.

He watches the news on television which was invented by John Logie Baird of Helensburough Scotland and hears an item about the U.S. Navy founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.
He has now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation picks up the Bible, only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot - King James VI - who authourised it's translation.

No where can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots, he could take to drink but the Scots make the finest in the world, he could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland.
Perhaps his only hope would be to get a transfusion of good SCOTTISH blood

Scottish/English Car Crash
An Englishman and a Scotsman are driving head on , at night, on a twisty, dark road.
Both are driving too fast for the conditions and collide on a sharp bend in the road. To the amazement of both, they are unscathed, though their cars are both destroyed.
In celebration of their luck, both agree to put aside their dislike for the other from that moment on.
At this point, the Scotsman goes to the boot and fetches a 12 year old bottle of sherry. He hands the bottle to the Englishman, whom exclaims,'' may the Scots and the English live together forever, in peace, and harmony.'' The Englishman then tips the bottle and gulps half of the bottle down.
Still flabbergasted over the whole thing, he goes to hand the bottle to the Scotsman, whom replies: '' no thanks, I'll just wait till the Police get here."

Scotland at a glance

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Scotland at a glance

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7/7/08

How much do you know about Scotland?

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My last summer holidays

Last summer I spent fifteen days in Scotland.
I want to share with you what I learned about this wonderful country and I want
you to enjoy the images and sounds this country has to offer visitors from all over the world.
I would be glad if you felt like visiting Scotland by the end of this project!!