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GETTING AROUND TOWN
READING
WARMER
Tell the class that in this lesson, they are going to visit a
large city in Europe, but they have to guess which one.
They can ask you
Yes/No
questions, e.g.
Is it a capital city?
Is it in England?
The answer is Edinburgh.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, but Edinburgh is
the capital city. The Royal Mile is a series of streets which
go from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
This route measures about one Scottish mile, which is
actually slightly longer than an English mile (1 Scottish
mile = 1.12 English miles).
A
camera obscura
means ‘dark room or chamber’. It’s
a room with a small hole that projects an image of the
outside onto one of the walls. Visitors to the 150-year-old
Camera Obscura Museum can see images of Edinburgh.
Building began on the Scottish Parliament building in
1999 and the first debate was held on 7th September
2004.
A traditional musical instrument of Scotland is the
bagpipes and you can find bagpipe players on the Royal
Mile wearing the Scottish kilt.
1
Books closed. Challenge the class to tell you five true
things about Edinburgh, e.g.
it’s in the north of Europe;
it’s in Scotland; it’s the capital city; the people there
speak English; the money is the pound
. Books open.
Pre-teach
castle
,
palace
,
cathedral
,
parliament
and
tourist
information
office by asking ‘Who lives or works in
these buildings?’ ‘What do they do?’
Then, ask the students to read the article quickly to find
and, if appropriate, underline the five place names and
then find the places on the map.
Answers
The answers are recorded for students to check and then
repeat.
A Tourist Information Office B Edinburgh Castle
C St Giles’ Cathedral D Scottish Parliament
E Palace of Holyroodhouse
2
Ask the students to read through the sentences in pairs
and decide if they are right or wrong before they read the
article again. Encourage stronger students to correct the
wrong sentences.
Answers
1
(It isn’t the biggest city in Scotland.) 2
3
4
(It’s about how we see things.) 5
6
(You can visit it for free.) 7
8
(Choose from walking tours, cycle tours, etc.)
The Reading text is recorded for students to listen and read.
