Edinburgh part 7. Museums, sport, food

Life in the city

 

Edinburgh holds over 220,000 items in its rich and varied collections that relate to historical and cultural life in the city . About 500 000 people live here, and every year the city attracts over 4 million visitors, injecting £1.46 billion into the local economy. A globally connected city, Scotland's Capital has an award-winning reputation as a 'must visit' city for visitors from all over the world.

Edinburgh part 6. People

Famous people connected to Edinburgh

1. Mary, Queen of Scots

 

  In Mary's time Edinburgh had fewer than 10,000 people.  

 

Why is Mary famous?

Mary was known as Queen of Scots because she was Queen of Scotland. For a short time she was

Edinburgh part 5. Holyroodhouse

The Palace of Holyroodhouse

Holyrood Abbey was founded by King David I in 1128, on the spot where he saw a stag with a "rood" (cross) on it's head. By 1500, the Abbey was one of the most important monasteries in

Edinburgh part 4. Royal Mile

The Royal Mile

The Royal Mile is historically the heart of Edinburgh, a street that connects Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Royal Mile (it is a mile long) is comprised of four different named

Edinburgh part 3. Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

Click on the picture to see 360 yt video of the castle

 This most famous of Scottish castles has a complex building history. The oldest part, St Margaret's Chapel, dates from the 12th century; the Great Hall was

Edinburgh part 2. History

History of Edinburgh

Edinburgh castle. Picture: TSPL

Konkurs kuratoryjny z j. angielskiego 2017 - źródła

Lista literatury pomocniczej:

1. Podręczniki do nauki języka angielskiego w szkole podstawowej zatwierdzone do użytku szkolnego przez MEN (wykaz dostępny na: www.men.gov.pl)

2. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman-Pearson Education

3. Longman WordWise Dictionary, Longman-Pearson Education

4. Summers D., Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture, Longman-Pearson Education

5. Lucantoni P., Practice Tests Plus KET, Longman-Pearson Education

6. Aravanis R., PET Practice Tests Plus, Longman-Pearson Education

7. Barker C., Boost Your Vocabulary 1-3, Pearson Education Limited,

8. Evans V., Dooley J., Grammarway 2-3, Express Publishing

9. Murphy R., English Grammar In Use, Cambridge University Press

10. Vince M., Elementary Language Practice, Intermediate Language Practice, MacMillan

 11. Przydatne linki:
  IDIOMY: http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/most-popular-english-idioms-and-their-meanings/ 
 Informacje nt USA, w tym:  http://www.usinfo.pl/zoom/
https://americanenglish.state.gov/culture-music-and-game-resources 
 Informacje nt Wielkiej Brytanii: http://projectbritain.com/ (aktualne informacje na temat rodziny królewskiej: https://www.royal.uk
  Informacje nt Australii: www.alldownunder.com/index.html
 Informacje nt Kanady: http://www.countryreports.org/country/Canada.htm


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która pomaga zapamiętać słowa i zwroty maniakom filmów :)

10 to 1 COMPETITION

10 to 1 competition is taking place on February 28th.

Please sign up to your English  teachers before February 21st.
The first part  is beeing held in a computer room B1.
Its form is an online quiz. You will be given an adress and passcode to participate on the date.
The second part will involve 10 students whith the highest scores.

Basic knowledge 10 to 1 part 9

Elementary knowledge about English speaking countries for competition 10 to 1.

Podstawowe informacje zebrane w tabeli w przystępny sposób o Wilekiej Brytanii, Irlandii, Australii i Kanady. Do konkursu o krajach anglojęzycznych! PONIŻEJ

pożyczone ze strony: http://nts3.nazwa.pl/gim3/index.php/jzyk-angielski/658-podstawowe-informacje-o-krajach-anglojzycznych-na-konkurs

WIELKA BRYTANIA

	Pytanie	Odpowiedź
1	Jak  w pełni brzmi polska nazwa United Kingdom	Zjednoczone Królestwo Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii Północnej
2	Co to jest Commonwealth?	Brytyjska Wspólnota Narodów - państwa, których głową państwa jest oficjalnie królowa brytyjska
3	Co to jest Wielka Brytania?	wyspa składająca się z takich krajów jak Anglia, Szkocja i Walia
4	Stolica Wielkiej Brytanii i jednocześnie Anglii	Londyn

Life in the UK

The Life in the United Kingdom test is a computer-based test constituting one of the requirements for anyone seeking Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK or naturalization as a British citizen.