een the Castle and Holyrood Palace. The Castle hangs over the city like some Disney cartoon – but it is real. The castle, in fact, is older than the city.
No one can say exactly when the first settlers came to live on the huge rock that stands high above Edinburgh. Later they built a castle that used to be a fortress and then a royal palace. It looks good in any weather but at night when it is floodlit it looks just like a castle in a fairy tale. It is not surprising that the Castle attracts a lot of tourists.
Are the sentences true or false?
1. Edinburgh is not an ancient city.
2. The most interesting parts of Edinburgh are the Old Town and the Royal Town.
3. The Old Town lies between the Castle and Holyrood Palace.
4. The Castle is younger than Edinburgh.
5. Edinburgh castle used to be a royal palace.
The answers
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
Приложение 2
Card 1
Complete the text with the sentences
The Scottish
Scotland is a part of the UK. It is situated in the north of Britain. It has a population of about five million and the capital is Edinburgh. Most of the population lives 1the country.
People who live in Scotland are called the Scots or the Scottish. Every Scottish belongs to a clan. A clan is a family group and all the people of the same family2. There are about 300 clans in Scotland.
The most popular Scottish name is Jock. Many people in Scotland have the name McDonald or McKenzie. 3and people with this name usually feel they belong to the same family or clan. Common boys names are Angus, Donald or Duncan, and girls names are Morag, Fiona, Jean.
4, which was originally worn by men. 5 with a lot of folds. The kilt became popular6. Some people in the
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