A piece of history: Stirling, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce...

Day 6 >>> Saturday, 8^th April

Hi!  Another stunning sunny Day! 

 

Today is our historical day as we are visiting one of the emblems of the great history of Scotland, that is to say, Stirling castle, where characters such as Robert the Bruce and William Wallace played such an important role in their history. 

Collage hecho por Alberto jr a partir de una de las fotos tomadas.

We will be taking the train at Edinburgh and will be heading towards the Highlands, so it will surely be a great experience for our students as they will have the possibility of having a glimpse at the Scottish landscape.

Heading for Stirling!! Already in the train. Everybody was on time today so we could take the earliest train we had in mind. Historical moment!!!!!

Incredible experience in Stirling Castle! Really sunny and Warm!  And the group is  really happy. Here are some of our students dressing up for the occassion.

Remember that you can have a look at all the photos taken during our stay in Edinburgh clicking on this link:

VI Study trip to the British-Irish Isles (Edinburgh 2017)

And further information on our trip  >>>  English version   &    Spanish version     

Stirling castle & William Wallace

Here I present you some information about Stirling castle and the character of William Wallace, also known as Braveheart.

 

Another video interesting to watch: The incredible history of Stirling Castle. Pay attention to the Scottish accent.

And now let's focus on the character of William Wallace, Braveheart.

History of William Wallace - The Braveheart - Amazing Documentary Films 

And now a documentary about the film:

Making Of Braveheart Behind The Scenes Documentary 

 

Excellent news  >>>>  So far, the weather forecast for the week is fantastic with no rain and temperatures rising. A bit of rain on Friday, but it is the day we are in class the whole day.

 

Monday 3 Apr  11° Lowest 5° 18 mph

Tuesday 4 Apr  10° Lowest 5° 20 mph

Wednesday 5 Apr  10° Lowest 8° 21 mph

Thursday 6 Apr  11° Lowest 6° 13 mph

Friday 7 Apr  12° Lowest 7° 9 mph Precipitation 0.031 in

Saturday 8 Apr  12° Lowest 6° 11 mph

Sunday 9 Apr  12° Lowest 7° 14 mph

Listening exercise to do: Dog detectors (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

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• Meet the dogs who can sniff out cancer better than some lab tests (CNN)

• How do medical dogs smell cancer? (BBC Newsbeat)

Solutions to VOCABULARY exercise.

1. on; 2. for; 3. in, out of; 4. by; 5. on; 6. at; 7. by/at; 8. of; 9. on