Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Edinburgh (8 класс)

four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

oldest and most beautiful cities in the world. It has a lot of interesting places to see.

never far from green parks, gardens and hills - even in the main shopping streets. It's a busy and modern city, but history is everywhere.

Castle. Soldiers have marched through its gates for nearly a thousand years. It was the home of Scotland's royal family until the year 1603 when King James the Sixth of Scotland became king of England as well and went south to live in London.

the castle and goes eastwards. Off the Royal Mile you can explore old narrow streets on foot. You'll find some interesting shops.

of Holyroodhouse. It was built by a Scottish king before Scotland and England were united to make Great Britain.

queen, who usually visits Edinburgh in the summer. When the royal family is not there, you can visit the palace. You can see the staterooms and walk around the gardens and the ruins of the abbey, a much older building.

is a long-dead volcano; it's called King Arthur's Seat. From the top you can look northwards to the great river, the Firth of Forth, and the road bridge which crosses it. The road bridge is modern, but the rail bridge is quite old. It has carried trains to the Highlands for more than a hundred years.

artists.
There is also the National Gallery of Modern Art.

The National Gallery of Scotland

The National Gallery of Scotland

The National Gallery of Modern Art

Street

George Street

made from tartan cloth. To make a kilt takes eight metres of tartan cloth. Kilts are worn by men and women, but a man's kilt has a pocket made from leather and silver. It's worn in front and it's called a sporran.

make the wooden pipes. The bag is made of leather and covered in tartan.

year. In August , Edinburgh is one big party with great music, theatre and films!