If you or your parents missed the last informative meeting, have a look at this:

Have some fun: play the bagpipe music  quiz clicking here.

 

Get ready to travel to Edinburgh and enjoy the experience

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. It has a beautiful old city centre and a castle that lies on a hill above the city. In the castle you can see the statues of two Scottish heroes: Robert Bruce and William Wallace (known from the film Braveheart).

Several famous people were born in Edinburgh, for example Alexander Graham Bell (who invented the telephone), Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and Arthur Conan Doyle (who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories). By the way, J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter book in an Edinburgh coffee-shop.

Edinburgh is also the world's festival city. During the peak Edinburgh International Festival season in summer, the population doubles as it hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors and performers from all over the world. The huge range and number of artistic events, performances and exhibitions make it the world’s largest arts festival.

Click here to learn something more about Edinburgh Summer Festivals and check your vocabulary and understanding.

Edinburgh is the world’s festival city. There are twelve festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer. Here are some of the events they can enjoy. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/edinburgh-summer-festivals#sthash.ltNQtP5d.dpuf

Edinburgh is the world’s festival city. There are twelve festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer. Here are some of the events they can enjoy. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/edinburgh-summer-festivals#sthash.ltNQtP5d.dpuf

Edinburgh is the world’s festival city. There are twelve festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer. Here are some of the events they can enjoy. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/edinburgh-summer-festivals#sthash.ltNQtP5d.dpuf

Edinburgh is the world’s festival city. There are twelve festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer. Here are some of the events they can enjoy. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/edinburgh-summer-festivals#sthash.ltNQtP5d.dpuf

 

 

Things to know about Scotland

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Travel recommendations 

• It is necessary to hold a valid identity card (DNI) or passport.
• Underage students require a passport though they can travel with their IDs (DNIs) and their legal representatives' (parent, guardian) consent, which they can get at police stations, posts of the Guardia Civil, courts, notaries and town halls.

•  It is particularly advisable to obtain the European Health Insurance Card (Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea) before you travel.

• The official currency of the United Kingdom is the British Pound (GBP). The Pound is divided into 100 pence. 

• Britons drive on the left-hand side of the road, so be very careful when crossing the street.

• Having or consuming both hard or soft drugs is illegal in United Kingdon.

• Street drinking is not allowed in United kingdom. 

• In Scotland you are not allowed to carry knives regardless of their size.