Information :

• Too much snow closes ski centre
  "The CairnGorm Mountain ski centre in the Highlands will be closed for the day - because of too much snow.'
  Vocabulary :
  ski centre / blizzard / caterpillar vehicles and snow blowers / to clear the approach road and the slopes /
  snow drifts / funicular railway track up the mountain / ski-tows / ski-tow towers / caterpillar earth-movers /
  a single-track road / a bumper winter / holiday season / skiers and snowboarders using its runs
  (BBC)

  

• Falkirk Wheel
  = "a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
  The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres..."
  (Wikipedia)

  
  
  
  
• Places to visit in Scotland: photos and tourist information (ukstudentlife.com)
  Scottish traditions: Highland Games - Edinburgh Tattoo - Hogmanay
  Tour of Scotland: (1) North-east (2) Orkney (3) North (4) North-west (5) Skye
  City sightseeing: Edinburgh - Glasgow
  

• Scotland (BBC)

• Landscapes of Scotland (BBC)
  
  

Listening :

• Melissa : places of interest
  "Melissa talks about the geography of Scotland and the places of interest nearby."
  (audio-lingua.eu)

Interactive activities :

• Nessie
  "Watch the slideshow, (use the arrow at the bottom), listen to Peter Carter and play the game."
  Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

  

Webquests :

• Scotland - a Scavenger Hunt
  "Watch the video about Scotland and enjoy the music. "
  Les phrases sont axées sur les comparatifs et superlatifs.
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
  
  

• Recherches sur Internet :
  Scotland : Facts and Figures
  + Scottish Culture and Folklore
  + Ness Busters - a webquest
  envoyées par Estelle Piron - Collège Europe à Cormeilles (27)
  

Cartoons :

• I knew it!
  (Site unknown)

  

• Preparing for the tourist season along the shores of Loch Ness
  (erp.oissel.onac.org)
  
  
  
  
  
  

Videos :

• Way Back Home - Edinburgh to Skye
  - a "new riding clip from Danny MacAskill, it follows him on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye.
  You can read about it and watch the interviews with Danny at http://www.redbull.co.uk/waybackhome
  The music is Loch Lomond "Wax and Wire" and The Jezabels "A Little Piece"."
  (YouTube)