TREASURE HUNT

SCOTLAND

INTRODUCTION

What do you know about Scotland? Do you know why is this country special for us? Do you know which animals live there? And what about scottish culture? Who were the first inhabitants? And the most important cities in Scotland?

Scotland is a fascinating country full of contrasts and interesting to visit through the net. My main objective is to help students learn about the life in Scotland, the inhabitants and the traditional things of an old society. Let’s discover new things about Scotland together in our class. Work in groups of two and answer the following questions.

Tasks

GEOGRAPHY

1- What is the capital of Scotland?

1. How many inhabitants does Scotland have?
2. What are the most famous rivers?
3. Name 5 important cities in Scotland.
4. Name some mountains in Scotland.

CULTURE AND TRADITIONS

5- What are the Scottish like?What are their hobbies?

6- What are the colours of the scottish flag?

7- What is a kilt? And a tartan? And a bagpipe?

8- What is the “Hogmenay”?

SCOTTISH WRITERS

9- Name some famous scottish writers.

10- Who wrote “The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?

11- Who wrote “Ivanhoe”?

12- Who wrote “The Hound of the Baskervilles”?

The Big Question

Now that you have travelled through Scotland your last task is to find out the name of the most well known place in Scotland. You can use all the resources given.

Resources

In order to answer the questions you will need to the help of the following web pages:

a- http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/index.asp (general information about scotland)

b- http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html (general information about scotland)

c- http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/traditions.html (scottish traditions)

d- http://www.visitscotland.com/library/ScottishWriters (scottish writers)

e- http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/hogmany.html (the meaning of hogmany)

f- http://www.visitscotland.com/aboutscotland/Geography/ (rivers and mountains in Scotland)

g- http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotmap.html (cities in Scotland)

Evaluation

Students are assessed in groups. They have to answer the questions correctly and the big question in the end of the treasure hunt. At the same time, I will also assess their participation in the group and their eagerness to learn. How? I will evaluate their work in class because this activity can be done in the computers room. Students can send me their answers by email and the following day we can comment on the answers.