Friday, November 27, 2009

Saint Andrew's Day (CLF and Room of Eight Students)

November 30th is Saint Andrew’s Day. It is Scotland’s National day.

Look at this page and answer the questions:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/months/andrew.html

1 Of which countries is Saint Andrew the patron saint?
2 Who was Saint Andrew?
3 Which flower is the emblem of Scotland?
4 What kind of markets open in Scotland on Saint Andrew’s Day?
5 What musical instrument is especially popular on Saint Andrew’s Day?

Now look at this page and answer the rest of the questions:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CUSTOMS/questions/britain/scotland.htm

6 How many islands has Scotland got? How many islands have people living on them?
7 What might you find if you go to Loch Ness?
8 What have Arthur Conan Doyle, Sean Connery and Annie Lennox got in common?
9 What did Edinburgh have before any other city in the world?
10 What have Edinburgh and Rome got in common?