Read the text about Edinburgh and decide if the sentences below are True or False.
Edinburgh
A visit to Scotland often begins in
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh is an old city with many
important and interesting buildings.
After London, Edinburgh is the second
city for visitors in Britain.
If you come to Edinburgh by train from the south, the first thing you see when
you leave Waverley Station is Edinburgh Castle. It stands high over the city.
Soldiers in kilts take visitors around and tell them the castle’s story.
Edinburgh is a hilly city but it is a good city to visit on
foot. After the castle, you can visit more of the Old
Town. Go down the Royal Mile to Holyroodhouse -
the Queen’s home when she
comes to Edinburgh. It is three
hundred years old.
You can look at the shops on the Royal Mile or on
Princes Street in the New Town. Some shops sell the
famous Scottish tartans and you can see the name of the
family which goes with each tartan. Near Princes Street is Charlotte Square,
which is very beautiful. There is also the National Gallery of Scotland, with
pictures from Scotland and from many other
countries too.
In August, you can visit the Edinburgh Festival, the
biggest arts festival in the world with hundreds of
different things to do and see.
adapted from: Oxford Bookworms, 2002
Edinburgh
A visit to Scotland often begins in
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh is an old city with many
important and interesting buildings.
After London, Edinburgh is the second
city for visitors in Britain.
If you come to Edinburgh by train from the south, the first thing you see when
you leave Waverley Station is Edinburgh Castle. It stands high over the city.
Soldiers in kilts take visitors around and tell them the castle’s story.
Edinburgh is a hilly city but it is a good city to visit on
foot. After the castle, you can visit more of the Old
Town. Go down the Royal Mile to Holyroodhouse -
the Queen’s home when she
comes to Edinburgh. It is three
hundred years old.
You can look at the shops on the Royal Mile or on
Princes Street in the New Town. Some shops sell the
famous Scottish tartans and you can see the name of the
family which goes with each tartan. Near Princes Street is Charlotte Square,
which is very beautiful. There is also the National Gallery of Scotland, with
pictures from Scotland and from many other
countries too.
In August, you can visit the Edinburgh Festival, the
biggest arts festival in the world with hundreds of
different things to do and see.
adapted from: Oxford Bookworms, 2002
