Scotland – Internet Search

• Go to the site: www.efllinks.freeservers.com
• Click on the link for ‘themed lessons’
• Click on the link for ‘Scotland, people, past and legends’

·        Click on the link for ‘Famous Scots’, open the sites you find there and answer the following questions:

1.      Who is John Boyd Dunlop, when was he born and when did he die?

2.      Name two books John Buchan wrote.

3.      When was Sean Connery born?

4.      What did John Paul Jones found?

·        Click on the link for ‘Scottish Myths and Legends’, open the sites you find there and answer the following questions:

1.      What was Thomas of Ercildoune also known as?

2.      Who was ‘Black Donald’?

3.      Who is the patron saint of Glasgow and what did he do for the Queen of Scotland?

4.      What prediction did The Brahan Seer make about Aberdeen and how has this been interpreted?

·        Click on the link for ‘Scotland in Film’, open the sites you find there and answer the following questions:

1.      What place in the Highlands appears in the film ‘Trainspotting’ and how can you get there?

2.      Which two glens and which loch appear in the film ‘Braveheart’?

3.      Parts of ‘Mission Impossible’ were filmed in what part of Scotland?

4.      What films has Robert Carlyle made?

·        Click on the link for ‘Scottish Music’, open the sites you find there and answer the following questions:

1.      Who is the lead singer of Texas?

2.      What is the first song on their ‘Greatest hits’ album?

3.      How many people are in the band ‘The Proclaimers’ and what is the name of their new album?

4.      When did ‘Runrig’ first perform and how many members did they have at that time?

·        Write four more questions for the other people in the class.