2. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, situated in
Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of
Forth. It is the second most populous city in
Scotland and the seventh most populous in the
United Kingdom. The population in 2012 was
482,640.Edinburgh has been recognised as the
capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century,
but political power moved south to London after
the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Union
of Parliaments in 1707. After nearly three
centuries of unitary government, a measure of
self-government returned in the shape of the
devolved Scottish Parliament, which officially
opened in Edinburgh in 1999.
3. The city is also home to many national institutions such
as the National Museum of Scotland, the National
Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery.
4. Edinburgh's relatively
buoyant economy,
traditionally centred
on banking and
insurance but now
encompassing a wide
range of businesses,
makes it the biggest
financial centre in the
UK after London.
Many Scottish
companies have
established their head
offices in the city.
5. Edinburgh is rich in associations with the past and has many
historic buildings, including:
Edinburgh Castle
8. The city has long been known abroad as a centre of education, particularly in the fields of
medicine, Scots law, the sciences and engineering. The University of Edinburgh, founded
in 1583 and now one of four in the city, was placed 17th in the QS World University
Rankings in 2013.
9. The city is also famous for the Edinburgh International Festival, which, since its
inception in 1947, has grown – largely as a result of the "Fringe" and other associated
events – into the biggest annual international arts festival in the world.
10. Our travelling is over… Before
this project, we had not had
so much information about
Edinburgh from school
programme.Learning the
history,architecture,economy,
culture and traditions of this
city we enriched our
knowledge and got much
pleasure bytravelling along it’s streets. We hope our project will be interesting and useful to you too.
12. Литература
1)Учебник: “Happy English.ru” для 5 класса под редакцией
Кауфман М.Ю. издательство “Титул” 2013год
2)Англо-русский словарь под редакцией В.К. Мюллер
Государственное издательство иностранных и
национальных словарей Москва 1956год
