Bristol Discover Guide
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DISCOVER BRISTOL & BATH DAY 1 DISCOVER….GETTING THERE TASK 1. AT BRISTOL AIRPORT • See yourself through passport control. Use the scanners or the manned posts. ___ ¡Socorro! ___Needed some help ___Did it! • Find your way out into the Arrivals Hall and meet the rest of the group. TASK 2. AT HOMESTAY BRISTOL • Find out about your room: Number: Floor: Location: Nearest bathroom: • Find out about common rooms. Where are they? Breakfast room: Kitchen: TV lounge: • Find out about breakfast hours: I ALSO DISCOVERED………. NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS NEW FOODS, OBJECTS, FACTS, PLACES, PEOPLE… ANECDOTES, SURPRISES? SCRAPBOX (STICK PHOTOS, LEAFLETS, TICKETS, WRAPPINGS…….) DAY 2 DISCOVER….CLIFTON Clifton is one of the oldest and most affluent areas of the city, much of it having been built with profits from tobacco and the slave trade. Situated to the west of Bristol city centre, it was at one time a separate settlement but became attached to Bristol by continuous development during the Georgian era and was formally incorporated into the city in the 1830s. Grand houses that required many servants were built in the area. Although some were detached or semi-detached properties, the bulk were built as terraces, many with three or more floors. One famous terrace is the majestic Royal York Crescent, visible from the Avon Gorge below and looking across the Bristol docks. 1. DESAYUNO y tiempo libre para comprar algo de comida en el supermercado, con la puedan hacerse unos sándwich o que puedan dejar en el hostal para la noche. TASK 1. AT THE SUPERMARKET • Ask an attendant where you can find an item you need: 2. Salida por QUEENS RD, pasando por RWE ACADEMY Y VICTORIA ROOMS hasta VICTORIA SQUARE Y DESDE ALLÍ POR MERCHANTS RD hasta CLIFTON VILLAGE. TASK 2. ON THE STREET • Ask a pedestrian what way to go for the Suspension Bridge. • Find a bus stop. At the bus stop, find out what line takes you there. What is the name of our stop? TASK 3. AT CLIFTON VILLAGE • Ask someone how to get to the THALI Restaurant / the PRIMROSE Café / The CLIFTON SAUSAGE. Use your map, find the restaurant. Ask if they do take-away. Ask if they have special lunch/dinner offers. • In Clifton Village, find a BAKER’S / an ORGANIC GREENGROCER’S / a STATIONERY / a BOUTIQUE. What shops did you like the best? Did you buy anything? • EXTRA CHALLENGE. Find out what period of architecture are the buildings in the area. Ask a resident / pedestrian / shop-owner. TASK 4. AT THE CLIFTON ARCADE • Where can you buy sweets? • Find the names of two animals in the names of the shops. • Which shop would have a connection with Harry Potter? • EXTRA CHALLENGE. When was the Arcade built? What was its original name? Ask a resident / pedestrian / shop-owner. 3. TIEMPO PARA COMER. PICNIC 4. VISITA AL SUSPENSION BRIDGE The world famous Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, although he never lived to see his creation finished in 1864. Work actually began in 1831, but the project was dogged with political and financial difficulties, and by 1843, with only the towers completed, the project was abandoned. Brunel died aged only 53 in 1859, but the Clifton Suspension Bridge was completed as his memorial. Designed in the early 19th century for light horse drawn traffic, it still meets the demands of 21st century commuter with 11-12,000 vehicles crossing it every day. The Clifton Suspension Bridge’s spectacular setting on the cliffs of the Avon Gorge has made it the defining symbol of Bristol, drawing thousands of visitors a year just to stroll across for views of the ancient Avon Gorge, elegant Clifton and the magnificent city beyond. 5. VER CLIFTON CAMARA OSCURA Y OBSEVATORIO This camera obscura is the only one open to the public in England. It was built into an old windmill which ceased operations in 1777. After the windmill was redesigned into an observatory, the camera obscura was installed in 1829. 6. COGER AUTOBUS DE VUELTA DESPUES DE VER LA ZONA I ALSO DISCOVERED………. NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS NEW FOODS, OBJECTS, FACTS, PLACES, PEOPLE… ANECDOTES, SURPRISES? SCRAPBOX (STICK PHOTOS, LEAFLETS, TICKETS, WRAPPINGS…….) DAY 3 DISCOVER….THE OLD CITY 1. SALIDA A LAS 9.30 APROX. Bajar por QUEEN’S RD, pasando por el BRISTOL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY y la WILLS TOWER, que pertenece a la universidad y que se utiliza para ceremonias de graduación. 2. Continuar por PARK ROW hasta CHRISTMAS STEPS. TASK 1. IN PARK ROW • Find the public toilets on Park Row. Go in. How much does it cost to use them? What is peculiar about them? TASK 2. IN CHRISTMAS STEPS Fascinating shopping area dating back to the 1600's. Nowadays, this is the location of unique shops, art galleries, potteries, makers of dresses, shoes, musical instruments, furniture and much more. Amid the picturesque surroundings of the medieval Christmas Steps are the seven streets of Christmas Steps Art Quarter. • Which of the shops on the Steps do you like the best? • Can you find the local chocolate makers? What are they called? Do they have any unusual flavours / products? 3. Continuar hasta CORN STREET y ST. NICHOLAS MARKET. Tiempo libre Established in 1743, St Nicholas Market is open six days a week and encompasses the indoor and outdoor markets on Corn Street. Stalls sell a range of fresh local foods and deli produce plus there are cafés, second-hand books, old clothes, records, pictures, fossils, candles and a huge range of unusual goods. The Glass Arcade within the market offers food from around the world, all under one roof. TASK 3. IN CORN STREET • Find the “Nails” on Corn Street. What were they used for? Ask a pedestrian / shop owner. • One of the Nails is older than the others. Which one do you think it is? Why? How long has it stood there? Find out. • EXTENSION: Use a dictionary to find the English expression “to pay on the nail” What does it mean? Alternatively, ask a passer-by. • Find the Exchange Building. Now you are in St. Nicholas Market. TASK 4. AT SAINT NICHOLAS MARKET • At the Covered Market. - Where can you buy thread and buttons? - What’s the word play in the name of the shop? ( Tip: Try your pronunciation!) - What is the most expensive item they sell? • At the Glass Arcade. - Where can you buy Cornish Ice-cream? - Where do Cornish things come from? - EXTENSION: Where in Britain is it? Draw their flag. - What’s the other famous Cornish snack / food? Ask someone. • At the South Arcade. - What can you get at Dr. Burnorium’s? - Which ones sound the most disgusting/ surprising/ delicious? • Which shop or stall did you like the most? Why? 4. Quedar en la puerta del mercado para irnos en dirección CASTLE PARK. PicNic junto al río. 5. Subir por BROAD STREET hacia CHRISTCHURCH y JOHN WELLESLY’S CHAPEL. (El edificio metodista mas antiguo del mundo) TASK 5. ON BROAD STREET a. Find a red church on this street. What is peculiar about the clock? b. How is a Methodist Chapel different from a Catholic Church? Name three differences. c. EXTENSION: Who are the Methodists? Name three characteristics of their faith. 6. Visita a SEE NO EVIL en Nelson Street, la mayor manifestación de arte callejero de Europa. NELSON STREET in Bristol city centre was a nondescript corridor of bleak, grey buildings. Now it hosts the most ambitious permanent street art project ever to take place in the UK, See No Evil. The project was the brain-child of street artist Inkie and Bristol music promoters Team Love who, together with the support of Bristol City Council, brought leading street artists from around the world to Bristol to transform the facades of ten multi-storey buildings along the street over the course of a week - and in doing so they made Nelson Street one of the world's largest outdoor art exhibitions. TASK 6. IN NELSON STREET a. Try to find a mural by each of the different artists here. INKIE: Influenced by Mayan architecture, Islamic geometry, punk rock album graphics. STIK: Stik’s trademark stick people are normally in a state of depression. L’ATLAS: Based on Kufi, a geometric calligraphy, converted into the Latin alphabet. ROA: known for painting wildlife, in black and white thin paint strokes. At See No Evil: the huge fox holding onto its tail M-CITY: large scale industrial stencil scenes. KASHINK: Her multicoloured psychedelic style of painting is characterised by huge four eyed characters. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE? TAKE A PHOTO. 7. Seguir por NELSON STREET hasta BROADMEAD y el BRISTOL SHOPPING QUARTER. Compras, tiempo libre. O EN SU LUGAR 8. Desde Nelson Street regresamos al centro pasando por KING STREET para ver el PUB mas antiguo de Bristol y llegar a la CATEDRAL (A las 5.30 canta la Escolanía de la catedral) Bristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. The eastern end of the Cathedral, especially in the choir, gives Bristol Cathedral a unique place in the development of British and European architecture. The nave, choir and aisles are all the same height, making Bristol Cathedral the major example of a hall church in Great Britain and one of the finest to be found anywhere in the world. 9. REGRESO AL HOSTAL pasando por Frogmore Street para ver el mural de BANKSY “MildMild West” What is the building Banksy’s mural is painted on? I ALSO DISCOVERED………. NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS NEW FOODS, OBJECTS, FACTS, PLACES, PEOPLE… ANECDOTES, SURPRISES? SCRAPBOX (STICK PHOTOS, LEAFLETS, TICKETS, WRAPPINGS…….) DAY 4 DISCOVER….HARBOURSIDE 1.