NEW SCOTLAND YARD

DO you know what Scotland Yard is? Scotland Yard is in fact the Metropolitan Police of London, United Kingdom. Its founder was Sir Robert Peel, in 1829. Its name is due to the location of the original headquarters. In this street was the public entrance to the police station. Over time, the street and the Met (short for Metropolitan Police) became one.



A bobby



Sherlock Holmes



Scotland Yard became very famous in the past as a symbol of detectives. Inspector Lestrade, famous for being a character of the Sherlock Holmes series, worked at this police station.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What is the real Scotland Yard?
2. Who created the Metropolitan Police?
3. What does headquarters mean in Spanish?
4. Who is Inspector Lestrade? Why is he related to this place?
5. What is the Met?

RESEARCH

Surf the internet and learn something more about Sir Robert Peel. Why are the British policemen called bobbies?

A CELEBRITY'S PROFILE

Copy the chart into your notebook and complete with information from Justin, Selena or any other celeb you like.

• Full name (nombre completo)



Australian singer Kylie Minogue

• Date and place of birth
• Age (edad)
• Nationality
• Occupation (empleo)
• Married or single (casado/a o soltero/a)
• Famous for (famoso por)
• Songs/series
• Last hit (último éxito)

ARE YOU A BELIEBER?

Justin and Selena

Read the article about Justin Bieber and Selena Gómez. Click on the image on the right.
Answer the questions on your notebook.

1. Do you like Justin or Selena?
2. Do  you ever watch Wizards of Waverley Place?
3. What does the word believer means in Spanish?
4. What do you think 'holding hands' (line 6) means?
5. What did Justin do with his hair?

Lee el artículo sobre Justin y Selena. Haz clic sobre la imagen de la derecha.

UNIT 6 TEST

Next Monday there is a short test on unit 6. These are the contents:

• vocabulary: professions and their tools.
• past continuous and past simple
• when/while