Vigo's Old Town
Patrimonio cultural
We will tour the Old Town of Vigo getting to know streets, historic buildings, and the structure of a medieval village.
The touring starts at Porta do Sol, where we will wonder why this name for a square. After having a look at a picture of the Old Town when walled, we’ll start going down Carral st. imagining we are walking on the walls and trying to recreate how the villa used to be. We’ll pursued its old streets wondering why their names, what they were like and how life used to go by during those times.
We will talk about traditional jobs, crafts and History of the city where they live.
At the end of the route, students should have practised English using it to take part in the information coming up during the experience. Using functions as asking for information, describing what they see, giving opinions, among others.
This experience will give the students the notion of English as a communicative tool, not as much as a school subject, and will allow them to practise the language in a real context.
General objective
Get to know the Old Town of Vigo, recognizing its antique urban planning, streets, squares, historic buildings and history of the small village, using English as a communicative vehicle.
Specific objectives
- Try to recreate the village that Vigo used to be during the period of walled villa.
- Recognise and valorise architectonic and urban patrimony, giving special attention to the state of rebuilding and restoring old urban areas in modern cities.
- See how time passed by these old streets, comparing them with modern urbanism.
- Use English to communicate and ask for information, describe, give opinions and other functions and skills when speaking a language.
