2. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
How do we as teachers feel about
the SOL Teacher Training course?
We found out!
We were proud to learn
It feels almost surreal, being
from the survey that several of
here, in Bridge Chambers in
us have had no less than 20
Barnstaple after what feels like no
years of teaching experience!
more than a couple of days, but it
Most, however have been
actually is just under 10 days! Time
teaching for about 10 years,
flies when one is having fun, that
along with a few young aspiring
we know, but how much work, fun
teachers, who have been 'in the
and exploring is really going on with
business' for just under 5 years.
the teachers at a typical Teacher
Everybody has their own
Training Course at SOL in North
reasons for embarking on a 10-
Devon? We asked the participants
day SOL course in North
themselves!
Devon, the most frequent one
At a SOL course, teachers come
being the wish to meet new
from many different backgrounds.
Most of us however, teach at a people and explore the English
way of life. Naturally, another
public school, and do some tutoring
motive we had in common was
in addition. A slightly smaller
to learn new teaching methods
number of us is employed in private
and a great opportunity to
language schools and only one
speak English 24/7.
among us teaches in a private
Towards the end of the
University in her home country –
course, teachers were asked if
how admirable!
they found the course helpful,
When it comes to levels of EFL
and an amazing 90% said they
we teach, many of us work with
were learning a lot and loved
students between ages 7 and 14 –
the fast pace of each new day
very important age when it comes
in North Devon, while more than
to languages - and an experienced
a half is sure they will use the
few also teach adult learners and
new information in their
children in preschool.
classroom.
3. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Next, the survey focuses on the
teachers' experiences with some of Being in the UK, weather is
the must see towns of North an inevitable issue! Curiously,
Devon. Interestingly enough, most many teachers said they did not
teachers fell in love with Lynton and mind the weather, however
Lynmouth, their gorgeous many of us also admitted it was
landscape, the ocean and the unbearable to keep up with how
famous clotted cream tea. much it changes on a daily
Barnstaple was praised for its bases.
hospitality and great history, while, The one part of North Devon
interestingly enough, the most lifestyle that got mostly mixed
memorable thing about Appledore reviews was its food. Some of
was its wonderful sunset. us loved it, while other agree
that food is not one of its strong
points. The traditional English
sweets however, seem to be
everyone's favourite.
As the experience in
Barnstaple draws to a close, we
were very happy to hear that
most of us would like to come
back and visit North Devon in
the future, and some would
Overall, all of us liked North Devon even do it ' in a heartbeat'!
based on what we visited. Most of Overall, the course proved to be
us got the impression it was a a great success, according to
lovely and quiet seaside area with our survey.
very polite locals and many great
stories to tell.
Although most will agree that the
English way of life greatly differs
from the one we lead at home, all
of us connected very well with our
host families and most of us found
them to be understanding and
pleasant people.
4. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
During the past week, I have
visited more places with my SOL
group than I had done in the past
couple of months all together. The
visit to Appledore will stick with me
as being both educational and fun,
having ended in a wonderfully
crowded pub with a cider or
Guinness in most of our hands.
Croyde's beaches offered me
the first glimpse of the Atlantic
ocean and its amazing surf.
The most stunning moment Even now, sitting in Bridge
however, perhaps for all of us, Chambers in Barnstaple with my
must have been standing near the fellow teachers, all worked up
edge of the cliff in Lynton and about our online newspaper,
gazing at the vast ocean. No nothing can compare to the feeling
wonder Wordsworth used to stay of teamwork and companionship
there... that not many people experience,
but that we have right here.
That is something
very special
and worth
remembering!
5. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Interesting people
At 65 years old –
There are a lot of people So, this is exactly what
changing his career who work until they age happened with Ernie
60 and 65. They collect Wills (75 years old) from
their gold watch and Barnstaple. This former
only want the well- engineer decided that
deserved rest after so retirement was not his
many years of working. cup of tea, so he
Experts say that today decided to attend
more seniors are another college and
choosing to retire and to become – guess what?
make a change in their – a bee-doctor.
career.
Here is what he had to say about
recareering.
•Some people look forward to retirement but
they see it as a time of leisure. What about
Ernie Wills (75 years old) - former engineer – you?
now a bee-doctor No. I tried it for 2 weeks but it just didn‟t suit
He recovered from 4 illnesses and he still had me. I couldn‟t face months and months of doing
strength to start a new career. nothing. Then, I said to my wife: “Sorry, I can‟t
You can see him in this photo, enjoying his do this, I must find something different to do.” I
glass of wine in his lovely garden didn‟t want to go back to engineering. Once you
leave a company things change.
6. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Interesting people
It‟s not fair to the company to try and go back and •Have you ever thought It just doesn‟t work to go
change back again, so I decided to look for of returning to the place back and try to take over
something brand-new. I was listening to the news of employment from again.
one day and I heard about bees suffering from which you have retired
diseases and I thought to myself: “That‟s but on a part-time •Jobs most often filled
something I would be interested in!” So I phoned basis? by seniors are:
up the college and asked if there were any courses No, because it just accountants, school-bus
on bee-keeping and they said “Yes!” I enrolled in won‟t work. When you drivers or librarians.
the course for 3 months. I decided that was what I leave, things change. Why did you choose to
wanted to do. Then I went to different shows and Somebody else takes be a bee-doctor?
meet new people and started to import different your job and they have
treatments. different ideas, different Because it was
ways to do the job. something different.
•Do you think that retirement would be a proper
moment to explore a new career? Why?
Yes, because it gives you a new outlook on life •Volunteering often gives seniors a
and it gives you more friends, more things to look chance to use the skills they spent so much
forward to, to wake up in the morning and look for time cultivating. Can volunteer opportunities be
another day. found in North Devon?
You can volunteer for different things for
•Is it easy for a senior to find a job in North Devon? charity, but not for working. You can‟t volunteer
No, it‟s not easy at all. to go and do engineering because apprentice
people are coming through the ranks, so they
need the jobs. If you want to go doing an
engineering job, you will stop someone else
from moving in.
7. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Interesting people
•Was the chance to earn supplemental income
one of the main reasons of your career change?
And how about meeting new people? •What was your impression about teachers
back then? What about now?
Money was not a problem. Money didn‟t come
into it. It was meeting new people. Since I started Teachers back then were very set in their ways
doing the bees I‟ve been going to all the bee- and they had a class of 25 or 30 students to
shows, meet lots of people, made lots of friends. teach and that was all. Now, it‟s more one-to-
All over the country I have lots of new friends. one. Teachers go out of their ways to make sure
students have the right knowledge.
•What did you do to upgrade your skills and
broaden your knowledge?
I went to college and that certainly helped.
For further information about bee-problems you can
•What was the difference between going to visit his web site : http://www.bee-bay.net
college in your ‘20s and in your ‘60s?
In the „20s it was very strict because you
always had to be in the classroom, but now it‟s
very relaxed. You go to the courses you want to
go, you go to the lectures you want to go and
you do the homework in your own time, on the
Internet. It is a very relaxed learning process.
8. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Strange People
The Ilfracombe Dog Jerry, from
Lover
Ilfracombe, lives
in an apartment
on the outskirts
As we walk up the hill next to the Ilfracombe
of town with no
Theatre, we notice a couple of shepherd dogs
less than 17 dogs!
running around, playfully. Since we are on a
Having
lookout for interesting people for our North
decided that our
Devon newspaper, this does not exactly grab
„interesting people‟
our attention. Soon, however, we find out
section would‟t be
there is more to it than meets the eye. A lot Surprisingly enough,
complete without at
more. when Jerry got his first
least one eccentric, we
approach him with our dog, who fathered what
camera. He smiles, all now seems to be a
tangled up in dog-leads proper pack, he was
and tells us the story of going to have him
himself and his dogs. sterilized. Obviously, he
Needless to say, more didn‟t do it soon enough.
and more black – and – ‘Now Henry is the
white shepherd dogs leader of the pack’,
and pups emerge from explains Jerry pointing
all sides of the hill, to one of the bigger
greeting us by wagging males, ‘He fought his
their tails. father and he won!’
9. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Strange people Fascinating places
When asked if it is difficult to take care of so many
dogs at once, Jerry says it‟s a pleasure for him. The Millenium Mosaic
‘But, not many people understand’, he complains,
and points out that people need to be considerate
when walking their own dogs around such a large
pack.
Well, there you have it!
The ultimate dog-lover of Ilfracombe!
A great example of how far people are prepared to
go in order to pursue their passion.
The Mosaic is set in the sunken quay area
of the Strand Promenade outside of the
Heritage Centre. Each of the 53 panels show an
important period depicting scenes of Barnstaple's
past, with the focus on the history of the riverfront
and quayside. Using coloured mosaic tiles, the
scenes were created forming a chronological
sequence of significant events from the 10th to
the 21st Century.
10. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Fascinating places
Age Concern Barnstaple were instrumental in
helping with the mosaic and through the local office a
grant was obtained from the Lottery. The people of
Barnstaple gave donations of £1 and their details are
to be recorded and buried in a time capsule that will be
buried in September within the Town.
The first Tile was laid by the eldest lady at Age
Concern and workshops were held throughout the
Town which enabled residents of Barnstaple to lay
their own tiles.
The rest of the mosaic panels were made by the
two local artists Shannon Ridd and Jonathan Rodney-
Jones of Articulture who were commissioned to design
and lay the mosaic.
11. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
12 Things to do in September
Exeter Phoenix - Kinderkino
From 16 Oct 2011 Guided Historical Walks around
To 16 Oct 2012 Babbacombe and St. Mary Church
Location From 3 Jul 2012
Gandy Street, Exeter To 25 Sep 2012
Monthly Cinema events Location
for mums, dads,carers, babies and children in a Torquay
safe and comfortable environment. Limited spaces The Babbacombe and
so book early. St Marychurch Local History
RAW Comedy at the Barnfield Theatre Society run historic guided walks. They are
From 1 Jan 2012 every Tuesday during July, August and
To 31 Dec 2012 September – starting outside The Royal on
Location Babbacombe Downs Road at 10.30 am.
Exeter
Come and join us at
the Barnfield for a night Selling Dreams : One hundred Years of
packed full of laughter and raw talent from
national and local stand-ups alike.
Fashion Photography
Sea Ilfracombe 2012 From 7 Jul 2012
From 31 Aug 2012 To 2 Sep 2012
To 4 Sep 2012 Location
Location Exeter
Ilfracombe This is the first touring
All that is to be celebrated in exhibition from the V&A’s collection to explore the
Ilfracombe & our wonderful coastline! work of international fashion photographers.
Come along & enjoy the ride.
12. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
12 Things to do in September
YMCA Devon Summer Activities
Programme Nowhere Island
From 19 Jul 2012
To 5 Sep 2012 From 1 Sep 2012
Location To 4 Sep 2012
Clennon Valley, Paignton
Come and join our fun packed Location
Summer Club! Ilfracombe
Exeter Cathedral – Cathedra 900
From 23 Jul 2012 Nowhereisland’s territory originated from an
To 30 Sep 2012 island newly revealed by a retreating glacier in
Location the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
Exeter
Innovative high quality
multimedia digital art project by Mark Ware -
aims to interpret the cathedral's history spanning Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day
nine centuries. From 2 Sep 2012
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta To 2 Sep 2012
From 30 Aug 2012 Location
To 1 Sep 2012 Torquay
Location About 30 buses,
Dartmouth several of which spent
Huge extravaganza with some of their working lives in the Bay, have
air displays, tennis, running, yacht races, already been entered for the free event.
children's activities, fireworks, plus much more
for the whole family.
13. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
12 Things to do in September
Mussels by Moonlight
From 6 Sep 2012
To 6 Sep 2012
Location
Brixham
A magical evening aboard
a boat that will help spotting dolphins, seals,
seabirds and other amazing marine life.
Queens Theatre 60th
Anniversary Exhibition
From 8 Sep 2012
To 13 Oct 2012
Location
Barnstaple
The Friends’ Committee of North Devon
Theatres will be leading a day that celebrates the
60th Anniversary of the Queen’s Hall and
Theatre.
14. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
My real experience
And the next day I had
other wonderful feelings
Impressions of visiting from Ilfracombe. We
were visiting Chocolate
Lynton, Lynmouth and Museum, Tunnels
Ilfracombe beaches, passing a
famous theatre,
admiring beautiful
How exciting and amazing places are they! nature, dark blue sea,
palms, lovely flowers,
Imagine rocky sandy beaches, Union
coasts, green Jack on a hill etc. We
hills with goats, wild really loved various
horses, sea kinds of Cornish pasties.
lapping, seagull
crying. I really liked Impressions of the course
taking photos in the
Valley of Rocks, walking down to Lynmouth,
having cream tea, visiting a museum. I‟d like to invite you for this course. It is full of
Go to see this of Exmoore National interesting ideas, suggestions and materials how
Park and enjoy it and then you will understand why you can motivate pupils more in an unplugged
it is called Little Switzerland. way. At the same time you visit interesting places,
meet nice people and improve your English.
15. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
My real experience
Impressions of my host family
I‟d like to mention my host woman Jane,
because I speak to her every day. Her husband
Tony has night shifts at work and I‟ve talked to him
only twice. Jane is very friendly, kind, smiling,
optimistic, enhusiastic person in spite of her
problems with health.
She has had 45
operations and has been
waiting for the next one
for 6 years. She takes 35
tablets a day, but she
doesn‟ t admit
anything. She is
helpful. Jane painted her
neighbour‟s flat and
helped with
cleaning because she
needed help her friend‟s husband left her and
broke into her flat and stole furniture.
I admire her power and vitality when she is so
ill. I was surprised by her kindess and willingness
not only in my host family, but all around me : at
restaurants, shops, in streets. I must disagree with
overgeneralization that the English people are
reserved.
16. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
My Own
SOL Experience
Coming to an English
No matter where we come
home was an enormous
from or how experienced we
change, but a wonderfully
might be, the feeling of
positive one, to be sure. At this
stepping into the Heathrow
airport in London rarely differs point, I can honestly say I
enjoy the English lifestyle, the
for any of us – nervousness,
way everyone walks their dog
excitement and anticipation of
in the morning before heading
what may come when we, as
off to work, the impeccable
teachers of EFL come to
politeness, and all of the
Barnstaple, North Devon and
wonderful new expressions –
meet our host families for the
the 'tea' at 6 o'clock, how
first time. What came next
cheep or 'dear' things are and
however, has proven to be a
how we take 'coaches' instead
dazzling adventure.
of buses ...
For me, personally,
coming to North Devon was a
unique experience. On the first
day, when we were greeted by
our host families in front of
TESCO's - one of England's
latest inevitable landmarks, I
remember thinking, 'every
corner of this town looks
picture-perfect!'. And if it
doesn't the locals will strive
towards making it so.
17.
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Expressions learnt in Barnstaple
2. We went to a lovely 3. During our input
Why don‟t you test seaside town, Appledore
yourself on lexis and sessions with Mark and
and we heard the
methodology?
________________ of Luke we enjoyed the
the seagulls. ________________ of
QUIZ a. lapping
b. shrieking
the birds outside.
c. rustling a. twitter
Choose the best b. roar
alternative. c. cry
4. On the second day of our course we went to the
editing office of the North Devon Journal,
where the editor explained us how the Journal
is made. She mentioned that one of their
stories got legs. It means:
1. On our very first day our professional guide
Tom explained that to ford a river means.
a. It‟s not true. (as it can easily run away.)
a. to swim
b. It‟s true. (as it stands on minimum two pieces of
b. to cross evidence.)
c. to clean c. It will go on. (as it can move on its legs)
19. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Expressions learnt in Barnstaple
8. In Lynton an elderly 9. We learnt that in
5. We learnt that there are some on-calls working Devon in just one
for them. These people: woman told us as
we were getting off day we can
a. make their reports on phone by calling their experience four
interviewees, as there aren‟t enough offices for the bus looking for
our umbrellas: “It‟s seasons. It rained
them. every day. To cheer
b. are telephone geeks; who use their smart phones all right
________________ us up our trainer
in their work. mark told us. “You
c. are waiting to be called in. . As you can see, it
is spitting again.” can‟t have a
a. sheep rainbow without.
6. In one of our input _______________
sessions we heard a story b. duck
c. kitten _.”
of a grouchy man. That a. colours
means that he is: b. sky
a. shy and modest c. rain
b. grumpy and bad tempered
c. impolite and rude
7. Our trainer Luke showed us a picture of a 10. He has also mentioned this proverb: “Every
jackdaw as a lead-in to his presentation. It cloud has a _______________lining.”
is:
a. A glossy black European bird of the crow a. silver
family that nests in towers and steals mainly b. golden
shiny objects for its nest. c. shining
b. A guy, fellow, buddy (informal way of
addressing a stranger.) key: 1b, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9c, 10a
c. A portable device for raising heavy objects.
20. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Traditional British-made
socks and yarns
from the heart of North Devon
John Arbon Textiles & Fibre Harvest British makers of yarn and fibres
We were visiting the beautiful city of Lynton when we saw this interesting place called
Fibre Harvest. The sister company of John Arbon Textiles uses traditional wosted machinery
to process tops and spin fine quality British yarns.
After having a nice talk with the shopkeeper we found
out about the latest Fibre Harvest yarns. They are:
Excelana‟- a 100% British wool made from our local
North Devon sheep the Exmoor, Blueface. Made by
John Arbon of Fibre Harvest, this is a vintage inspired
yarn supported by exclusive patterns in knitwear
designer Susan Crawford‟s new book A Stitch In Time
Volume 2 and Knit By Numbers‟ – a 100% Merino yarn
designed and made by John Arbon. A double knit in a
beautiful range of complimentary colours, a gradual
tonal palette
Fibre Harvest, based in North Devon, also produces the very yarns that are used to knit
our John Arbon Textile range of luxury British made socks. John Arbon Textiles shop
relocated to Lynton on Exmoor.
21. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Methodology bits @ SOL
c. It is a teaching movement that evolved from
1. What is SOL? Where does its name come from? Danish filmmaking. Filmmakers challenged the
cinema‟s dependency on special effects
a. It stands for Sharing One Language. (English) technical wizardry and fantasy. In teaching the
among its teachers and students. emphasis is on the here-and-now, the learners
b. It means sun and it symbolizes bringing light into and the content.
the heart and soul of its students and teachers
from Central and Eastern Europe.
c. It stands for Summer-courses On Language-
learning.
2. What is DOGME?
a. It‟s a brand new approach backed by the
humanists involving taking dogs and puppies
into the classes of young learners as it fosters
learning and thus makes language acquisition
enjoyable.
b. It‟s an acronym that stands for: Deal with Only
Grammar Materials in English classrooms. It‟s
an approach based on the early Grammar-
translation method claiming that the classroom 3. In connection with successful teaching Breen
should be place where grammar is presented said. “Never do anything that ________________.
and practised, as accuracy is more important a. hasn‟t been tested before.
than fluency in the early stages of language b. you can get the students to do.
learning. Fluency comes later. c. you can get the other teachers to do.
22. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Methodology bits @ SOL
4. Unplugged teaching 5. Scott Thornbury “The teacher must be himself and give himself
________________ : claims that talking to ________________ people about
a. uses guitars (unplugged) DOGME is good for ________________ things and then training his
in every lesson you as a teacher. pupils to talk to one another about ____________
regardless age or Why? things.”
level. a. It gives teachers a
b. avoids using audio- great deal of 7. What is the missing word?
visual materials such freedom and
as CDs DVDs in flexibility as no According to Earl Stevick (humanist English
classrooms claiming planning is
language teacher and thinker) “Success
that the teacher must involved.
depends less on materials, techniques and
be the source of oral b. It is cheap as it
texts as a model in the refuses the use of linguistic analyses, and more on what goes on
form of live listening. any printed ________________ and ________________ the
CDs and DVDs must materials in the people in the classroom.”
be left for homework. classroom.
c. frees teachers from the c. It challenges both
dependency on teachers and For the correct
materials, aids and learners by offering
technology, and to a new approach to answers and also
work with nothing language learning. for your scoring,
more than the „raw check the next
materials‟ provided by 6. What is the missing
the people in the word? Find one that fits
page
room. Or, in other
words, to „unplug‟ their
each gap, according to
teaching. Billows:
23. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
The key for the
methodology quiz:
9-11 correct
answers:
Different Styles of
a, c, b, c, a, real,
inside-between.
Not too bad, but there
is place for
The Clotted Cream Tea
Your scoring: improvement though.
15-17 correct Why don‟t you apply
answers: Well done! for one of next year‟s
Ask Grenville Yeo (the SOL courses.
director) to consider 8 or under
you as a possible SOL is a MUST for
teacher trainer. you!!!
12-14 correct Call now not to miss
answers: their early bird offer.
Good job. You would
make a good
unplugged teacher.
For more information
look for the book on
Teaching Unplugged
by Luke Meddings our After you finish with these quizes, you
trainer and Scott deserve something very sweet, like the
Thurnbury and ask for
a well-deserved 10 % Clotted Cream Tea!
discount. Come to North Devon and try not to
miss it
24. Unplugging The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
This
Being the lucky winner of one of the courses for
teachers organised by SOL, I felt very positive about
Summer
DEVON UNPLUGGED from the very beginning.
As a teacher trainee I expected the event to broaden my
horizons, teach me new approaches and different skills and
show me distinctively British way of life. And the course has
done so much more than only this! It enabled me to meet
new people, share the experience and see the role of a
teacher in a classroom from a different point of view.
I must say that the days spent in Barnstaple are definitely
one of the best that I have ever had. Trips to Appledore,
Croyde, Lynton and Lynmouth or Ilfracombe were just
amazingly adventorous. The sights we have seen were simply
breathtaking! I will never forget the feeling I had after walking
up on a hill in Ilfracombe. The wind simply blew away all my
fears. There is one more thing that I will surely remember
forever and that is the surfing lesson we had the chance to
experience in Croyde. The instructors made the event very
special. They helped us – beginners in surfing - a lot. The
waves were huge, really one of the best that anybody has
seen this summer! I can still feel their power. The way they
bounced my body was great. To put it in a nutshell, I have just
fallen in love with the Atlantic.
25. Unplugging The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
I will never forget the way I felt during the
This classes too – the atmosphere we shared with
Mark and Luke, our experienced tutors was
so relaxed and loose! Plus staying at a host
family with 3 other teachers has given me the
chance to use and improve my language
skills. Not to mention the friends I have made
Another thing that made
here. I hope we will stay in touch forever.
Summer
my stay so special was
Thank you so much for everything, it was
the food. In Lynmouth we
great.
took the chance to try the
cream tea. I just loved it! It
was fabulous to sit in a
beautiful café, chilling out
with the others, enjoying
the sun and the gorgeous
view.
While visiting
Ilfracombe, I tried Cornish
Pasty. It was so delicious
that I succumbed to
temptation and bought two
pieces.
26. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
North Devon YES
NO
Most of the people in our group are in North
Devon for the first time. It is very hard to imagine
how it would be before coming here. Maybe you
can check the weather forecasts, but you may
YES
never know what to take or not to take
until you arrive here.
Need a Check List?
When you decide to take part in one of the SOL NO
courses several questions arise. One of them is
what to take. The teacher courses are mainly in
summer when in our home countries is scorching
hot and you can hardly imagine that in Devon you
do need to wrap up warm as it can be very windy
and rainy. So take those jumpers and raincoat out YES
of your wardrobe.
Here is a list to help you decide what to take
and what to leave at home. We gave you some
pictures of different objects and you should NO
put a circle over the right answer : Should I
take this with me or should I leave it at
home in a trip to North Devon?
27. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
What to take and what not YES
to take on a trip to
YES
North Devon
NO NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
28. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
YES
North Devon
NO
YES YES YES
NO NO NO
YES YES
NO NO
29. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
YES
North Devon
NO
YES YES
NO NO
YES
YES NO
NO
30. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
Lynmouth sits at the edge of Exmoor where rolling moorland changes dramatically to
rugged wooded valleys which drop to the East and West Lyn rivers. A true story and real
experience of what happened in Lyn mouth 1952. Even though there passed 60 years of these
tragic storm people still can feel as it happened yesterday. It was a usual day for the Lynmouth
habitants, when the storm started. In fact, it was an experiment how clouds come together. This
„simple‟ experiment caused a tragedy where many people lost their lives.
The Story
Behind the Song!
The small coastal town of Lynmouth became
known throughout the world for the disaster that
struck in August 1952.
On the night of the 15th, after continuous rain
throughout the day, the East and West Lyn Rivers
rose suddenly and filled with the waters from their
Exmoor catchment. Large boulders and rocks
were carried in the flow towards the village,
destroying houses, roads and bridges. Many lost
their lives during that dark and terrifying night.
In all, 34 people in Lynmouth and
surrounding hamlets were killed, and 39 buildings
collapsed. The army was drafted in to help with
the clear-up. Survivors told how the air smelled of
sulphur on the afternoon of the floods, and that
the rain was so hard, it hurt people's faces.
31. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
You can easily find the
song here:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=OFO_uMkU0wY
&feature=related