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WOTS: York

York

Ashlie and Stephen are going north to the beautiful historic city of York. Stephen is thinking of trying his hand at archaeology, but Ash wants to go shopping! They visit the Jorvik museum to find out what York looked - and smelled - like a thousand years ago, and Stephen tries to persuade Ashlie to go digging for treasure...

Reporter Amandeep also goes to York to find out how important Britain’s history is in helping the tourism industry.

Heritage Tourism

Heritage Tourism

Amandeep takes a step back into the past to find out how Britain's history and industrial past still draw crowds of tourists.

York Scene 1

York Scene 1

Stephen and Ashlie drive north to York. Stephen surprises Ashlie with a Roman ring - and a museum she actually likes!

York Scene 1 Language Focus

York Scene 1 Language Focus

Whatever you do, you should watch Rob and Ashlie talk about this and that - it's all pretty interesting!

York Scene 2

York Scene 2

Stephen and Ashlie get their hands dirty at an archaeological dig.

York Scene 2 Language Focus

York Scene 2 Language Focus

Rob and Stephen enjoy talking about grammar, so stop to watch them discuss verbs followed by gerunds, v-ing, and infinitives, to + verb, as well as chat about too and very.