I am not part in the Malta trip with the school, but I want to speak about this Island because I went there one year ago. Indeed, I went in Malta during the summer holidays in a linguistic trip to improve my english. It was my best holidays ever! I really enjoyed the different places, like the Comino Island, or the city of St Julians. But, above all the thing that I prefered was to meet people, and to make friends with teenagers from the whole world.
I would have liked to go with you in Malta, you are lucky!
Hi everyone , here is our presentation on the limestone in Malta:
Limestone is a sedimentary rock , composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral , forams and molluscs . It’s major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite. Limestone has a lot of uses: as a building material , as aggregate for the base of roads, as white pigment or filler in products such as toothpaste or paints , as a chemical feedstock for the production of lime , as a soil conditioner , or as a popular decorative addition to rock gardens. About 10% of all sedimentary rocks are limestones Limestone is very common in architecture, especially in Europe and North America. Many landmarks across the world, including the Great Pyramid and its associated complex in Giza, Egypt , were made of limestone. So many buildings in Kingston , Ontario , Canada were, and continue to be, constructed from it that it is nicknamed the 'Limestone City'. It is a very heavy material, making it impractical for tall buildings, and relatively expensive as a building material.
Limestone in Malta :
On the island of Malta , a variety of limestone called Globigerina limestone was, for a long time, the only building material available, and is still very frequently used on all types of buildings and sculptures. Limestone is readily available and relatively easy to cut into blocks or more elaborate carving. If one word could sum up the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, it would be “limestone”. It has shaped the islands’ topography, their economy and possibly black bank accounts. It has also made Malta a paradise for carbonate geology studies. Malta lies on a large carbonate platform that stretches northwards from Africa and also comprise Sicily. Geo-wise, Malta is thus a part of Africa, and the islands are just the youngest tops of the rocks that peak above sea surface. The Lower Corraline limestone is hard and resistant to wear and tear, and form steep and vertical cliffs along the coast.
The limestone heritage park:
If you want to know more about the limestone in malta you can go in “The limestone heritage park”. It is a magnificent place to discover the history of the stony so typical quarries of Valletta. It is an old quarry of " globigerina ", the famous fair limestone of Malta that we find on all the island. Then direction towards the studio where you can venture on the stone carving.
Limestone is important for the Maltese people whether it be their culture or their daily lives
Hello everybody, In my opinion, Malta was a very interesting place to discover because it allowed us to discover another culture and habits. As far as I'm concerned, on the one hand, I did appreciate several parts of the country such as the blue Grotto with its turquoise water underneath the impressive cliffs, the buildings architecture in Valetta with their limestone colour and the science festival thanks to which we got to know a lot of interesting subjects in particular the bees one. On the other hand, I was a bit shocked by the poverty and the dirtyness of the place as well as the unwellcoming side of the inhabitants. To conclude, I really enjoyed doing this trip with three of my teachers because we got to know each other better, outside a class-room. And I would like to particularly thank Mrs Ricketts for her organisation and her involvement in this great project. Emilie D TS2
Here is the prop of our oral presentation about Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. https://prezi.com/lt6qxeay1j_o/marie-louise-coleiro-preca/
ReplyDeleteI am not part in the Malta trip with the school, but I want to speak about this Island because I went there one year ago.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I went in Malta during the summer holidays in a linguistic trip to improve my english. It was my best holidays ever!
I really enjoyed the different places, like the Comino Island, or the city of St Julians.
But, above all the thing that I prefered was to meet people, and to make friends with teenagers from the whole world.
I would have liked to go with you in Malta, you are lucky!
Ally, 1ES3
Hi everyone , here is our presentation on the limestone in Malta:
ReplyDeleteLimestone is a sedimentary rock , composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral , forams and molluscs . It’s major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite.
Limestone has a lot of uses: as a building material , as aggregate for the base of roads, as white pigment or filler in products such as toothpaste or paints , as a chemical feedstock for the production of lime , as a soil conditioner , or as a popular decorative addition to rock gardens.
About 10% of all sedimentary rocks are limestones
Limestone is very common in architecture, especially in Europe and North America. Many landmarks across the world, including the Great Pyramid and its associated complex in Giza, Egypt , were made of limestone. So many buildings in Kingston , Ontario , Canada were, and continue to be, constructed from it that it is nicknamed the 'Limestone City'. It is a very heavy material, making it impractical for tall buildings, and relatively expensive as a building material.
Limestone in Malta :
On the island of Malta , a variety of limestone called Globigerina limestone was, for a long time, the only building material available, and is still very frequently used on all types of buildings and sculptures. Limestone is readily available and relatively easy to cut into blocks or more elaborate carving.
If one word could sum up the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, it would be “limestone”. It has shaped the islands’ topography, their economy and possibly black bank accounts. It has also made Malta a paradise for carbonate geology studies.
Malta lies on a large carbonate platform that stretches northwards from Africa and also comprise Sicily. Geo-wise, Malta is thus a part of Africa, and the islands are just the youngest tops of the rocks that peak above sea surface.
The Lower Corraline limestone is hard and resistant to wear and tear, and form steep and vertical cliffs along the coast.
The limestone heritage park:
If you want to know more about the limestone in malta you can go in “The limestone heritage park”.
It is a magnificent place to discover the history of the stony so typical quarries of Valletta. It is an old quarry of " globigerina ", the famous fair limestone of Malta that we find on all the island. Then direction towards the studio where you can venture on the stone carving.
Limestone is important for the Maltese people whether it be their culture or their daily lives
Lola GERVAIS and Patricia PETREA TS2
Hello everybody,
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Malta was a very interesting place to discover because it allowed us to discover another culture and habits.
As far as I'm concerned, on the one hand, I did appreciate several parts of the country such as the blue Grotto with its turquoise water underneath the impressive cliffs, the buildings architecture in Valetta with their limestone colour and the science festival thanks to which we got to know a lot of interesting subjects in particular the bees one.
On the other hand, I was a bit shocked by the poverty and the dirtyness of the place as well as the unwellcoming side of the inhabitants.
To conclude, I really enjoyed doing this trip with three of my teachers because we got to know each other better, outside a class-room. And I would like to particularly thank Mrs Ricketts for her organisation and her involvement in this great project.
Emilie D TS2