Intermediate 1 The Painted Cave in Galdar

Here is some information on the Painted Cave in Galdar so that you can do some research before we go and then you will enjoy the experience more.

In class and possibly while travelling on the bus, we can exchange and share information on what we discovered about the Painted Caves of Galdar.

Go HERE to answer the following questions:

Who discovered the paintings?
What type of plantation was it?
What year did they discover the paintings?
Finish the sentence: A h_____was the access to the cave.
What type of people travelled to the cave at the beginning?
What is the meaning of to 'walk kneeing'? Why did they have to do this?
What shape and colour are the paintings?
Why was the cave closed in 1982?
What year did the cave open as a Museum and Archaeological park?
What does the Museum and Archaeological park consist of?


Here is some of the vocabulary connected with The Painted Cave, check to make sure you know the meaning of each word

Clay, walls, cave, low, high, discovery, research, drawings, deterioration, humidity, chamber, excavations, digging, preserve, lighting, domestic animals, geometric paintings, dwelling, historical, valuable, covered, glass, protect, site, walk through,centuries, rupestrian paintings, exhibition, work of preservation, re-open, figures, protect, hole, surface, cochineal plantation.

Can you find the words here?




What are Rupestrian paintings? Check the information HERE.

Read about the Research on the Painted Cave HERE

Read about the conservation of the Painted Cave HERE

Read about the project connected with the Painted cave HERE

Enjoy!