UNIT 2
ABOUT SCOTLAND

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LESSON ONE

 

Teachers' guide

Introduction Teachers' guide

Scotland is one of the four countries that constitute the United Kingdom. The other three are: London, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland forms the northern part of the island of Great Britain. It has a population over 5 million and an extension of 78.783km2. Edinburgh is the Capital although the largest city is Glasgow.

The official language is English. However, Scottish people have their own language: the Gaelic and it’s spoken primarily in the North and West of Scotland. This country has one of the most beautiful scenery of the world.

Activity 1 Teachers' guide

Place the names of the four countries and their capitals.

 

 

 

Food

The most traditional Scottish delicacy is perhaps their Haggis, although some people don't want to eat it when they know what it is made of. Are you interested in it? It is made from heart, liver, lungs and stomach sheep.

 

Activity 2

Find with your partner the meaning of these words. Don't use a translator, use a dictionary.

Drink

Whisky is the most important export in Scotland. The way of how the Scotch whisky is made in Scotland is unique and genuine and for this reason Scotland has made an effort to protect the integrity of its cultural tradition and to prevent other countries from producing cheap copies. In other countries is named Whiskey

 

Activity 3

According to the text, say if the following sentences are True or False

•   There are lots of copies of Whisky                                 T       F
•    In all places this product is called Whisky                     T       F
•    Whisky is only made in Scotland                                      T       F
•      Whisky is an important source of income to Scotland   T       F

 

Clans

A Clan is a social group that determines the people of a whole family, usually with the same surname. In Scotland, most of people belong to a Clan especially in the Northern.
Each Clan has a specific Tartan. The Tartan is the pattern of the woollen cloth used for the skirt worn by men. This skirt is called: Kilt.

There are more than a hundred different Tartans and although usually each Tartan is associated to a Clan or family, nowadays some of them represent districts, companies o even football teams.

Here you have just a few:

     

    

 

 

Activity 4

Define in your own language the following words:

Tartan
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Kilt
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Clan _______________________________________________________________

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Haggis _______________________________________________________________

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Homework Activity   Teachers' guide

Music and Dance

Traditional music in Scotland is internationally known. They have the Ceilidh that is an evening of dancing, singing and drinking whisky. It can be as formal or informal as people wish to make it. You will have further information about traditional music in Unit 3 and 4.

Activity 5

Write the words you can remember with no help.

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