Language

As I have used certain Scot words in the description of the games, this short glossary is not intended to give dictionary definitions, but rather to help the teachers understand the meanings of these words in the context in which they are used throughout this unit.

Scot words

Definition

Birl

To spin

Blooter

To smash, strike with great force

Chap

To knock

Chappit oot

Knocked out

Chookies

Chickens, chicks

Den

Area that is guarded in Hide and Seek

Den keeper

Person who is a seeker, but also guards den

Dunt

To hit, thump, against something

Gaunt tae

Go to

Hauf birl

Half turn around

Jink

To dodge past

Jinkin'

Dodging

Jouk

To duck, or duck underneath

Keek

To eek

Keg

A small flask, often used for whisky

Kegger

Child holding pretend keg

Leerie

Act of pulling a leg over a ball as it is bounced

Oor

Our

Oot

Out

Outie

Runner who is still free, or hider not yet caught

Peeny, peenie

Apron, pinafore

Peever

Flat object used for playing Hopscotch

Scunner

A bother

Shot

Chance to play or turn at playing

Skiting aboot

Sliding all over the place

Spudder

Person who counts the “spuds” in rhyme

Stookies

Plaster figures; shocks of sheaves, like hay, laid to dry in sun

Stot

To bounce

Stotting

Bouncing

Stotty

Bouncy

Wheech, wheich

To draw, raise

The language that children should know in order to follow the lessons and that I would like them to learn during the course of these twelve lessons is the following:

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS

 

To say hello and to say goodbye:

hello, hi, good morning, good afternoon,

bye bye, see you later, see you soon, see you tomorrow, see you on (Monday),

To thank:

thanks, thank you, thanks a lot, thank you very much

To give and ask for information:

you (we…) have to, you (we…)should, you(I…) ought to, you can, you may…

What did you say? Can you repeat, please? Sorry? I don't understand you. Would you mind saying it again, please?

To express sensations, ideas, opinions ...

I like, I don't like, I dislike, I hate, I love, I prefer, I would like, I wouldn't like…

I think, I believe, In my opinion

To ask for and to offer things:

Can I have …? Can we borrow from you the…? Would you mind letting me have your…? May I (we)...? Am I allowed to ...? Are we allowed to...? Should I (we)...

Do you want to use my…?

To accept or refuse something:

Yes, please/ No, thanks.

Yes, you can / No you can not.

Yes, you may / No you may not.

Yes, you are allowed to / No you are not allowed to.

I'm afraid...

VOCABULARY

Parts of the body

 

Cames/legs; cintura/waist; genolls/knee; cara/face; braços/arms; esquena/back; cap/head; avantbraç/forearm; punys/fists; coll/neck; peu/foot; peus/feet; dits/fingers; espatlla/shoulders; genoll(s)/knee(s); ull(s)/eye(s); nas/nose; boca/mouth; orella/ear; cabell/hair; pit/chest; estomac/stomach; mà/hand; polze/thumb; cuixa/thigh; canya(de la cama)/shin; turmell/ankle; colze/elbow; canell/wrist; natja/bottom; taló/heel; dit del peu/toe

Frequent Actions

Jump up; kneel down; sit down; stand up; lie down; turn around; do a half turn around; swing your arms.

Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Months of the year (seasons)

Winter; December, January, February

Spring; March, April, May

Summer; June, July August

Autumn; September, October, November.
Animals
Cat, mouse, shark, dragon, dog, parrot, elephant, tiger, zebra, lion, panther, monkey, dolphin, whale, seal, eagle, hamster, budgerigar…
Food
Sausages, fish, chicken, turkey, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, carrots, apple, orange, banana, peach, melon, strawberries, yogurt, cheese, chocolate, biscuits, cake, bread, hamburger, pizza, pasta, rice, tea, coffee, milk, orange juice, hot chocolate, broth
Colours
Red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple
Vocabulary related to games
Team, ball, roles, winner, rim, marcher, turn, guesser, catcher, chaser, runners (outies), hider, guards, seeker, den, players, striker, thrower, bowler, batter, fielders, batting queue, peever, nickname

Other vocabulary

Lifeguards, shoes, cave, washing machine, clothes, washing powder, tent, voice, “coastguards”, “smugglers”, chain, sea, waves

GRAMATICAL CATEGORIES

Adjectives

 

Half/halves

Gentle, vigorous (movements)

Calm/stormy

Open/close

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Possessive pronouns

His, her

Superlative
the most/the least
Prepositions
Below/under-above/on the top, over, around, straight, inside

Interrogatives pronoums

What, Where, How, Which, Who,

 

Auxiliars
Should, can, may, must, could

Adverbs

Too, very, very much, only, here, there fast-slow;

Verbs

 

To add, To guess, To hide, To hit, To hold, To hop, To intercept, To keep, To (dis)like, To lift, To loose, To make, To move (back), To miss, To name (sb), To pass, To pick (it) up, To place, To protect, To pull, To queue (up), To reach, To remain,To repeat, To return, To rise, To agree, To ask, To avoid, To bounce, To block, To call (out/ in), To capture, To catch, To caw, To chant, To choose, To count (out), To create, To cross, To divide, To drop (out), To dry, To ensure, To fail, To find, To fly off, To go of, To grasp raise, To grap, To run (off/away), To save, To see, To seek, To select, To shake, To shout (out), To sing, To skip, To stand (up), To stop, To strike, To swap, To tag, To take, To tap, To throw, To tie, To touch, To try, To turn on, To walk, To wash, To wave, To win.

EXPRESSIONS

To hit the ground

To swap roles

To stand around the edge of the parachute

To call for help

To sit under the centre of the parachute

To switch positions around the parachutes

To try to cross

To have been blocked

To have been freed

To stand with your legs astride

To sneak the keg

To score a rounder

To be chosen

To be captured

To be out

To be tagged

To get caught

To guess the identity of the

To kick the peever

To keep their hands joined at all times

 

 

Opposite side

Waist height

Knee level

Three attempts

I like sitting inside the tent

speaker

Untagged player

Making waves

The person who was last caught

The last person to remain free

The last person remaining free

Without being caught

Circle chalked on to the ground

The first one