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Title: THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREATE BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND


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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREATE BRITAIN AND NORTHERN
IRELAND

SCOTLAND
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Scotland.
  • Part 1.
  • Quiz.
  • 1. National emblem of Scotland ? (Thistle)
  • 2. Who once landed to settle in Scotland
    ?(Norsemen)
  • 3. The largest river in Scotland? (Tay)
  • 4. How were the people of Scotland called?
    (Scots)
  • 5. What did Norsemen take off before to attack
    Scots? (shoes)
  • 6. What did the Scots do with Thistle for its
    timely help ? (emblem)
  •  7. What is the other name of Norsemen ? (Vikings)

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Scotland.
  • Part II.
  • Questions.
  • 1. What country are you going to tell us about?
  • 2. Were is Scotland located?
  • 3. What part of GB does Scotland occupy?
  • 4. What ocean is Scotland washed by?
  • 5. How many parts does Scotland consist of?
  • 6. What is the national emblem of Scotland ?
  • 7. What is the capital of Scotland ?
  • 8. What is the largest river of Scotland ?
  • 9. Is the climate of Scotland cold or warm?
  • 10. What is the population of Scotland ?
  • 11. What language does the population of Scotland
    speak?
  • 12. What are the most important cities in
    Scotland ?

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Scotland.
  • 13. Is Scotland a highly developed country?
  • 14. Who is the Head of the state in Scotland ?
  • 15. What is the national flag of Scotland look
    like?
  • 16. What is most interesting and beautiful part
    of Scotland ? And where is it located ?
  • 17. What does traditional Scottish costume look
    like?
  • 18. What is the name of the most famous and
    largest of Scotland's lakes?
  • 19. What language do the Scots speak?
  • 20. What kind of the country is it?
  • 21. What is the name of the national Scottish
    musical instrument?

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SCOTLAND-ANSWERS
  • .
  • 1. Im going to tell you about S.
  • 2. S. is situated in Europe.
  • 3. S. occupies the northern part of G.B.
  • 4. S. is washed by the Atlantic ocean.
  • 5. S. consists of three parts Lowlands,
    Highlands, Islands.
  • 6.The national emblem of Scotland is a thistle.
  • 7.The capital of S. is Edinburgh.
  • 8. The most largest river in Scotland is the Tay.
  • 9. The climate of S. is warm.
  • 10. In S. live the Scots.
  • 11. The main part of population in S. speaks
    English.
  • 12. The most important cities of Scotland are Ben
    Nevis, Edinburgh, Glasgow.

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SCOTLAND-ANSWERS
  • 13. S. is highly developed country.
  • 14. The Head of the state is Quin and the United
    Kingdom Par lament.
  • 15. The S. flag, St. Andrews Cross, blue with a
    white cross from corner to corner.
  • 16. The Highlands and Islands are in the north
    and in the west of S.
  • 17. It is called the kilt. It is a short skirt
    worn as part of the dress of men.
  • 18. The most famous lakes of S. are Lock Lomond
    and Lock Ness.
  • 19. They speak English but with their own accent.
  • 20. This is a region of mountains and rivers,
    small towns and villages of great sea-lochs.
  • 21. The national instrument of the Scots is the
    bagpipes

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Scotland-test.
  • Part III.
  • Test.
  • 1. S. is located in
  • a) Europe
  • b) America
  • c) Australia
  • 2. S. is located in the of GB?
  • a) South
  • b)West
  • c)North
  • 3. S. is washed by ocean?
  • a) Atlantic
  • b)Pacific
  • c)Indian
  • 4. National emblem of S. is
  • a) rose

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Scotland-test.
  • 5. The capital of Scotland is
  • a) Glasgow
  • b) Ben Nevis
  • c) Edinburgh
  • 6. The largest river of S. is
  • a)Tay
  • b)Thames
  • c)Sena
  • 7. The most famous lakes of S. are
  • a) Lock Ness, Lock Lomond
  • b)Baikal, Ladozhscoe
  • c) Smoky- Hill, Canadian

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Scotland-test.
  • 8. The national S. musical instrument is
  • a) dram
  • b) bagpipes
  • c) guitar
  • 9. The S. men wear a skirt wich is called
  • a) collie
  • b) colt
  • c) kilt
  • 10. The name of breed S. sheep-dog is
  • a) Collie
  • b) Kelly
  • c) killer

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SCOTLANDS COAT OF ARMS
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The Scottish Highlands
  • The Scottish Highlands are situated to the north
    and west of the Highland Boundary Fault and are
    very mountainous. For over a hundred years the
    Scottish Highlands has been the Gaelic speaking
    area of Scotland, although Highland English is
    also spoken here. The city of Iverness is
    generally regarded to be the capital of the
    Highlands.
  • The Scottish Highlands are rugged and beautiful.
    However since they are so mountainous the some
    250 000 people who live here are spread out quite
    sparsely in the area. The Highlands are one of
    the best places to go for Scottish culture since
    it is distinctly different from the rest of
    Scotland - the highland communities have a much
    stronger sense of their inherited culture than
    the lowlands and many highlanders still speak the
    Gaelic language.
  • There are many small villages and towns in the
    highlands, as well as a big city in Inverness,
    and some islands which are inhabited. Some of the
    smaller villages have become craft orientated
    over the years and you may be able to find some
    real treasures. Because of the vast differences
    in this section of the landscape, there are big
    differences in climate throughout the region.
    This has led to the highlands producing a wide
    range of habitats which has in turn, encouraged
    an array of wildlife to make homes in the area.
  • There is so much to do in the Scottish Highlands.
    You can explore castles and visit museums, take a
    boat trip or train ride. There are beautiful
    gardens and parks worth visiting as well as a
    whisky trail. The famous Loch Ness Lake is
    situated in the highlands and you'll find ancient
    monuments which can be visited. If you'd like
    something more adventurous, you might try pony
    trekking, walking, cycling, skiing, kayaking and
    sailing. There is no end of things to do in the
    highlands so you can be sure you'll thoroughly
    enjoy yourself here.
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GAMES OF HIGHLANDERS
  • Over the summer months, Aberdeen and Grampian
    Highlands has a packed calendar of traditional
    Highland Games. Scottish Highland Games are a
    series of events where people gather to watch
    athletes from throughout Scotland and further
    afield toss the caber, throw the hammer, and take
    part in many other traditional games.
  • Colourful, exciting, competitive, memorable,
    world famous - just a few of the words that sum
    up the fun of Scottish Highland Games. From the
    skill and agility of the heavies, the colourful
    and proud massed pipebands, and the traditional
    flair of the highland dancers, this is a historic
    spectacle not to be missed.

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CULTURE
  • BAGPIPERS SCOTTISH DANCE

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Outstanding people
  • David Livingston
  • David Livingstone Born19 March 1813)Blantyre,
    ScotlandDied4 May 1873 (aged 60)near Lake
    Bangweulu, ZambiaOccupationMissionary and
    explorerDavid Livingstone (19 March 1813 1 May
    1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer
    medical missionary with the London Missionary
    Society and explorer in central Africa. He was
    the first European to see Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria
    Falls), to which he gave the English name in
    honour of his monarch, Queen Victoria. He is the
    subject of the meeting with H. M. Stanley, which
    gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr
    Livingstone, I presume?"
  • Perhaps one of the most popular national heroes
    of the late-nineteenth century in Victorian
    Britain, Livingstone's mythic status operated on
    a number of interconnected levels that of
    Protestant missionary martyr, that of
    working-class "rags to riches" inspirational
    story, that of scientific investigator and
    explorer, that of imperial reformer, anti-slavery
    crusader and advocate of commercial empire.
  • His fame as an explorer helped drive forward the
    obsession with discovering the sources of the
    Nile River that formed the culmination of the
    classic period of European geographical discovery
    and colonial penetration of the African
    continent. At the same time his missionary
    travels, "disappearance" and death in Africa, and
    subsequent glorification as posthumous national
    hero in 1874 led to the founding of several major
    central African Christian missionary initiatives
    carried forward in the era of the European

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  • Robert Burns (25 January 1759 21 July 1796)
    (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite
    son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and
    in Scotland as simply The Bard) was a poet and a
    lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national
    poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He
    is the best-known of the poets who have written
    in the Scots language, although much of his
    writing is also in English and a 'light' Scots
    dialect, accessible to an audience beyond
    Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and
    in these pieces, his political or civil
    commentary is often at its most blunt.
  • He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic
    movement and after his death became an important
    source of inspiration to the founders of both
    liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in
    Scotland and among Scots who have relocated to
    other parts of the world (the Scottish Diaspora),
    celebration of his life and work became almost a
    national charismatic cult during the 19th and
    20th centuries, and his influence has long been
    strong on Scottish literature.
  • As well as making original compositions, Burns
    also collected folk songs from across Scotland,
    often revising or adapting them. His poem (and
    song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay
    (New Year), and Scots Wha Hae served for a long
    time as an unofficial national anthem of the
    country. Other poems and songs of Burns that
    remain well-known across the world today, include
    A Red, Red Rose, A Man's A Man for A' That, To a
    Louse, To a Mouse, The Battle of Sherramuir, and
    Ae Fond Kiss

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Sir Sean Connery
  • Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is
    an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA
    Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is
    perhaps best known as the first actor to portray
    James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond
    films.1 In 1988 he won the Academy Award for
    Best Supporting Actor for his role in The
    Untouchables. Sir Sean Connery was knighted by
    Queen Elizabeth II in July 2000.2
  • Connery is known for retaining his Scottish
    accent in films, regardless of the nationality of
    the character played.3 Despite being older than
    most contemporary sex symbols, he has repeatedly
    been named as one of the most attractive men
    alive by various magazines due to his rugged good
    looks and his height (6' 2½").4

Sean Connery at a Tartan Day celebration in
Washington D.C. shown wearing the Clan Maclean
hunting tartan Connery has long supported the
Scottish National Party.
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