Lesson №3 Scotland

The Third Lesson

Tuesday, the 31st  of March

Scotland

Exercise 1. Listen and repeat after the speaker.

                   Pronounce the names of the cities .

Exercise 2. Read the article.

Famous for kilts, bagpipes, haggis and outstanding natural beauty, Scotland is a country that boasts much culture and tradition.

Scotland has an amazing coastline as well as many lakes, mountains and an abundance of islands off its mainland – over 790 to be precise! It is also home to the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, and a capital city, Edinburgh, which attracts thousands of tourists every year.

1.Scotland is part of the United Kingdom along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

2. It is the most northerly country in the UK.

3. Scotland shares a border with England.

4. The Scottish people obviously enjoy train travel – the country has over 300 railway stations!

5. The thistle is Scotland’s national symbol.

6.Scotland’s flag is called the Saltire or Saint Andrew’s Cross. It has a white cross on a blue background which represents the cross of Scotland’s patron saint, Saint Andrew.

7. The population of Scotland is 5.295 million* (2011 census).

8. There are more than 790 islands in Scotland; the most famous are the Orkney, Shetland and Hebrides islands.

9. Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital city but Glasgow is the largest city. Other major cities include Aberdeen and Dundee.

10. Ben Nevis is Scotland’s highest mountain, standing at a height of 1344 metres (4409 feet). It is also the highest mountain in Great Britain. Every year around 400,000 people visit the mountain and 100,000 of them climb to the top!

Scotland has three officially recognised languages: English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. Only 1.1% of the population can speak Gaelic, however.

Scotland might be known for its whiskey but whiskey was in fact invented in China!

Lakes in Scotland are known as lochs. Probably the most famous of these is Loch Ness where the Loch Ness monster has been spotted (or has it?)...

The climate of Scotland is mild and wet in the west but colder and drier in the east. The Highlands have heavy snowfalls.

Spinning, weaving and knitting have been traditional industries of Scotland for many years, but more people in Scotland earn their living farming than from any other single industry.

The first international game of football took place between Scotland and England in 1872. The result was a 0-0 draw.

At the famous Highland Games, first celebrated in the 11th century, contestants show off their skills at hammer throw, caber toss and even haggis-hurling.

Scotland is home to some amazing inventors. Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone, was born in Edinburgh. The biologist Alexander Fleming was also Scottish born. His discovery of penicillin saved millions of lives and earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945.

Exercise 3. Write down 10 interesting facts about Scotland