Amazing Scotland

1. Amazing Scotland Учитель английского языка Климонова О.Б.

2. Royal Standard Flag Motto: “In My Defens God Me Defend” (Scots)

3. The country’s flower The thistle is one of the most famous symbols of Scotland. According to legend, this wild flower once saved sleeping soldiers from invading Vikings.

4. Skara Brae Scotland is home to the oldest settlement in Britain. The stone-age village of Skara Brae in Orkney is 5,000 years old! Skara Brae was discovered 162 years ago. In 1850, a great storm blew away the sand and revealed ten stone houses. These houses had stone beds, stone dressers and stone tables. Skara Brae is open all year round.

5. The Island of Lewis The Island of Lewis is famous for its mysterious standing stones. The most important stone circle is near Callanish. Dated from 4,000 years ago, the site consists of over 50 standing stones, arranged in the form of a Celtic Cross. No one knows for sure why they are here. Some say it was a religious place, others say it was an ancient calendar.

6. Hills, glens and lochs Scotland is a country of romantic landscapes. Its hills, glens and lochs have inspired many songs, poems and legends. It consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands.

7. The highest mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis (1343 m). The biggest and most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with its mysterious monster Nessie.

9. Scotland’s Cities Scotland has a large territory – about 79,000 km2 – but most people live in the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee.

10. The capital of Scotland , Edinburgh, is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world. Like Rome, it was built on seven hills. The Castle of Edinburgh has become a national symbol of Scotland.

11. Famous Scots Scotland has given world many famous people: writers and poets, scientists and thinkers.

12. Robert Burns Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) is Scotland’s national poet. He was born on the 25th of January, 1759. Burns has left behind him a rich heritage of folksongs and poetry. His most famous poem and song outside Scotland is called ‘Auld Lang Syne’.

13. Robert Louis Stevenson R. L. Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was born in Edinburgh on November 13, 1850 and died at Samoa on December 3, 1894. He is known for his stories and books of adventure. His first book ‘Kidnapped’ was published in 1866. R. L. Stevenson is especially known for his famous book ‘Treasure Island’ (1883).

14. Walter Scott Walter Scott (1771 – 1832), known as a great master of the historical novel, was born in Edinburgh, on August 15, 1771.As a schoolboy he knew by heart the works by Shakespeare and Homer. Scott’s famous works ‘Rob Roy’, ‘Ivanhoe’, ‘Old Mortality’, ‘Border Minstrelsy’ and many others are wildly read in our days.

15. Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh.In 1887, he published his first detective story ‘A study in Scarlet’. Its main characters were Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and they became the most popular characters of a great many of Conan Doyle’s stories. ‘A scandal in Bohemia’ opened a collection of detective stories under the title ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’.

16. Alexander Graham Bell Born in Scotland, Bell spent his youth in England. After graduating from the University of London, Alexander was a teacher of the deaf. In the course of his efforts to perfect a multiple telegraph, Bell had invented a little machine, that he had used in teaching the deaf. It was a cylinder with a membrane. This machine that he called the phonautograph, gave him a key to the invention of the telephone.

17. Alexander Fleming A. Fleming (1881 – 1955) was born in August 1881, at Lochfield, the youngest of eight children. He did his research work at St. Mary’s Hospital under Sir Almroth Wright, pioneer of vaccine therapy, and became interested in bacterial action and antibacterial drugs. In 1945 A. Fleming received the Nobel Prize for penicillin that had been discovered in 1928.

18. Clans and tartans Many Scottish names begin with ‘Mac’ or ‘Mc’, which means ‘son of’. Many of today’s Scottish families, or clans, trace their origins to the 11th or 12th centuries. Each clan has its own tartan. The tartan is a checked cloth used to make the kilt, Scotland’s national dress.

19. The bagpipes Scotland’s national instrument is the bagpipes. The bagpipes a very loud sound and you can hear the pipes a long way away.

20. Golf Golf was born in Scotland. This sport has been played there since the 15th century.

21. Hogmanay Hogmanay is the name for the Scottish New Year’s Eve. It’s more important than Christmas in Scotland. There is much dancing and singing until the early hours of the morning.

22. What is haggis? On special occasions Scottish people eat haggis. Haggis is made from lamb’s lungs, liver and heart mixed with fat, onions and spices. And it’s boiled inside a sheep’s stomach!

23. Did you know? • Scottish people are called Scots but not Scotch. Scotch is a strong drink made in Scotland. • Scotland has about 790 islands, but people live only on 130 of them. • The Romans called Scotland Caledonia. Today, this is still the poetic name for Scotland. • Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has her own colour of tartan: grey with black, red and blue. • The flag of Scotland is known as the Saltire or St Andrews Cross. • The Gaelic alphabet has 18 letters (J, K,Q,V,W,Y and Z are not used).

24. Scotland’s Quiz • The capital of Scotland is _______________. • The family groups of Scotland, especially those in the Highlands, are called _______________. • A ball game which began in Scotland is _________. • The most famous poet of Scotland is ___________. • The “skirts” worn by Scottish people are called ______. • Much traditional Scottish music is played on an instrument called _______________. • The national emblem of Scotland is _______________. • One of the most famous lakes in the world, said to be the home of a monster, is ____________.

25. The highest mountain in Scotland is __________. • _____________ is Scotland’s national instrument. • A traditional Scottish food made from sheep’s organs, onions and spices and cooked in a sheep’s stomach is called __________. • The northern hills of Scotland are called _____________. • The Scottish _______ is called the “Saltire” and is a white “X” on a blue background. • The largest city in Scotland dating from the 6th century is __________. • The Romans called Scotland _______________. • The Gaelic alphabet has _____ letters.

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