ММЦ МОСКОВСКИЙ РАЙОН Г.ЧЕБОКСАРЫ МОУ ЛИЦЕЙ №3

SCOTLAND

FACTS, FIGURES AND FUN

Демьянова Н.В.

Учитель английского языка МОУ Лицей №3 Апрель 2007

ЦЕЛИ И ЗАДАЧИ

 1.Приобщение учащихся к истории, традициям, социокультурному наследию страны изучаемого языка.

 2. Развитие из интеллектуальных, творческих и коммуникативных способностей.

 3. Создание преобладающей мотивации познавательной активности учащихся.

 4. Развитие у учащихся способностей использовать иностранный язык как инструмент общения в диалоге культур и цивилизаций современного мира.

FACTFILE

    Area – 78,772 sq km Population – over 5 million Capital – Edinburgh Language – English and Gaelic TEST

FLAG

The white diagonal cross, or saltire, of St. Andrew, for Scotland, on a blue ground Story

SCOTTISH FLOWER

 The Scottish national flower is the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used in the 15 th defence.

century as a symbol of LEGEND

TARTAN

 A special criss-cross pattern. There are many different tartan patterns. Each Scottish family or “clan” has its own tartan, e.g. the MacDonald Tartan.

MACDONALD’S TARTAN

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KILT

 It’s a length woollen cloth (8m), pleated except for sections at each end. A goatskin pouch or sporran is worn at the front of the kilt.

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BAGPIPE

 The national musical instrument which once led Scottish soldiers into battle. Not everyone likes the sound but every town has its own bagpipe band.

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SCOTTISH KINGS

 Before 1707 there was the Scottish monarchy. In 1707 Scotland joined England. The most famous kings today are Macbeth and Mary.

Scottish kings

FAMOUS SCOTTS

         Walter Scott Robert Burns Adam Smith Arthur Conan Doyle James Watt Alexander Fleming Robert Louis Stevenson Michael Faraday Sean Connery

EDINBURGH

HIGHLANDS

HIGHLAND GAMES

 They include tossing the caber, putting the weight, throwing the hammer, wrestling, dancing and piping competition.

LOCHS

 A loch means ‘a lake’ in Scottish Gaelic. Loch Ness is famous because of the monster which is supposed to live there. It is informally called Nessy.

WHISKY

 A strong alcoholic drink which gets its special taste from Scotland’s fresh highland water.

 They often call it “Scotch”.

AUCTION

SCOTTISH FOOD

 Haggis is Scotland’s best-known regional dish which is accompanied by mashed potatoes and mashed swede or turnips. It’s extremely tasty!

Haggis

JUST FOR FUN

SMILE