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Explore Scotland!
 
 
 
 1. Explore the map and the complete the geographical description of Scotland

Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom (UK) and occupies the third of Great Britain. Scotland’s mainland shares a border with to the south. It is home to almost 800 small islands, including the northern isles of Shetland and Orkney, the Hebrides, Arran and Skye.

Scotland’s location is to the mid-west of Europe and is surrounded by several different seas. Located to the of Scotland is the North Sea, which divides the country from other areas of Europe, in particular Norway and the rest of Scandinavia.

North and west of Scotland’s mainland is the Ocean. 

To the , across the Irish Sea, is Scotland’s closest neighbouring island of Northern Ireland and Eire.

 2. Watch the video and complete these facts about Scotland.
 1. Scotland’s official animal is the . It symbolises grace, purity, healing, and happiness

2. was made illegal by King James I in 1424, which lasted about 100 years.

3. Scotland is home to one of the oldest tree, the Fortingall Yew. Experts speculate that the tree may be years old.

4. About 40 percent of the population in southeast Scotland have the head gene.

5. The shortest scheduled flight in the world is one-and-a-half miles long from Westray to Papa Westray. The journey takes minute seconds to complete.

6. Scotland has approximately 790 islands, of which are inhabited.


7. The two first Prime Ministers of , John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) and Alexander Mackenzie (1822-1892), were Scottish.

8. It is a myth that Scotland invented the kilt and the bagpipe. Kilts originated from and the bagpipe from the Empire.

9. There are as many Scottish people living in North as in Scotland.

10. The Scottish Highlands is home to the infamous Monster. 
 
 3. What are they? Match
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 a) Loch Ness Monster b) Bagpipe c) unicorn d) Fortingall Yew e) kilt
 
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4. Read the text and answer the questions.
Scotland is the UK’s most northern country and has around 790 islands off its coasts  – 130 of which have people living on them. Scotland is well known for its stunning landscapes, beautiful beaches and lochs , which are fresh water lakes. There are over 600 square miles of lochs in Scotland including the most famous one, Loch Ness.
It has a population of just over five million people which is about 8.5 per cent of the whole UK population. Over 2 million of these live in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and almost half of Scotland's population live in the Central Belt, where both the largest city (Glasgow) and the capital city (Edinburgh) are located.
Scotland also hosts one of the biggest arts festivals in the world. This is commonly known as the Edinburgh Festival but is actually made up of a number of different festivals which happen at different times of the year, though many do take place in August and September.World famous writers Walter Scot, Robert Louis Stevenson  and poet Robert Burns were Scottish. 
Musically Scotland has recently produced bands Travis and Franz Ferdinand and other famous Scots include KT Tunstall, Ewan McGregor, Sean Connery and Andy Murray.
In July 1999 the Scottish Parliament was opened, the first for over 300 years as Scotland had been governed from London. Scottish Parliamentary responsibilities include health, education and local government.
Stereotypical images of Scotland often focus on things like whiskey, tartan , kilts and haggis  as well as the scenery.
These are all still a part of the country but contemporary Scotland is building a name for itself in other areas, such as its thriving computer games industry. 
 
1) What’s the capital city of Scotland?
2) What is a "loch"? 
3) What colour is the Scottish flag?
4) What’s the name of the famous lake where a monster is said to live?
5) What’s the name of the type of skirt that Scottish men sometimes wear?
6) What’s the national drink of Scotland?
7) What’s the name of the musical wind instrument that is from Scotland?
8) When did Scotland get its own Parliament?
9) What is Scottish national dish? 
10)What’s the name of Scotland’s national poet?