Lesson 83

Scotland

Plan

1. warm-up

2. matching parts of the sentences to get info

3. reading: looking for mistakes

4. answering questions to the text

5. revision of the rule Degrees of comparison

6. making up a dialogue between an Englishman and a Scotsman

7. listening: filling in the gaps

8. H.T.

Warm Up: Read the following description. Who do you think it describes:

a young man at a disco, an office clerk, a person in a traditional national clothing? Do you think he is Asian, American, African, European?

A white collared shirt. A black blazer. A black tie. A small black hat. A plaid [æ ] (ткань шотландка) red and green colored skirt. Long white socks. Black sandals. He has red hair. He should be holding a bagpipes (волынка).

Do you know who a Scotsman is? How does a common Scotsman look like?

Task 1 Find out facts about Scotland by matching the parts of the sentences.

1. Scotland is a part of a. speak Gaelic

2. Edinburgh is the b. Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II

are the leaders of Scotland.

3. 4, 996, 000 people c. capital of Scotland.

4. Jack McConnell is the First

Minister of Scotland, but d. in Scotland is the sterling pound.

5. Besides English, people in Scotland e. live in Scotland and the United Kingdom

6. Like England the currency f. Great Britain

Task 2 Read the text about Scotland and to find seven grammar mistakes.

Scotland are a beautiful country with green mountains, valleys and many lakes and rivers. It has a wet climate and the weather changes quickly. Scotland is about half the size of England.

Scotland is divided into three parts: the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands. The Highlands are among the oldest mountains in the world. There are a lot of valleys and lakes in this region, the best known lake is Loch Ness.

Most of the population of Scotland is concentrated in the Lowlands. The biggest city is Glasgow. It is an industrial city and an important port in the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. It is the cultural center of the country.

There are many people nice in Scotland, but don’t try to fight with them. They are famous for their fighting and many empires like the Roman Empire are unable to defeat them. The movie ‘Brave heart’ are a good example of Scottish pride.

Gaelic was the first language in Scotland many years ago, so now it not is easy for foreigners to understand the Scottish accent. Many people in Scotland don’t want to lose the Gaelic language and culture. They are angry that they are part of Great Britain. They wants their independence.

Scotland have some difficult times in the past, but now things are getting better. Cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow are popular with tourists, while business and industry are a success. Shipbuilding is the leading industry. But other industries such as iron and steel, engineering and coal-mining are highly developed too.

Task 3 Read the text with the corrections made and to answer the questions.

1. Why do you think it was difficult for different empires to defeat Scotland?

2. Why don’t Scottish people want to be a part of Great Britain?

Task 4 Revise the rule Degrees of comparison and to complete the sentences

using the words in the brackets in

the correct degree of comparison.

1. Scotland is ________(small) than England.

2. England has ________(people) than Scotland.

3. Scotland has _________(high) mountains than England.

4. London is ________(popular) than Edinburgh.

5. English is not so_________(old) as Gaelic.

Make up two more comparisons of your own.

Task 5 Make up a dialogue between an Englishman and a Scotsman based

on the info from the previous lessons.

Task 6 Listen to the text and to fill in the sentences.