THE UNITED KINGDOM

(SCOTLAND)

The OrkneyIslands

The British Isles are a group of islandsoff the north-western coast of Europe.

The British Isles include twomain islands, Great Britainand Ireland; the Isle of Man;the Hebrides; the OrkneyIslands; the Shetland Islands;and many smaller islands offtheir coasts.

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The capital of the UnitedKingdom is London, insouth-eastern England.

UK’s Official Name:United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain (Scotland, England andWales) and Northern Ireland form acountry called United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom was one of the foundingmembers of the European Union in 1992.

It was previously a member of the EuropeanCommunities and EEC since 1973.

SCOTLAND

Scotland is part of the UK.It has a population of around 5million people.

The capital city ofScotland is Edinburgh.

Scotland borders Englandto the South. The AtlanticOcean borders the Westcoast and the North Sea isto the East.The island of Ireland is only30 kilometres from theSouthern part of Kintyre.Norway is 305 km. to theEast and the Faroes, 270km. to the North.

Would you like to see the weather forecast in Scots Gaelic?Click here:

The languages spoken in Scotland areEnglish and Scots Gaelic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lktt_DlpsJA

Scottish boys and girls dressed in kilts

Many important people are of Scottish origin:

and… Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster !

Find out more at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_people

Many people say they have seen Nessie…like the person who took this ‘picture’.

If you click on this link you will see a live camera on Loch Ness. Are yougoing to see Nessie? Probably not, just a beautiful lake and… sheep!

http://www.lochness.co.uk/livecam

Highland Games I

Highland games take place throughout Scotlandbetween May and September. They generally includethe following events: throwing the hammer, tossing thecaber, putting the shot, tug o’ war, athletics/track andfield events and dancing and piping competitions.

What are all these events? See next slide.

Highland Games II

1. Throwing the hammer2. Tossing the caber3. Putting the shot4. Tug o’ war5. Athletics6. Dancing competitions7. Piping competitions.

Match

Answers: 1-d / 2-e / 3-f / 4-a / 5-b / 6-g/ 7-ca

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Not a skirt!The kilt was traditionallyworn by men as part ofScottish Highland dress.

In modern times it is wornon special occasions.

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The Kilt

Further Information:

http://www.britannica.comhttp://simple.wikipedia.orghttp://www.mapsofworld.comhttp://www.camvista.com/scotlandhttp://www.scotland.com/culture/history/famous-scotshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_peoplehttp://www.tartantown.com