THE UNITED KINGDOM

(SCOTLAND)

The Orkney Islands

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe.

The British Isles include two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland; the Isle of Man; the Hebrides; the Orkney Islands; the Shetland Islands; and many smaller islands off their coasts.

Great BritainIreland

Isle of Man

The Hebr

ides

The Shetland Islands

The capital of the United Kingdom is London, in southeastern England.

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

Great Britain (Scotland, England and Wales) and Northern Ireland form a country called United kingdom.

The United Kingdom was one of the founding members of the European Union

in 1992.

It was previously a member of the European Communities and EEC since

1973.

SCOTLAND

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

The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.

Scotland borders England to the south. The Atlantic Ocean borders the west coast and the North Sea is to the east.The island of Ireland is only 30 kilometres from the southern part of Kintyre.Norway is 305 km. to the east and the Faroes, 270 km. to the north.

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

The languages spoken in Scotland are English 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 you going 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 Scotland between May and September. generally include the following events: throwing the hammer, tossing the caber, putting the shot, tug o’ war, athletics/track and field 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

b

c

d

e

f

g

Not a skirt!The kilt was traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress.

In modern times it is worn on special

occasions.

Tartans may have different patterns.

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