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1. Scotland is an independent country located in the northern part of the island of Great Britain. It has a varied landscape and a temperate climate. 2. The majority of Scotland's population lives in the Central Belt region, which contains three of Scotland's six largest cities - Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling. 3. Scotland has two official languages - Scots and Scottish Gaelic - as well as English. It has a unique legal system and national church called the Church of Scotland.

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Seminar 2

1. Scotland is an independent country located in the northern part of the island of Great Britain. It has a varied landscape and a temperate climate. 2. The majority of Scotland's population lives in the Central Belt region, which contains three of Scotland's six largest cities - Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling. 3. Scotland has two official languages - Scots and Scottish Gaelic - as well as English. It has a unique legal system and national church called the Church of Scotland.

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1.

Answer the following questions to the text:

1. Is Scotland an independent country and nation?-Yes.

2. What is the ancient and modern Garlic name for Scotland?- Alba

3. What differentiates the Scottish flag from the English flag?


The national flag of Scotland features a white saltire, (X-shaped eross) representing the
cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, Scotland's patron saint on a blue field. The
Scottish saltıre and field is one of the components of the Union Flag

4. Where is Scotland located and what are the specifics of its landscape?
Scotland comprises the northern third of the island of Great Britain; it is bordered on the
south by England. The country consists of a mainland area plus several island groups,
including Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer
Hebrides

5. Compare the climate of Scotland to that of England and other continental countries of the
same latitude.
Scotland has a temperate oceanic climate, milder than might be expected from its latitude

6. Where does the majority of the Scottish population live?


The majority of the Scottish population of 5,062,000 lives in the Central Belt, which
contains three of the country's six cities, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. Most of the
remaining population lives in Aberdeen and Dundee

7.What were the early settlements in Scotland?- Scara Bral. Calanais. Brochs

8.What are the earliest known tribes in Scotland as described by the Romans?-Picts

9. What was the purpose of building Hadrian's Wall?

10. When does the name "Alba" first appear? After what historic event?
Alba is both the ancient and the modern Gaelic name for Scotland. Originally it was the
name given to the kingdoms of the Picts and the Scots (Pictavia and Dalriada), north of the
rivers Forth and Clyde, unified by Kenneth Mac Alpin. As time passed, that kingdom
incorporated others to the south, until the modern borders were reached.

11. What was the major change in the development of the country starting from the 1000s?
12. How did William Wallace and Robert the Bruce affect Scottish history? Why are they still
revered today?
13. How did the relations between Scotland and England develop in the 14h to 16 centuries?
14. What was the story of how Scotland turned Protestant?
15. What were the consequences of the failure of Mary, Queen of Scots to become ruler of
England?
16. What happened to Scotland under the rule of Oliver Cromwell and later with the Act of
Union of 1707?
17. What was the major change that happened to Scotland under the Blair Labour government of
the UK?

18. What are the official and de facto languages in Scotland?


There are two official languages in Scotland, Scots (also known as Lallans or Lowland
Scots) and Scots Gaelic, in addition to the de facto language, English, which does not have
"official status

20. What differentiates the history and current state of education in Scotland from those in other
countries?
21. What are the peculiar features of Scots Law found nowhere else?

22. What churches and religions are there in Scotland?


The Church of Scotland (or The Kirk) is the national church.
Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic
Other Christian
Islamic
Buddhist
Sikh
Jewish
Hindu

24. Describe the Highland Games and their traditional competitions?


The competitions are best known for traditional competitive athletic heavy events,
highland dancing and pipe bands.

25. What are the outstanding literary figures of Scotland?


Leading writers, including JK Rowling, lan Banks, Dame Mu- riel Spark and lan Rankin,
had backed the campaign. The campaign team said the city could point to literary greats
including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert
Burns, who all lived and wrote in Edinburgh

26. What are the popular festivals in Scotland?


The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the
city of Edinburgh over three weeks at the end of August. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is an arts festival associated with the Edinburgh Festival

27. What are the specifically Scottish holidays and traditions related to them?
28. What are the icons associated with Scotland by everybody else in the world?- Loch Ness.Irn
Bruu.Tartan.Single malt Scotch Whisky

2. Supply the word or phrase from the vocabulary list which correctly completes the
sentence:
patron, Lowlands, Scottish Gaelic, an English province, Lallans, Gaelic, the Pound
Sterling, free State education, uncodified, "not guilty", the Church of Scotland, the United
Kingdom, bagpipes, Hogmanay, the Highlands, Great Britain, the Highland games, the
Central Belt, the Stone of Scone, saltire, Uplands

1. Saint Andrew is a Christian martyr and Scotland's patron


2. The national flag of Scot- land features a white. saltire of Saint Andrew.
3. Three main geographical and geological areas make the mainland: from north to south, the
generally mountainous the Highlands, the Central Lowlands up and the hilly Southern Uplands
4. The majority of the Scottish population lives in the Central Belt
5. In the 4th century A.D. people from Ireland began to settle in the Argyll area of Scotland.
They spoke a language that later developed into Scottish Gaelic
6. Edward I of England occupied Scotland in the end of the 13 century and removed the Stone of
Scone
7. Under Oliver Cromwell, who ruled England in the 1650s, the Scotland virtually became an
English province
8. By the Act of Union the English and Scottish kingdoms were combined as the United
Kingdom. and the Parliament of Great Britain
9. There are two official languages in Scotland, Scots, also known as Lallans, and Scots Gaelic
10. Both England and Scotland use the Pound Sterling as the unit of currency
11. Scotland became the first country since Sparta free State education to implement a system
of general
12. The Scots law is uncodified
13. The Scots legal system is unique in having three possible verdicts for a criminal trial:
"guilty", "not guilty", and "not guilty"
14. The Church of Scotland is the national church.
15 the Highland games are traditional competitions originating in the Highland areas of
Scotland.
16. . bagpipes as the unit of currency.
17 Hogmanay is the Scots word for the celebration of the New Year.

4. Write the letter of the best answer according to the information in the text:
a) Hogmanay is the Scots celebration of the New Year.
b) Hogmanay is the name of a Scottish national festival.
c) Hogmanay is a Scottish national dish.

a) First footing is a tradition of crossing the threshold of a friend and singing Christ- mas carols.
b) First footing is a tradition of crossing the threshold of a friend and giving a piece of coal
for luck.
c) First footing is a tradition of crossing the threshold of a friend and giving Easter eggs.

a) A Burns Supper is a festive supper where candles are burnt.


b) A Burns Supper is a traditional torchlight procession.
c) A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns.

a) Loch Ness is a large, deep freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands.


b) Loch Ness is a fabled monster, the best-known mystery in cryptozoology.
c) Loch Ness is a kind of biscuit caten at Hogmanay.

a) Irn Bru sells more than Coca-Cola in Scotland.


b) Im Bru sells more than Coca-Cola in Russia.
c) Im Bru sells more than Coca-Cola in Kyiv.

a) A plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket.


b) A plaid is a type of a typically Scottish cloth pattern.
c) A plaid is the major constituent of Haggis.

a) William McGonagall is famous for being the best Scottish poet.


b) William McGonagall is famous for being the worst Scottish poet.
c) William McGonagall is a famous historic figure.
a) The Rampant Lion is a heraldic device of the king of beasts rearing up with three paws
stretched out.
b) The Rampant Lion is a wild animal unique to Scotland.
c) Rampant Lion is a common pattern of Scottish tartan.

6. Match the events in the first column to the dates in the second column:
832AD The battle of Picts and Scots against Angles under Athelstan
843 AD Unification of Scottish and Pictish Kingdom later known as Alba
3100BC A village of Skara Brae
400’S AD Anglo-Saxon invaded Scotland
700 BC Picts living in Northern Scotland
78 AD Romans arrived in Scotland
400’S AD Christianity spread throughout Scotland
1306 Robert the Bruce seized the throne
100 AD The Hadrian Wall was built
300’S AD Scots arrived from Ireland to settle in Scotland
1297 Rebellion under William Wallace
1314 The battle of Bannockburn
1326 The first full Scottish parliament
1707 The Act of Union
1997 Devolution was approved under Blair Government
1998 Scotland Act
1947 The Edinburgh International Festival was established
1872 Education Act
1999 The Scottish Parliament reopened
2004 Edinburgh was named the world's first City of Literature
1560 Reformation initiated by John Knox

7. Match the following words and word combinations to their correct meaning:
The Stone of Scone The Stone upon which the Scottish kings had traditionally been inaugurated
Ben Nevis The highest Britain's mountain
Shinty An outdoor game played on grass with sticks
Irn Bru A popular caffeinated soft drink in Scotland
Tartan A specific woven pattern signifying a particular Scottish clan
Alba Ancient and modern Celtic name
Picts Painted people
Broach Fortifications from Iron Age
The Kirk The Church of Scotland
The Highland Fling The Highland Traditional Scottish male dance from about the 1700s
Plaid A tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket
Caber toss A traditional Scottish athletic event
Scotch Traditional Scotch whisky
Haggies A popular Scottish dish
Ne’erday Old Scottish name for Christmas day

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