Ex.2 Complete the following sentences. Insert one word in each blank space. The word must be an adjective or an adverb, and is to be found in the text «In the Highlands». — КиберПедия 

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Ex.2 Complete the following sentences. Insert one word in each blank space. The word must be an adjective or an adverb, and is to be found in the text «In the Highlands».

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1 Some Scotsmen are so ________that they claim that England is a peninsula to the south of Scotland.

2 My uncle has left me a ____________amount of money.

3 It is____________to play with fire.

4 _____________we shall all die.

5 He is a badly brought-up _____________boy.

6 You should think before you act, and not do things ____________.

7 He dug a _____________ hole and buried the treasure in it.

8 I felt very sleepy after my ___________ meal.

9 The house had a ____________ large garden.

10 He ___________ obeyed.

Ex.3 Answer the questions.

1. Does it take long to drive from England to Scotland?

2. What may make a long journey less tiring for a driver?

3. What sort of country are the Highlands?

4. Where might a tourist stay on his first night in Scotland?

5. What is meant by high tea?

6. What do Scotsmen often have in place of dinner?

7. What is the road to the west coast like?

8. Why are Highland sheep sometimes dangerous?

9. What other animals may one see there?

10. What is a loch?

Text 9 Edinburgh

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a fine old city built partly in the valley of the River Leith and partly on the rolling hills which surround it. The city is dominated by the castle, an ancient fortress standing on the summit of a massive rock, which has been the scene of many battles and sieges throughout centuries of Scottish history. Today what remains of the original castle is preserved as a museum piece and a home for military relics.

For three weeks every summer, Edinburgh is alive with exhilarated festival-goers and performers who come from all over the word, and the city is gay with flags and decorations. This international festival of the arts fills every theatre, concert hall, exhibition gallery and assembly room with performances of opera, dancing, music, plays, revues, films, puppet shows and recitals, and specially-mounted exhibitions of painting and sculpture. The festi­val is not limited to indoor activities: every weekday the noise of the city's traffic is lost in the sound of music as the Scottish pipers march along Princes Street with kilts swinging and drums beating. But the most spectacular event of the festival is undoubtedly the mili­tary tattoo. This takes place under searchlights on the Castle esplanade - the scene of many executions in the past - with the floodlit castle in the background. Nowhere could one find a natural setting more impressive and appropriate.

Ex.1 Answer the questions.

1 What sort of hills are rolling hills?

2 What is the summit?

3 Define massive.

4 What is a siege?

5 What is a relic?

6 What is a thoroughfare? What does the fare part of the word mean?

7 How does one feel when one is exhilarated?

8 What is a puppet?

9 What do you do if you floodlight a place?

Ex.2 Match the words of the two columns.

rolling international military appropriate spectacular original floodlit massive old specially mounted impressive event rock exhibitions setting hills city relics castle festival tattoo  

Ex.3 Without looking back at the text «Edinburgh», try to supply the missing word that completes these expressions.

- to be________by the castle;

- ________the centuries of Scottish history;

- to take place________searchlights;

- the floodlit castle in the________

to march ________ Princess Street;

a home ________ military relics;

to be___ as a museum piece;

to be________ in the sound of music.

Ex.4 Answer the questions.

1 What is the location of the city of Edinburgh?

2 What building dominates the town? What is it used for?

3 When is the Edinburgh Festival held?

4 What sort of festival is it?

5 Mention three activities which go on during the Edinburgh Festival.

6 What is the city's most spectacular event and where does it take place?

Text 10

Ex.1 Read these three short texts and discuss with your partner the things that seem interesting to you.

Scottish names

Many people in Scotland have the name MacDonald or MacKenzie. «Mac» means «son of» and people with this name usually feel they belong to the same family or clan. Campbell or Cameron are other common surnames. Common boys' names are Angus, Donald or Duncan, and girls' names are Morag, Fiona or Jean.

The names Jimmy and Jock are so common that many English people call a man from Scotland «a Jimmy» or «a Jock»!

Scottish words

Many Scottish people still use some Scottish words when they speak English.

«Wee», meaning small, is often heard in such expressions as «wee laddie» - small boy. «A bonnie lass» is a pretty girl and a «bairn» is a young child. If someone answers your ques­tions with «aye» they are agreeing with you: «aye» means yes. Finally, if you are offered a «wee dram» be careful: you'll be given some whisky to drink and you will probably have to drink it all in one go!

Whisky

A typical sight in many Highland valleys or glens is the white buildings of the malt whisky distilleries. No two malt whiskies are the same, and the taste cannot be copied anywhere else in the world, as the water comes from the local hills. Whisky was first pro­duced in Scotland in 1494 and for many years there was a lot of smuggling to avoid paying taxes. There are more than 100 malt whisky distilleries in the Highlands and it is not sur­prising that the word «Scotch» (Scottish is used to describe someone or something from Scotland) is used to mean whisky throughout the world.

 

Ex.2 Word search.

Make a list of things that you associate with Scotland and Scotsmen. Compare your list with your groupmate's. Explain your choice. How many of them can you find in the square below?

T N Z К V Т В W В Н
H A G G I S С К И О
W Y T D С L F М R G
В P Q T A R T А N М
R С Z N   X V S S А
F К Q M L О С Н В N
E D I N В И R G Н А
P R E F В D Q Р W Y
R S T F О G К S Е В
В L О Q S С О Т С Н

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