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SCOTLAND
Learning Objectives
• The students learn about Scotland.
• In the project stage, they design a brochure to attract visitors
to their area and present it to other students.
Vocabulary
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Resources
CULTURE VIDEO AND CULTURE VIDEO WORKSHEET: A view of
Scotland
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The UK stands for the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and consists of four countries:
England, Wales and Scotland (which make up Great
Britain) and Northern Ireland. The capital cities of each
country are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
Scotland is the second largest country in the UK (after
England) and has over 790 islands. The official language
in Scotland is English, although 1.4% of the population
also speak Scottish Gaelic. The currency is the pound
(£). Scotland is governed by parliament in London but
also has its own parliament which has some control over
local issues such as education and housing. For example,
the education system is different. In 2014, there was a
referendum in Scotland on independence and 55.3%
voted against it.
WARMER
Draw or project a map of the UK (see Background
information above) onto the board and challenge the
students to label the four countries and their capital
cities. Then, ask some general knowledge questions
about Scotland (see example questions below). If
appropriate, do this as a team game and award points.
1 What’s the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)
2 What’s the currency? (the pound £)
3 Does Scotland have a king or a queen? (yes, a queen –
Queen Elizabeth II)
4 What is the Scottish flag like? (a white cross on a blue
background)
5 What are some of the most popular sports in Scotland?
(football, rugby, tennis, golf and hockey)
6 What’s the highest mountain in Scotland? (Ben Nevis –
1,344 m)
7 How many people live Scotland? (5.4 million – accept
an approximation)
8 What famous wizard went to school in Scotland? (Harry
Potter – Hogwarts is in Scotland)
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Books closed. Challenge the students to tell you
everything they can remember about Edinburgh from
Unit 14. If appropriate, organise the students into teams
and award points. Books open. Next, ask the students to
look at the information in the factfile in pairs and find the
cities.
