174 CULTURE
3
Ask the students in pairs to think of a suitable heading
for each text (1–5) before they look at the words in the
box.
Answers
The Reading text is recorded for students to listen and check
their answers.
1 Music 2 Sports 3 Clothes 4 Food 5 Buildings
4
Encourage the students in pairs to try to answer the
questions before they read the texts again.
Answers
1 air 2 from June to September 3 special events;
celebrations 4 butter 5 Glasgow 6 The School of Art and
the Queen’s Cross Church
5
Ask the students in pairs to find the words in the texts
and try to work out the meaning from context before
they match it to its meaning.
FAST FINISHERS
Ask fast finishers in pairs to find some more new words
in the texts, try to guess their meaning from context, and
then check their ideas in a dictionary or with you. If time
allows, they can write some multiple choice questions for
the others.
Answers
1 pattern 2 architect 3 event 4 woodwind 5 competitive
TALKING POINTS
Ask the students to read the texts again and write down
three things they would like to see or do in Scotland and
three things they wouldn’t like to see or do. Then, organise
them into small groups and ask them to share their
ideas saying whether they would or wouldn’t like to visit
Scotland and why.
6
Ask the students to read the instructions first and ask
‘What do you need to do?’ (
choose a or b
)
MIXED ABILITY
For Exercises 6–8, pair up a stronger student with a
weaker student. For each exercise, ask the stronger
student to make sure their partner knows what they have
to listen for and also to share their ideas and answers
during each exercise.
