Scotland lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's lesson

Learn about culture in Scotland.

Write a story about a visit to Scotland using the Past Simple.

What do you already know about Scotland?

You need to watch the films you will see very closely.

I will ask you to write down three things (in English) that you see in each film.

Good luck!

01:04

Write down 3 things (in English) that you have seen in the film.

02:16

Write down 3 things (in English) you have seen in this part of the film.

03:27

Write down 3 things that you have seen in this part of the film.

What did you see in the film that would make you want to visit Scotland?

Vocabulary

On the next slides there is vocabulary which we will look at together.

mountains

hills

lakes = lochs (in Scottish)

Highland cows

castle 

train 

bridge (The Forth Bridge)  

man playing the bagpipes / piper

shops 

whisky

music

violin

lighthouse 

island

church

chapel (Rosslyn Chapel) Standing Stones (Lewis)

fish

seafood 

mountain biking 

golf

Scottish dancing (Highland Dancing)

pipe band

Viking fire festival

longships

dancing (Scottish Country dancing)

music festival 

camping

tents

fireworks (Hogmanay = New Year)

Northern Lights

canoe

deer 

beach

wind surfing

boat 

cup of tea

seal

sea

eagle

bike

village

camera

pony

waves

prawns 

campfire 

marshmallows

Places in Scotland

Edinburgh

Glasgow 

Aberdeen

Inverness

Orkney

Shetland Islands

What is the word 'lake' in Scottish?

1. look
2. loch

What is the name of some cows in Scotland?

1. Highland cows
2. Lowland cows

What is a Scottish drink?

1. whisky
2. cola

What do Scottish people call New Year?

1. Irn Bru
2. Hogmanay

What are the Northern Lights?

1. Green lights you can see in the sky
2. Two lighthouses in Aberdeen

What is the name of the musical instrument played in Scotland?

1. big pipes
2. bagpipes

What does the Past Simple look like? How do you say the Past Simple of the verb to walk and to see?

You are going to write a story in the Past Simple about visiting Scotland. The story will be 6 - 8 sentences.

Today's lesson

Learned about culture in Scotland.

Written a story about a visit to Scotland using the Past Simple.