Scotland

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SCOTLAND

Goals of this lesson

1. You’re able to give geographical details about Scotland

2. You're able to use vocabulary about Scotland

3. You're able to understand some Scottish slang words

4. You're able to describe the national Scottish dish

5. You're able to name some typical Scottish animals

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Scotland's flag

England's flag

Saint Patrick's Cross

Ireland

United Kingdom

flag

Called:

The Union Jack

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Capital city: Edinburgh

Largest city: Glasgow

Population: around 5.55 million

Official languages: English/Gaelic/Scots

Area: 78,772 km²

Scottish slang

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• Capital of Scotland

• Population: +/- 521.784 (as of 2025)

• Second largest city of Scotland

Edinburgh

Royal mile

Real Mary's King's Close

Haggis?

The national dish of Scotland

Guess the ingredients

Ox bung = schoongemaakte blinde darm van een koe

Lamb’s pluck = slachtafval van een lam (hart, longen en lever)

Suet = hard, wit vet van o.a. de nieren van schapen, runderen …

Oatmeal = havermout

Glasgow

• Largest city of Scotland

• Population: +/- 1.7M (as of 2025)

bagpipe (doedelzak)

Bagpipe player (doedelzakspeler)

Tie = stropdas

Waistcoat = vest

Sporran = a pouch (heuptasje)

Kilt = a skirt (rok)-like garment (kledingstuk)

Belt and buckle = een riem en gesp

Kilt pin = a decorative brooch (broche/sierspeld)

Sgian dubh = a small knife, worn in the hose

Kilt hose = long socks that are designed to wear with kilts

Flashes = small pieces of fabric worn on the kilt hose or socks

Ghillie brogues = a traditional type of shoe

Loch Ness
monster?

Real or not?

YES

• Multiple sightings (around 1,166 reported so far)

• Multiple photos/videos exist

• There’s no proof that she doesn’t exist

• The size and depth of the lake makes it hard to search it

NO

• No real physical evidence

• It could not survive in that lake

• Lots of photos have been proven fake

Do you think 'Nessie' is real or not? Explain why!

Highlands

Caber toss (paalwerpen)

Hammer throw (hamerslingeren)

Shot put (kogelstoten)

Tug of war (touwtrekken)

Shetland Islands

Shetland pony

Otter

Puffin

Shetland sheep

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Animals

Shetland pony

Otter

Puffin

Shetland sheep

Braveheart
(1995)