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	0	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

Ex.3 Compare the English and the Scottish. In what way are they different? What can account for these differences?

Ex.4 If you had a chance to visit Scotland, what would you like to see there?

Scotland Quiz

1 The capital of Scotland is

a) Edinburgh

b) Glasgow

c) Aberdeen

2 A haggis is a type of

a) musical instrument

b) food

c) clothing

3 Many Scots have names beginning Mac or Mc. Originally this meant

a) head of the family

b) son of...

c) Scottish for «Mr»

4 A clan is a

a) type of Scottish family group

b) Scottish castle

c) traditional Scottish sword

5 Ben Nevis is, or was

a) a famous Scottish nationalist

b) the highest mountain in Britain

c) an island on the west coast

6 How many of these does Scotland have?

a) its own banknotes

b) its own church

c) its own national football team

7 The Scottish national emblem is

a) heather

b) a thistle

c) a deer

8 One of Scotland's most famous exports is

a) lager

b) beer

c) whisky

Ex.5 Imagine that you and your groupmates have just returned from Scotland. Recall the places you visited, the things you saw, the things you learned about this country and its people and share your impressions with your groupmates.

Text 11 Some Glimpses of the History of Wales

Although it is now approximately seven hundred years since England and Wales be­came part of the same kingdom, the Welsh people have retained, to this day, their own in­dividuality and their own language, an ancient Celtic tongue whose literature goes back 1400 years (Gaelic).

A deep and fierce love of their country has always animated the Welsh people and, for this reason, even when the whole of England was subdued by foreign invaders, the Welsh never failed to retain some corner of their land, some mountain fastness, from which they could defy the enemy. Although Edward I (1272-1307) built throughout Wales castles which served as military bases for the subjugation of the Welsh people, the Snowdonian region was never con­quered.

The Welsh are intensely musical and great lovers of poetry, with a natural urge and abil­ity to express themselves. What could be more natural than that legend and romance should flourish there? Indeed, the legend of King Arthur, who seems to have travelled widely on the Continent, originated in Wales.