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TEXT 3 SCOTLAND

1. Read the text and point out the most interesting and important facts about the geographical position of Scotland.

 

Scotland forms the northern part of Great Britain, including the islands of the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland.

Scotland is a very mountainous country; three-fourth of the area of Scotland is occupied by mountains.

Scotland is famous for its beautiful large lakes with mountains round them. There are many rivers in Scotland, but they are not long. The longest and the most important Scottish river is the Clyde. In its climate, its vegetation Scotland resembles other regions of north-west Europe that lookout towards the Atlantic.

Roughly the country is divided into three main regions: that of the Border (i.e. the frontier with England), a pastoral area with low hills, that of the cen­tral Lowlands, the least picturesque region, and the Highlands with their beautiful landscape. A lot of places in Scotland are a natural paradise, still untouched by man.

The Highlands of Scotland are among the oldest mountains in the world. They reach their highest point in Ben Nevis. The area of the Lowlands con­tains three quarters of the whole population and all the towns of considerable size are situated here. The largest of them are Glasgow and Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is well known for its castle. Glasgow is the industrial capital of Scotland. It is the third largest city in Great Britain. The typical products of Scotland are timber, whisky, salmon. Golf is the Scottish natural sport and it seems to have originated in this country. The Lowlands are the cradle of the Scottish nation. They are the centre of heavy industry.

Scotland is also the land of myths and mysteries; every castle has its ghost. Glamis Castle is said to have nine of them. And of course everyone knows about the Loch Ness Monster. "Nessie" is said to be about six meters long, with a long, thin neck. The first report of the monster in Loch Ness was in 565 A.D. Since 1934 thousands of people claimed to they had seen the monster. Scientists have investigated the Loch and taken pictures but no scientific explanation of the mystery has been given.

 

2. Pay attention to the marked words and word combinations. Give your versions of translation

 

3. Match the English words to Russian ones:

paradise долина

ghost утверждать

tobacco замок

cathedral тайна

abbey призрак, привидение

untouched нетронутый

destroy рай

mystery табак

background собор

valley разрушать

to claime фон

castle аббатство

cross крест

 

4. Find the answers to the following questions in the text:

 

1) Where is Scotland situated?

2) Is Scotland an independent country now?

3) What is the capital of Scotland?

4) What language do the Scots speak?

5) What industrial and cultural Scottish cities and towns do you know?

6) What regions of Europe does Scotland resemble?

7) What is the highest point in Scotland?

8) What is the centre of heavy industry?

9) How many regions are there in Scotland?

10) What is the industrial capital of Scotland?

11) What are typical products of Scotland?

12) What are Scottish castles famous for?

13) What is Loch Ness Monster?

14) Do you know any large cities there?

15) What is Glasgow famous for?

 

Finish the sentences.

1) Scotland is the land of …

2) Scotland falls into three main regions...

3) Scotland is famous for...

4) Roughly the country is divided into

5) The highest point of the highland is...

 

6. Give suitable English equivalents to the following sentences:

1) Шотландия — страна на севере Великобритании. Это часть Соединенного Королевства.

2) Шотландия разделена на три области: Южные возвышенности, Центральные низменности и высокогорья, а также острова. Многие места в Шотландии являются настоящим раем, не тронутым человеком.

3) Шотландия также страна мифов и загадок; в каждом замке есть свой призрак.

4) И, конечно, все знают о лох-несском чудовище. Первые сведения о чудовище датируются 565-м годом.

5) С 1934 года тысячи людей начали утверждать, что они видели чудовище. Ученые исследовали озеро и делали фотографии, но научного объяснения этой загадки не найдено.

6) Эдинбург — столица Шотландии.

7) В Шотландии много гор и озер. Самая высокая гора — Бен Невис.

 



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