Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides

Area - 78,772 km2

Capital – Edinburgh (55°57′N 3°12′W) 

Largest city – Glasgow

Currency - Pound sterling (GBP)

Ethnic groups - 89% Scottish

7% English, Irish, Welsh

4% other

Flag Royal Standard The Thistle(national flower)

Kilt(national costume)

St Andrew(patron)

Bagpipe(music instrument)

Loch Ness monster

Ben Nevis is the highest peak in Great Britain

Large parts of the Scottish coastline are dune pasture, such as here at Traigh Seilebost on the

Isle of Harris

The island of Little Cumbrae with the Isle of Arran in the background

12,800 years ago - groups of hunter-gatherers arrived in Scotland

9,500 years ago - the first known permanent houses on Scottish soil

6,000 years ago - the first villages

43 - first record about Scotland

82 or 83 – Agricola (from Rome) sent a fleet of galleys up round the coast of Scotland, as far as the Orkney Islands

71-213-Scotland during the Roman Empire

563 - Saint Columba settled on the island of Iona for spreading Christianity

843 - The Kingdom of Scotland was united

1034- Rise of the kingdom of Alba 1296–1328 - The First War of Scotish independence

1332–1357- begining of the second war of independence

1560 - Protestant Reformation

1605 - Scottish clans began to undergo a forced migration to Ireland in order to clear land for the king's recreation

1644 and 1651 - Wars of the Three Kingdoms

1690 - begining of famine and depopulation

May 1, 1707 -  Union with England

1756–1763-The Seven Years' War

25 January 1759 – Birthday of Robert Burns

2 October 1929 – the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland formally reunited

11 September 1997 - the 700th anniversay of Battle of Stirling Bridge

1999 -establishment of a devolved Scottish Parliamen

Balmoral Castle

1856

Glamis Castle

Fyvie Castle

13th century

Castle Fraser

1636

Drumlanrig Castle

17th century

Taymouth Castle

Bagpipe parade Still from film “Braveheart”1995

Scottish Highland Dance

Looking down The Royal Mile

Scots: Edinburgh/Embra/Emburrie Gaelic:Dùn Èideann Founded - 7th century City status – 1889 Population - 471,650 Area - 259 km2 Coordinates - 55°56′58″N 3°9′37″W

An 1802 illustration of Edinburgh from the west

Scotland's favourite son

A cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish Diaspora around the world

Scottish poet and a lyricist

The best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language

He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement

In 2009 he was voted by the Scottish public as being

the Greatest Scot

Burns' poetry drew upon a substantial familiarity and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makar tradition

Burns' Signature:

My heart's in the Highlands, my heart

is not here;My heart's in the

Highlands a-chasing the deer;

A-chasing the wild-deer, and following

the roe,My heart's in the

Highlands wherever I go.

Highland games:

Caber toss

Weight throw

Scottish hammer throw

Sheaf toss Stone put

Weight over the bar

Celtic Park Ibrox Stadium

Scottish League Championships: 42

Scottish Cup: 34

Scottish League Cup: 14

Scottish League Championships: 52

Scottish Cup: 33

Scotish League Cup: 26

Cup Winners' Cup: 1

Сlootie dumpling

Haggis

Tipsy laird

1 sheep's stomach or ox secum, cleaned and thoroughly, scalded, turned inside out and soaked overnight in cold salted waterheart and lungs of one lamb450g/1lb beef or lamb trimmings, fat and lean2 onions, finely chopped225g/8oz oatmeal1 tbsp salt1 tsp ground black pepper1 tsp ground dried coriander1 tsp mace1 tsp nutmegwater, enough to cook the haggisstock from lungs and trimmings

6 tbsp whisky

1 orange, juice and zest

5 trifle sponges

450g/1lb raspberries

110g/4oz white chocolate, grated

1 carton good quality fresh custard

400ml/13fl oz double cream

1 tub mascarpone cheese

55g/2oz toasted flaked almonds125g suet 250g plain flour 125g oatmeal 250g mixed sultanas and currants 1 tablespoon of golden syrup 75g sugar 2 lightly beaten eggs 1 teaspoon of ginger 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 4 tablespoons of milk 1 tablespoon of flour for the cloth

The most famous monster of Scotland and one of the biggest mysteries in the world…

The End

Adrian Yavorskyy

Serhiy Dakhniy

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Teacher:

Tetyana Tarasivna Keda