CORRECTIONS IN RED

Here again, but this time in red. Don't forget to write your corrections for the second chapter "Traditional Scotland". Obviously students have to post their comments for this part of the book. But we know, holidays are holidays.
Now they are finished so go ahead, please.

TRADITIONAL SCOTLAND

WHAT IS A CLAN?
A clan in Scotland is a large family or group of families.Traditionally,they always did what the "chief" told them to do.There was often fighting between different clans over land or animals.They were more important in the Highlands than in other parts of Scotland.

WHAT IS GAELIC?
It is the oldest language used in Scotland, but today it is spoken by just under sixty thousand people. It is very similar to Irish Gaelic. If you want to hear it click here

WHAT IS A KILT?
It is genarally thought of as traditional Scottish clothing. In fact, it used to be traditional only in the Highlands. Today it is worn all over Scotland. People wear it like a skirt on important occasions.

WHAT IS TARTAN?
It is the name given to the pattern you usually find on kilts, though it is also used for all sorts of other things such as skirts, trousers and scarves.

WHAT ARE BAGPIPES?
They are the traditional form of Scottish music. In Scotland the most popular kind is the Highland bagpipe or "the Great Pipe".

BODEGA-NEW SCOTTISH MUSIC ROCKS US FESTIVAL
Bodega is the name of a five-piece band who came from different parts of the Highlands and islands of Scotland. They mix traditional Gaelic music with American folk songs and some of their own songs.

WHAT IS A CEILIDH?
It is a Gaelic word that means "visit". In the past people would get together in someone's house and tell stories and poems.

WHAT IS A BURNS SUPPER?
Robert Burns was a famous Scottish poet. On 25 January, all over the world, Scots people have a traditional Burns supper to remember him.

WHAT IS HOGMANAY?
It is the word the Scots use for new Year's Eve. At midnight, they sing a Robert Burns song and then, they go and visit their friends and neighbours to wish them a Happy New Year.

WHAT IS WHISKY?
It is the Scottish national drink and has been made in Scotland for longer than anyone can remember.

WHAT IS HAGGIS?
It is probably the most famous Scottish food. A traditional Haggis will include the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, onions, oats, and spices. However, today there are many different recipes for Haggis.

FAST FOOD
You can find a large number of different fast foods in Scotland, but there are also some strange fast foods. Most of them are deep fried in oil. The most famous of these unusual fast foods is the deep-fried chocolate bar.

CRANACHAN-A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH PUDDING
- 300ml fresh double cream
-30g oatmeal
-20ml thick Scottish honey
-20ml Scotch whisky (optional)
-500g fresh raspberries

CORRECTIONS IN BLUE

Here is our bagpiper. He's the one who will tell you that the time for corrections has come. An invisible friend of us has designed a band of them for our blog, so let's thank him very much.

Whenever you see a bagpiper you have to start looking for mistakes as the teachers told you to do. Look for them, identify them and then correct them. Do it before writing the comments for the following chapter. That's all for now. see you

WILD SCOTLAND

Here we go. You are going to read small parts of the first chapter and what you will have to do is to read all the chapter and try to find something similar in your own region. We will provide you with some links, just in case you want to find more information about the things read.

Scotland has mountains. They are not like the Himalayas or the Alps. The highest mountain in Scotland are also the highest in England. You can walk or climb in the summer and ski in the winter. The highest mountain in Scotland is called Nevis and it is not very easy to climb.


At the end of the 19th century Sir Hugh Munro made a list of 284 mountains which are over3,000 feet. They are called The Munros.

There are over 750 islands on the coast of Scotland. Lewis and Harris is the largest one. Life can be difficult in the highlands and islands. Winters here are hard and cold. Because of that, the people are generally friendly, welcoming and caring.

A croft is a kind of small farm found only in the highlands and islands of Scotland.

A crofter keeps cows and sheep and grows some vegetables.

The Standing Stones of Calanais are between three and five thousand years old and they seem to point in some way to the sun and stars. It is said to be something for the farmers to work out the right time for the jobs they have to do.
The scottish mountains and islands are home to some wonderful wildlife including deer, otters and squirrels. There are also some interesting birds. The puffin is the most unusual-looking bird. The largest bird is the golden eagle

THAT'S IT

Scotland has many different faces. It has busy cities, quiet islands, mountains, lochs and beautiful countryside. Traditions and history come together with new ideas to make Scotland an exciting and modern country. If you want to know more click here

WELCOME

This is the starting point for our blog. Its title is "SCOTLAND" because that is the title of the book our students have to read in 4º e.s.o. The idea is to make comparisons between that land and Galicia, the place our students live in. As you can imagine the book gives a lot of information in different areas and we want our students to look for the same type of information for the same areas. Once they know which thing they have to compare, they will have to look for information about their place anywhere. They can use newspapers, magazines, websites, radio, televison, anything they want, or find. Then they will have to write a comment and it will be published here. Another aspect, this time, from the grammatical point of view, is that they will have to correct the possible mistakes they can find in their classmates' comments