This presentation is devoted to a wonderful country with its exciting culture and traditions. Robert Burns made up an amazing poem about Scotland: 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.

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4. A Few Facts About Scotland
Total Area – 78,772 km2
Population – 5,194,000
Capital – Edinburgh
The largest city – Glasgow
Ethnic groups – 89% Scottish,
7% English, Irish, Welsh, 4% other
Legislature – Scottish Parliament
Currency – Pound sterling (GBP)

5. Scottish royal coat of arms

6. Flower of Scotland, Scotland the
Brave and Scots Wha Hae
have been used in lieu of
an official anthem.

7. Flag of Scotland

8. The thistle,
the nation's floral emblem

9. • The official language is English, but some
people also speak Scottish Gaelic which
sounds very different to English.
The Patron of Scotland is
Saint Andrew.

11. Gre a t Sc ot s !
Robert Burns was a
poet and writer. The Alexander Graham Bell
Scots celebrate -the inventor of the
"Burn's Night" on the telephone in 1876.
25th January.
Arthur Conan
Doyle was a creator
of the detective Alexander Fleming - a
Sherlock Holmes. Scottish bacteriologist
who discovered Penicillin
in 1928

12. Robert Louis Stevenson was a
great writer. His works included
"Kidnapped" and "Treasure Island".
Sir Walter Scott was a great
Scottish patriot, writer and poet.
Sean Connery - an actor who
starred the first James Bond
movies.

13. Scottish
national
clothes
Kilts -traditional
Scottish woolen
cloth costume with
a tartan or plaid
pattern.

14. • The kilt is like a skirt
and was part of the
traditional dress of
men and boys in the
Scottish Highlands of
the 16th century.
• It is most often made
of woolen cloth in a
tartan pattern.
• Different families or
clans will have kilts
having particular
patterns.

15. The Sporran
meaning 'purse'
in Scottish Gaelic
- is a traditional
part of Scottish
Highland dress

16. The sgian-dubh
is a small, singled-edged
knife worn as part of
traditional Scottish
Highland dress along
with the kilt.

17. Tam O'Shanter
is the name for the traditional
cap of highland dress

18. Bagpipes are Scottish national instruments

19. • The Bagpipe is the
national
instrument of
Scotland. The
bags are usually
made of sheep
skin and fill with
air, which is then
pressed by the
arm to push the
air through pipes.
• Bagpipers - people
who play the
bagpipes, a
traditional
Scottish
instrument.

20. Sword Dance is a Scottish
national dance

21. R E ELS

22. Scottish Culture
• Scots celebrate many
holidays.
Scottish families are called clans and each
clan has a special plaid to show what their
family is. These are the plaids on their kilts.

23. SCOTTISH CLANS

24. Weight over
The Highland Games the bar
Caber toss
sheaf Weight
Sheaf Toss toss
Throw
Stone
put

25. What Scots Like to Eat?
The Haggis is a dish
consisting of the
heart, lungs, and liver
of sheep and calves,
minced with spices
and oatmeal, and
boiled like a sausage.

26. A Dundee Cake
is a rich fruit cake,
supposedly originating
from the town of Dundee

27. The Weather in Scotland
• The weather
in Scotland is
usually wet.
• It rains in
winter, it
rains in
spring, in
summer and
autumn.
• It is not
sunny often.

28. EDINBURGH
is the capital city

29. EDINBURGH The
population
is
1,400,000.
It is the
most
beautiful
city in the
UK.

30. THE CASTLE
 Edinburgh Castle has fascinating history spanning 3000
years and was the residence of
many Scottish Kings and Queens.
 The ancient Honours of Scotland - the Crown,
the Sceptre and the Sword of State –
are on view in the Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle.

31. THE
CASTLE

32. Edinburgh Festival

33. THE EDINBURGH
MILITARY TATOO

34. Glasgow

35. Glasgow Coat of Arms

36. Glasgow

37. CASTLES
Eilean
Donan Stirling Castle
Castle

38. SCOTLAND
is a very beautiful country

39. Famous Castles and Historic Houses
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40. HIGHLANDS

43. Loch Ness is located
in the North of
Scotland.
The lake is over 750
feet deep and 23 miles
long.
Many years it has
been supposed that
there is a large
dinosaur-like
"monster" resident in
Loch Ness.

44. LOWLANDS

46. Heather Moor