The Scottish Thistle

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The Scottish Thistle
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The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland.
This is how, according to a curious legend, that
homely plant came to be chosen as a badge, in
preference to any other.
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1.Match the words in English with their Ukrainian
equivalents.

• thistle ???????
• curious ??????
• plant ??????????
• badge ????????
• preference ??????????

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2.Fill in this fact file about Scotland. Use the
encyclopedia if necessary.

• Area -------------
• Population -------------------
• Capital ----------------
• The highest mountain peak ------
• The most well-known lake --------
• The main cities ----------------------

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In very ancient times the Norsemen once landed
somewhere on the east coast of Scotland, with the
intention of plundering and settling in the
country.
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The Scots assembled with their arms and took
their station behind the river Tay, the largest
in Scotland, as they only practicable fort.
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As they arrived late in the day, weary and tired
after a long march, they pitched their camp and
rested, not expecting the enemy before the next
day.
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3. Choose the correct variant.

• 1. Ancient is
• . very old . very funny . very
  popular
• . 2. The intention is
• . pleasure .a strong desire to do sm
  .enjoyment
• .3. Be tired is
• . be strong .be happy .be exhausted
• .4. A fort is
• a bay . a fortification to be protected
  from enemies .a settlement
• .5. To pitch the camp is
• .to set up the camp .to clean the camp .to
  build the camp

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The Norsemen however were near noticing that no
guards or sentinels protected the camp, they
crossed the Tay, intending to take the Scots by
surprise and slaughter them in their sleep.
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To this end, they took off their shoes so as to
make the least noise possible. But one of the
Norsemen stepped on a thistle.
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The sudden and sharp pain he felt caused him to
shriek. The alarm was given in the Scots camp.
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The Norsemen were put to fight, and as an
acknowledgement for the timely and unexpected
help from the thistle, the Scots made it their
national emblem.
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4. Translate

• A guard
• A sentinel
• Slaughter -
• To take off shoes
• A sharp pain
• To cause them to shriek -
• The alarm -
• An acknowledgement -
• The unexpected help -

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5.Unscramble these words

• Mapc
• Espusrri
• ienos -
• Dnusde -
• Tfihg
• Aniltaon -
• Iehtlst -

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6. Answer the questions.

• 1. What colour is the national emblem of
  Scotland?
• 2.Who were the Norsemen?
• 3. Why did they land on the coast of Scotland?
• 4. How did the Norsemen , according to the
  legend, want to outwit the Scots?
• 5.What alarmed the Scots?
• 6. Why did the Scots take the thistle as their
  national emblem?

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7.Write a short composition about the national
symbol of your country.

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