Welcome to SCOTLAND !

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Welcome to SCOTLAND !
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SCOTLAND GREAT BRITAIN

• Scotland is 1 of 4 countries in the
• United Kingdom
• Population 5.2 million
• Capital city Edinburgh

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SCOTLAND
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ANIMALS IN SCOTLAND

• Highland Cows
• Red Squirrels

• Bottlenose Dolphins
• Deer

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THE LOCHNESS MONSTER (Nessie)

• Famous, mysterious creature which is thought to
  live in Loch Ness (Inverness, Scotland)

• First spotted in 565AD
• Thousands of recorded sightings
• Many believers and Non-believers

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THE THISTLE

• The national flower of Scotland
• Can grow to 5 high

• The legend of the flower
• Now a national emblem and the mascot of the 2014
  Commonwealth Games

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THE SALTIRE

• St. Andrews Cross
• National Patron Saint
• Saints Day
• 30th November
• Oldest national flag
• in Europe (832AD)

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THE (INFAMOUS) SCOTTISH WEATHER
One day in Scotland can be
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SUNNY
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FROSTY
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SNOWY
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And then sunny, again !
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THE 4 SEASONS IN SCOTLAND
What do you think the Scottish weather is like
(generally) in...
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AUTUMN?
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RAINY!
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WINTER?
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RAINY!
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SPRING?
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RAINY!
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SUMMER?
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RAINY!
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GLASGOW

• Largest city in Scotland
• Population 600,000
• Historically very industrial
• Inventors TV, Penicillin, IRN BRU
• Shopping capital of Europe

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GLASGOW

• SPORT
• Host city of the 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
• Clyde, mascot of the Games
• Home of many football teams
• including
• CELTIC and RANGERS

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SCOTTISH CULTURE TRADITIONS
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SCOTTISH CULTURE TRADITIONS
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SCOTTISH ROYALTY RELIGION

• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Last queen of Scotland
• Last Catholic monarch in the UK

Scotland is a protestant country The head of the
Church of Scotland is the monarch Queen
Elizabeth II
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SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DANCING CEILIDH DANCING
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THANKS FOR LISTENING !
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