Mysterious Scotland

Mysterious Scotland

Lesson 1: Discovering Scotland

Nothern Ireland

Scotland

Edinburgh

Republic of Ireland

Belfast

Dublin

London

Wales

Cardiff

England

England

Republic of Ireland

Scotland

Nothern Ireland

Wales

The cross of St Patrick

The cross of St George

The cross of St Andrew

Geography: They are member of the United Kingdom since 1707. There are around 5 454 million inhabitants in this country. Language: "Alba" / "Madainn Mhath" / Feasagar Math" Symbols: Kilts / Backpipes / Gin and Whiskey / the thistle / Loch Ness Animals: In Scotland there are a lot of puffins, seals and deers. Architecture: Scotland is famous for its mysterious castles. There are a lot of lighthouses. On the Isle of Lewis there are the Callanish Standing Stones which look a bit like Stonehenge.

Recap

Scotland became part of the United Kingdom since 1707. It has a population of 5 454 million inhabitants. The capital of the country is Edinburgh. Various elements symbolise Scotland such as the Loch Ness, the Saint Andrew's cross, gin, whiskey the thistle or the famous castles. Scotland is also symbolised by its strong traditions (some men are wearing kilts and some people are playing backpipes). The country is also full of myths and legends. The Scottish language is also typical. Obviously they speak English but some of them speak the Scottish Gaelic: Scotland is pronounced "Alba" (pronunciation /a -la-ba/); Good morning is pronounced ”Madainn mhath" (pronunciation /Ma-tine vah/); Good afternoon is “Feasgar math” (pronunciation /Fai-ce-geurd mah/).

Lesson 2: Spooky creatures

Lesson 2: Spooky creatures

1. On the first and the fourth pictures, we can see three people on a barque: a girl and her parents. On the first, the girl is looking at a shadow in the water. On the second picture, there is a landscape. There is a lake and mountains. On the third, we can see a girl who is meeting a monster under the water.

2. a. The order of the pictures is 2 - 4 - 1 - 3. The scene takes place in 1960 at Loch Ness lake and the characters are Alice and her parents. b. - In 1960, Alice went to Loch Ness with her parents. She had heard many stories about a sea monster. Suddenly, she saw something move under the water. It was difficult to see in the water but she saw the shape of a swimming beast with a long neck and a tiny head. c. La phrase est construite à la voix passive. d. It is said that there is a monster in the lake but no one has proof of that.

Exercice sur la voix passive. Ecris les phrases suivantes à la voix passive. 1. David I, King of Scotland, built the chapel of Edinburgh Castle. 2. Alice saw Nessie when she was on a boat tour on the Loch Ness. 3. In the 19th century, the Kelpies dragged three children in the river. 4. Visitors usually hear the Headless Drummer in Edinburgh Castle. 5. Legends terrify the visitors.

3. a. Alice saw a shape underwater. Going down she saw a swimming beast with a long neck and a tiny head. b. The monster lives deep under the surface of Loch Ness's lake. It is a sea monster that has a long neck. Its nickname is Nessie.

4. Name : The Selkies Place of living : They live in the sea near the coast of Orkney and Shetland. Physical appearance : In the water they are wearing a seal skin and on dry lands they look like women. Name: The Kelpies Place of living : They live in the rivers and in the streams. Physical appearance: They are shape-changing creatures but most part of the time, they look like tame pony. 5. The Selkies can let you heartbroken and the Kelpies can kill you. 6. They are both aquatic creatures.

7. The creature that seems to be the more realistic is the Kelpie because this creature is kidnapping and killing children and our planet there are people who are doing that. 8. No, they are just legends made to scare and protect children. It is a warning for them. It is made to prevent them from drowning and from kidnapping so they have to stay away from people they don't know.

Discovering mystical creatures

Lesson 3: Freaky fictions.

1. Time of the day : night / sunset / duskPlaces: tombstone / narrow lane / park / graveyard / chapel / lake / castle Weather: snowy / cloudy / windy / rainy / foggy / cold 2. Document A: People: The people are Cassidy Blake, her parents and Jacob, her bestfriend. Place: The story takes place in Edinburgh, in Scotland. Eerie elements: The eerie elements are the dead persons, the ghosts, strange and ghostly things, haunted castle and the graveyards. Story: The story is about Cassidy Blake who can talk and see ghosts. She moves out to Edinburgh with her family. Her bestfriend is a ghost named Jacob.

2. Document B:People: The people are Oliver Cromwell, Scottish people and a mysterious drummer. Place: The story takes place in Edinburgh, in Scotland. Eerie elements: The eerie elements are sound of drumming, ghostly sounds, bad omens, legends. Story: The story is about Edinburgh castle. It is also about a legend of ghostly sounds. 3. The differences between the two documents are that document A is an extract/excerpt of a book entitled City of Ghosts written by Victoria Schwab in 2018, while document B is a legend from the real world.

Exercice sur les pronoms relatifs. Complète et justifie de l'utilisation du pronom relatif. 1. Scotland is the country ..... there are many haunted castles. 2. My brother saw a man ..... was hiding in the room. 3. A lot of legends appeared in the 16th century at a time .... Scottish castles were built. 4. Cassidy 's best friend, ..... name is Jacob, is a ghost. 5. She is wearing heels ..... are black and red.

Lesson 4: Haunted Houses

All houses wherein men have lived and died Are haunted houses. Through the open doors The harmless phantoms on their errands glide With feet that make no sound upon the floors. We meet them at the doorway, on the stair, Along the passages they come and go, Impalpable impressions on the air, A sense of something moving to and fro. [...] And as the moon from some dark gate of cloud Throws over the sea a floating bridge of light, Across whose trembling planks our fancies crowd Into the realm of mystery and night.

Haunted House, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.