Scotland. Steve Flinders

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1 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Most Scottish people live in the north of Scotland. b Today everyone in Scotland speaks Gaelic. c Shakespeare wrote about the Scottish king Macbeth. d Scotland is a hot country. e Haggis is a food made from fish and oats. f After the battle of Culloden, Charles Stuart became King of Scotland and England. g Every year, thousands of tourists come to Loch Ness to look for a very big animal. h St Andrews is the most important city for football in Scotland. i On 31st December, many people sing words by the Scottish writer Robert Burns. j Half a million people visit the small island of Iona every year. 2 Put these sentences in the right order. Number them 1 5. a Ten thousand English soldiers died at the battle of Bannockburn. b Oil and gas in the North Sea began to bring money into Scotland. c Millions of people left Scotland and went to other countries. d The Romans built Hadrian s Wall across the north of England. e England and Scotland became Great Britain. 15 marks 3 What did these people do? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A B 1 Robert Adam... 2 James Watt... 3 Arthur Conan Doyle... 4 Alexander Graham Bell... 5 David Livingstone... a... made the first telephone. b... made many beautiful buildings. c... wrote stories about a detective. d... was the first European to travel across Africa from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. e... made a lot of steam engines. 15 marks 4 Which words are missing? For each sentence, tick a, b or c. 1 Each Scottish... has its own tartan. a city b clan c island 2 In the 1880s,... was the richest man in the world. a Robert Burns b Sean Connery c Andrew Carnegie 3 Scotch means.... a a person from Scotland b whisky c a mountain 4 Mary became queen of Scotland in 1542, when she was six... old. a days b months c years 5 Every September, the best bagpipers in the world come to.... a Glasgow b Aberdeen c Inverness comprehension Test oxford bookworms stage 1 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

2 5 Fill in the gaps using: hill, ships, gun, Mile, capital, biggest, festival, friendly, castle, tourists Edinburgh is the city of Scotland. When you arrive at the station, the is in front of you, high up on a. You can walk along the Royal to the castle, and at one o clock every day you can hear a. In August, there is a in Edinburgh. A lot of come to enjoy the dancing and theatre. Glasgow is the city in Scotland. In the past, people built here. Now, parts of Glasgow are poor, but the city is very. comprehension Test 30 marks Total marks oxford bookworms stage 1 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

3 Places 1 The Royal Mile is a long street in. a Glasgow b Dundee c Edinburgh d Stirling 2 Boats and planes leave every day for the oil and gas fields of the North Sea. a Skye b Aberdeen c Iona d Stirling 3 is Scotland s biggest city. a Inverness b Edinburgh c Dundee d Glasgow 4 The New Town in Edinburgh is about years old. a 50 b 150 c 5 d 1,000 5 is famous for marmalade. a Dundee b Glasgow c Aberdeen d Skye 6 Every year, thousands of tourists look for a very big animal in. a the North Sea b the Atlantic Ocean c Loch Ness d the river Clyde 7 Saint Columba came to in 563 and began to teach people about Christianity. a Glasgow b Iona c Skye d Dundee 8 is a city in the Highlands. a London b Edinburgh c Glasgow d Inverness 9 Stirling has one of the biggest in Scotland. a castles b mountains c lakes d museums 10 The most important city for golf in Scotland is. a Aberdeen b Inverness c St Andrews d Edinburgh People 11 Shakespeare wrote about the Scottish king. a Macbeth b Charles Stuart c James d Kenneth MacAlpin 12 Robert Adam learnt about buildings in. a New York b Paris c London d Rome 13 went to university when he was twelve years old. a Robert Burns b Arthur Conan Doyle c David Hume d James Watt 14 wrote beautiful poems. a Robert Burns b Alexander Graham Bell c Robert Adam d David Hume 15 James Watt began a business and made hundreds of. a buildings b steam engines c bicycles d ships 16 wrote stories about a detective called Sherlock Holmes. a Robert Burns b Arthur Conan Doyle c Robert Adam d Sean Connery 17 In the 1880s, became the richest man in the world. a Arthur Conan Doyle b Robert Burns c David Livingstone d Andrew Carnegie 18 Charles Rennie Mackintosh made many important in Glasgow. a guns b buildings c ships d steam engines 19 In 1962, Sean Connery was in a film. a Sherlock Holmes b Macbeth c James Bond d Indiana Jones 20 Queen Elizabeth stays in Castle every summer. a Balmoral b Dundee c Inverness d Edinburgh oxford bookworms stage 1 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

4 Facts 21 is the capital of Scotland. a London b Glasgow c Edinburgh d Inverness 22 Scotland has about islands. a 800 b 8 c 8,000 d Scotch is another word for. a a person from Scotland b Edinburgh c whisky d a kilt 24 A clan is a. a small island b big Scottish family c lake d kind of food 25 There are about people in Scotland. a 25 million b 1 million c 50 million d 5 million 26 About 1,900 years ago, the built a wall across the northern part of England. a Scots b French c English d Romans 27 About per cent of the people in Scotland speak Gaelic. a 50 b 1 c 95 d After the Battle of Bannockburn, about 10,000 soldiers were dead. a English b Welsh c Irish d Scottish 29 At Edinburgh castle, you can hear a big gun at every day. a 6 p.m. b midnight c 10 a.m. d 1 p.m. 30 The Hogmanay street party in Edinburgh starts on. a 24 December b 1 April c 31 December d 1 August Vocabulary 31 an animal that lives in water a eagle b fish c haggis d deer 32 with very little money a rich b special c poor d great 33 a person who visits a place on holiday a tourist b musician c soldier d detective 34 to go up towards the top of something a beat b drive c buy d climb 35 a piece of land with water round it a castle b rock c island d hill 36 the meat from a cow a beef b marmalade c haggis d raspberry 37 a fight between soldiers in a war a parliament b castle c festival d battle 38 thick liquid that comes from under the ground, used for energy a whisky b oil c water d gas 39 to give money for something a buy b become c beat d build 40 the place where you can walk next to the sea a battle b school c theatre d beach oxford bookworms stage 1 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

5 Events 41 The last big battle in Great Britain was at in a Culloden b London c Edinburgh d Bannockburn 42 Mary became queen of Scotland when she was old. a 6 years b 16 years c 60 years d 6 days 43 Scotland and England became Great Britain in. a 1970 b 1314 c 1707 d Glasgow became rich in the 1800s because people there. a made telephones b found oil and gas c built ships d started banks 45 Between 1820 and 1914, about Scottish people went across the seas to the USA and other countries. a 2 million b 20 thousand c 1 million d 100 thousand 46 In 1915, made the first telephone call across the USA. a Andrew Carnegie b Alexander Graham Bell c Robert Burns d Sean Connery 47 David Livingstone went to to begin schools and to tell people about Christianity. a Australia b Ireland c Russia d Africa 48 Every September, the best in the world come to Inverness. a dancers b bagpipers c runners d singers 49 In the 1970s, oil and gas in began to bring money to Scotland. a Loch Ness b the Mediterranean Sea c the North Sea d the Atlantic Ocean 50 When Alan Bean went to the moon, he took some with him. a haggis b tartan c heather d whisky Total marks oxford bookworms stage 1 3 Oxford university press photocopiable

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