ANTONIO OVIDIU SANDU - National Symbols of Scotland

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N‌ational‌‌symbols‌‌of‌‌Scotland‌‌

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L‌et’s‌‌find‌‌a‌‌few‌‌essential‌‌things‌‌about‌‌Scotland‌‌
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Scotland‌‌is‌‌situated‌‌in‌‌the‌‌…n‌orth‌……….of‌‌the‌‌United‌‌Kingdom.‌‌It‌‌can‌‌be‌‌divided‌‌into‌‌three‌‌
 
parts:‌‌the‌‌Hi‌ghlands‌…………..,‌‌the‌‌Central‌‌Lowlands‌‌and‌‌the‌‌Southern‌‌Up‌ lands‌………….‌‌
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The‌‌Highlands‌‌is‌‌full‌‌of‌‌mountains.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌a‌‌rough‌‌and‌‌wild‌‌place‌‌to‌‌live.‌‌The‌‌Central‌‌Lowlands‌‌
 
has‌‌many‌‌pl‌ains‌……………….‌‌and‌‌fertile‌‌lands.‌‌The‌‌Southern‌‌Uplands‌‌is‌‌full‌‌of‌‌hills‌‌and‌‌
 
f‌orests‌……………‌‌
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The‌‌
  national‌‌
  flower‌‌
 of‌‌
 Scotland‌‌
 is‌‌
 ‌The‌‌
 Thistle‌……………………………….‌‌
 
The‌‌
  legend‌‌
  says‌‌
  it‌‌
  helped‌‌
 the‌‌
 Scots‌‌
 defend‌‌
 themselves‌‌
 against‌‌
 the‌‌
 Nowegian‌‌
 
invaders.‌‌
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The‌‌national‌‌tree‌‌of‌‌Scotland‌‌is‌t‌he‌‌pine‌……………………,‌‌another‌‌strong‌‌
 
plant‌‌that‌‌can‌‌survive‌‌in‌‌the‌‌harsh‌‌winter.‌‌
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There‌‌is‌‌a‌‌famous‌‌song‌‌that‌‌Scottish‌‌people‌‌consider‌‌their‌‌unofficial‌‌anthem:‌‌
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“F‌lower‌…
‌ ……….of‌‌Scotland”.‌I‌ t‌‌is‌‌about‌‌a‌‌famous‌‌moment‌‌in‌‌the‌‌history‌‌of‌‌Scotland:‌‌when‌‌
 
the‌‌proud‌‌and‌‌powerful‌‌English‌‌King‌‌Edward‌‌was‌‌defeated‌‌by‌‌a‌‌smaller‌‌Scottish‌‌army.‌‌The‌‌
 
“flowers”‌‌are‌‌actually‌‌the‌‌heroes‌‌who‌‌sacrificed‌‌for‌‌the‌‌Scottish‌‌independence.‌‌Two‌‌of‌‌them‌‌
 
were:‌‌Wi‌lliam‌…
‌ ………..Wallace‌‌(‌‌called‌‌Braveheart)‌‌and‌‌Ro‌ bert‌……………the‌‌Bruce.‌‌
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Scotland’s‌‌national‌‌(magical)‌‌animal‌‌is‌‌the‌Unicorn‌……………………….‌‌It‌‌represents‌‌
 
Scotland‌‌on‌‌the‌‌British‌‌coat‌‌of‌‌arms.‌‌
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Scotland’s‌‌national‌‌flag’s‌‌name‌‌is……………‌The‌‌
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Saltire‌…………………………………………‌‌
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Scotland’s‌‌national‌‌day‌‌is‌‌……‌30‌‌November‌‌th‌……………………,‌‌the‌‌day‌‌when‌‌they‌‌
 
celebrate‌‌Saint‌‌……Andrew’s…………,‌‌who‌‌is‌‌said‌‌to‌‌protect‌‌Scotland‌‌(he’s‌‌also‌‌the‌‌protector‌‌
 
of‌‌Romania).‌‌It’s‌‌a‌‌religious‌‌holiday.‌  ‌
Scotland’s‌‌national‌‌poet‌‌is‌‌considered‌‌to‌‌be:‌‌………‌Robert‌‌
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Burns…‌……………………………….‌‌He‌‌is‌‌celebrated‌‌on‌‌the‌‌25‌th‌of‌‌

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……‌January…‌……………….‌‌.‌‌People‌‌wear‌‌traditional‌‌clothes,‌‌dance‌‌and‌‌eat‌h
‌ aggis‌,‌‌a ‌‌
representative‌‌Scottish‌‌dish.‌‌
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1‌‌-‌‌Colour‌‌the‌‌Scottish‌‌flag:‌‌  ‌

2‌‌-‌‌Complete‌‌the‌‌lyrics‌‌of‌‌the‌‌famous‌‌Scottish‌‌song:‌F
‌ lower‌‌of‌‌Scotland:‌‌
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O‌‌Flower‌‌of‌‌Scotland,‌‌    ‌
When‌‌will‌‌we‌‌see‌‌  
Your‌‌like‌‌again,‌‌
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That‌‌fought‌‌and‌‌__‌died‌________‌‌for,‌‌    ‌
Your‌‌wee‌‌bit‌‌Hill‌‌and‌‌Glen,‌‌    ‌
And‌‌stood‌‌against‌‌him‌‌,  ‌‌ ‌
Proud‌‌E_‌dwards‌______’s‌‌Army,‌‌    ‌
And‌‌sent‌‌him‌‌homeward,‌‌    ‌
To‌‌___‌think‌____‌‌____‌again‌____‌‌    ‌
*‌wee‌=
‌ ‌l‌ittle‌*‌ Hill‌‌and‌‌Glen‌‌=‌‌our‌‌land,‌‌Scotland‌‌3-‌‌What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌Scottish‌‌traditional‌‌
 

instrument?‌‌It’s‌‌_b
‌ agpipes‌__‌ _‌________________________‌‌
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4-‌‌What‌‌is‌‌haggis‌‌made‌‌of?‌‌………………………‌liver,potato,onion,salt,ground‌‌meat,black‌‌
 

pepper,meat‌‌
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chop………………………………………………………………………………………‌………‌‌
 

………………………………………………………………………………..‌‌
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5-‌‌What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌most‌‌famous‌‌Scottish‌‌dessert‌C
‌ ranachan‌m
‌ ade‌‌of?‌‌
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…………‌oats,whisky,cream,raspberries‌……‌honey‌………………………………………………‌‌
 

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6-‌‌The‌‌Scottish-born‌‌scientist‌‌Alexander‌‌Graham‌‌Bell‌‌invented…‌the‌‌
 

t‌elephone‌…………………‌‌
  

Can‌‌you‌‌complete‌‌one‌‌of‌‌his‌‌famous‌‌quotes?‌‌It‌‌goes‌‌like‌‌this:‌‌
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“Before‌‌anything‌‌else,‌‌…p‌ reparation…‌……………….‌‌is‌‌the‌‌key‌‌to‌‌success.”‌  ‌

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