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- 2. He who has not seen Scotland does not really know Great Britain.
- 3. The national emblem of Scotland is a thistle. It is a purple plant with big thorns.
- 4. The Scottish flag, St. Andrew’s Cross, is blue with a white cross from corner to corner.
- 5. Here you can see the coat of arms of Scotland.
- 6. Bagpipe is a Scottish national musical instrument.
- 7. The official language is English, although Gaelic is spoken in the north and west of Scotland.
- 8. The population of Scotland is a little over 5 million people.
- 9. Scotland is a very small country. It is the most northern part of the island of
- 10. There are three main regions – the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.
- 11. The Highlands in the north of Scotland is a region of mountains and rivers, a country
- 12. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is 1343 metres high.
- 13. The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic and tends to be very changeable.
- 14. The west of Scotland is usually warmer than the east, due to the influence of the
- 15. Scotland is rich in beautiful lakes.
- 16. The largest lake in Scotland is Lock Lomond. It is 23 miles (37 kilometers) long and
- 17. Lock Ness is the most famous lake, it is 35 kilometers long.
- 18. It is well-known for its monster. Some people claim to have seen a creature 30 feet
- 19. There is a museum of Lock Ness monster visited by millions of people every year. It
- 20. The most important rivers in Scotland are the Tay, the Clyde, the Tweed and the Spey.
- 21. The Tay is the longest river, it is 120 miles (193) kilometres long.
- 22. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and the seat of the Scottish Parliament.
- 23. Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century.
- 24. The city lies on nine hills and goes down those hills to the sea. The highest
- 25. At the top of the highest hill in Edinburgh is Edinburgh Castle. It was the home
- 26. Holyrood Palace is the Queen's official residence when she is in Edinburgh.
- 27. Edinburgh is divided into two parts: the Old Town and the New Town.
- 28. In the old town the streets are narrow.
- 29. Royal Mile is the main street in Edinburgh.
- 30. Princes Street has a lot of rich shops on one side and gardens on the other
- 31. Edinburgh is one of the greenest and architecturally most beautiful cities in Northern Europe and known
- 32. Robert Burns is Scotland’s national poet. There is a monument to him in Edinburgh.
- 33. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, it stands on the river Clyde. Its population is about 1.2
- 34. Glasgow University was established in 1451.
- 35. ABERDEEN is Scotland’s third largest city with an official population of 200, 000 people. It is
- 36. Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland. Its population is 143, 000 people. The city
- 37. Perth is one of Scotland’s historic cities and was once the nation’s capital. The city stands
- 38. Scotland is famous for its romantic castles.
- 39. Men in Scotland wear kilts. They want to show other people that they are Scottish. To
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