- What Do You Know about Scotland?
- Scotland’s Culture
- CfE:
- I can discuss issues of the diversity of cultures, values and customs in our society.
- SOC 2-16c
- I can describe the main features of a democracy and discuss the rights and responsibilities of citizens in Scotland. SOC 2-17a
- L.I. To show what I know about Scotland
- Scotland’s Language
- Although many languages are spoken in Scotland, the main three languages are Scots, English and Scots Gaelic. English is spoken everywhere!
- Scots language has different forms or dialects. Examples of these are Doric from the North East or Shetland if you’re on the Shetland Isles.
- Doric
- Foo, fit, far and fan are who, what where and when in the Doric of the North East.
- Foo ye doin’? How are you? Fit’s at? What’s that? Far ye gaun? Where are you going? Fan you gaun? When are you going?
- Shetland
- ‘Du’ is often used for you and instead of using th in words, the dialect uses d or sometimes t. For example dis for this, dat for that. Du is daft! You are daft!
- Scotland’s Language
- You may see Scots Gaelic on public notices in Scotland. Gaelic is more commonly spoken in the Highland and Western Isles.
- Try learning some Gaelic here.
- Can you collect some Scots words or Gaelic words? Perhaps you could make up your own dictionary.
- How many more Scots dialects can you find out about? Try this link for some help.
- Ciamar a tha sibh? How are you?
- Scotland’s Food
- When you think about Scottish food, what do you think of first? Haggis? Shortbread? Whisky?
- But what about Tablet? Cullen Skink? Clootie Dumpling?
- These are traditional Scottish foods and there are lots more, but like most places, you can find foods in Scotland from around the world.
- Scotland today is known for its production of high quality seafood, meat, game, fruit (particularly berries), vegetables, cheese and dairy products. You can find some facts about Scottish produce here.
- Next time you’re in the supermarket, can you find any Scottish produce? How about trying out a Scottish recipe? Porridge is easy to make and is very tasty!
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