Toss the caber!

1. Does Haggis not contain beef, chicken or lamb? 
2. Are the ingredients mixed inside a sheep’s stomach, an onion or a tartan sock? 
3. Is blood pudding a type of sausage, a dessert or a drink?

The rules of the game

1

Label the drawing with words from the "rules" paragraph.

a

b

c

d

e

Rope

Team lines

Team

Players

Referee

2

Match the word to its definition. 

3

Fill in the table with the Tug of war rules.

Tossing the caber

1

Listen and fill in this information sheet on the equipment required for the caber toss.


For the caber toss, you need… a caber!

A caber is a .
Length: feet → metres.
Weight: pounds → kilograms.

2

Referring to the picture, drag and drop the elements in the correct order.

3

Transform these sentences to bring them in line with the caber toss rules.

a) The trunk is 25 feet long and weighs 80 pounds. ➝ .
b) The thrower throws the trunk and runs. ➝ .
c) The caber lands without flipping. ➝ .

4

Explain the rules to your friend.
💡 Tip: Use these keywords: first, then, next, after that, finally.

Highland sports

1

Complete these phrases to create captions for each image.

Gordon Castle Highland Games, Fochabers, Moray, Scotland, May 2014.
a) Turn

quickly to increase your distance.
b) Hold the

of the caber.
c) Throw the haggis as

as possible.
d) Toss the weight

the bar.

2

Watch the video and say if these statements are right or wrong.

BBC News

a) The Braemar Games are the oldest in Scotland. (Right. / Wrong.) 
b) The Royal Artillery is competing. (Right. / Wrong.) 
c) There is no dance competition this year. (Right. / Wrong.) 
d) The most popular sport is the tug o’war. (Right. / Wrong.) 
e) The Braemar caber weighs 120 kilos.  (Right. / Wrong.)

3

Ask questions to the caber thrower to learn more about his sport. 

a) 

did you first throw a caber?
b)

pounds can you carry?
c)

do you need to train at home?
d)

practice should you have before the Games?
e)

did you feel when you won?
f)

do you do to avoid injury?

La proinonciation du « i »

Listen: Haggis, kilt, whisky, Highland, piping, finally.

Réfléchis : Comment prononces-tu ces mots ? Distingue les /aɪ/ des /ɪ/.



Répète : Scottish children don’t like haggis nor drink whisky, do they?

Must, HAVE to et need to

Observe : The caber must be 16 to 22 feet long. It has to weigh between 100 and 180 pounds and it needs to be vertical.

Réfléchis : Observe les mots en gras. Permettent-ils d’exprimer des règles, des vœux ou des envies ?

Conclus : Pour exprimer une obligation, on utilise + BV ou + to + BV. Pour exprimer une nécessité, on utilise + to + BV.

Mission 2

1

Your mission is to...

interview a player about a sport.

invent a new sport.

talk about an existing sport.

2

You will need to invent...

rules.

players.

objects.

3

Choose your level:

A1+

A2

A2+