1. What did Coubertin invent? The Commonwealth Games, The Highland Games or The Olympic Games. 
2. How many Highland sports did he include in the Olympic games? Three, four or five.

Clans at the games

1

Look at the picture and put the words back into the text to define the word “clan”.


A

is a unique Scottish word. It doesn’t mean

, as some people think. It designates a social group, people who work and fight together. Traditionally, members adopted the name of the clan to show their loyalty. Each clan has a different

, on their clothes, with a distinct pattern of coloured blocks and

. Most clans originally come from the

of Scotland, not the

near the English border. Not all Scotsmen

 to a clan!

2

Watch the video and try to explain this game.

3

Reorder these words to create instructions for this game.

a) the / Hold / in / stone / one / hand / . / ➝
b) your / it / against / neck / Place / . / ➝
c) in / circle / a / Turn / quickly / . / ➝
d) Throw / as / stone / as / possible / the / far / . / ➝ 

The Scottish Olympics

1

Listen to the audio. Then complete the text to describe the picture.


This picture

King Malcolm’s race. In the 11^th

, the King organised a race to the

of a large

. The

of the race became the King’s

messenger. Some people

this

inspired the Highland Games.

2

Choose the events which are not mentioned in the audio.

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Skiing

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Baking

Drumming

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Cycling

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Cooking

Piping

Caber toss

Haggis toss

Dancing

3

Watch the video and fill in this poster for the Highlands Games of Braemar.

THE HIGHLAND GAMES OF BRAEMAR

The Saturday of .
For almost centuries ! 
More than of spectactors!

On the bill:

Come to the games

1

You want to go to the Bermuda Highland Games with a friend. Fill in the text message with elements from the poster. See Grammar.

2

Tick the sporting events.

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Tug of war

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Field races

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Tossing the caber

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5K run and walk

Food stalls

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Highland dance competitions

Band performances

La prononciation de « th »

Listen: On the eleventh, I gathered athletes.

Réfléchis : Note le symbole correspondant aux syllabes en gras : /ð/ ou /θ/.



Répète : The father thanked the mother for the thing she gave him.

Les prépositions : at, on et until

Observe : The games will start at 4 p.m. on Thursday 25^th June. They will last until late at night.

Réfléchis : Repère les prépositions et ce qui les suit.


De quel type d’information s’agit-il pour chacune d’entre elles ?


Conclus : Chaque préposition a son rôle : at + ; on + ; until + .

Mission 1

1

Your mission is to prepare...

a radio advert.

a poster.

an oral presentation.

2

Your document will include (two answers)...

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dates, times and prices.

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details of each event.

the history of the Highland Games.

3

Choose your level:

A2

A2+

A1+