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Clans and bagpipes |
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During the history of Scotland clans and bagpipes have always been very
important. Here you find statements on clans and bagpipes. Go to the
Internet links to find out if the statements are true or false. Write down
the answer on your worksheet AND correct the false statements.
1. The word 'clann' means 'father' in Gealic (this is a very old form of
English).
2. Clans lived self-sufficiently (= zelfvoorzienend). They were mostly
farmers with cattle (= vee) as their main wealth. They would never steal
cattle from other clans.
3. Clans originated (= ontstaan) in many different parts of the world:
- Clans with Norse connections
- Clans linked with ancient monastic (= koinklijke) houses
- Clans originated from Norman settlers
- Clans with an unknown origin
4. A kilt is a skirt (= rok) worn by Scottsmen (= Scottish men).
5. A tartan is a Scottish beer.
6. A bagpipe is a pipe you can smoke.
7. Listen to some backpipe music at http://caber-records.com/
Give your opinion on your worksheet. Do you like it? Why (not)? |
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Internet Links |
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Here you can find information on clans, kilts, tartans and bagpipes. Go
to 'about Scotland' and than choose 'uniquely Scottish' and 'history' for
the clans.
http://www.visitscotland.com
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On this website you can find a lot of information on kilts and tartans. You
can look at tartan examples and even create your own pattern!
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/tartan_types/index.cfm
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Listen to backpipe music on this website. Click on 'music samples' and let
your ears enjoy the music...
http://caber-records.com/
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There is always the search enginge 'google' you can use to look for other
websites to find more information.
http://www.google.com
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