Методическое пособие по работе с видеофильмом «Introducing Great Britain. Part 1»

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Now the Queen and Prince Philip are leaving the Braemar Games. They will go to their Scottish home a few miles away at Balmoral Castle.
Highland Scotland is mountainous and wild. In winter the mountains are white with snow. In summer the heather plants give them a purple colour. About 300,000 red deer live in this part of Britain. These Highland cattle grow long thick coats in the winter.
Between the mountains are rivers and lakes. The Scottish word for lake is loch. Youve probably heard of the monster of Loch Ness!
This is Loch Awe, with the ruined castle of Kilchurn.
Off the west coast of Scotland there are more than fifty islands. The main port for boats to the islands is Oban, a fishing port, where crabs are plentiful. The crabs dont look very appetizing when they arrive at the harbour, but theyre delicious in sandwiches. Fishing means work for some people; for others it means sport. Scotlands deep lochs are full of large fish, but the biggest fish are the famous Scottish salmon, and they are found in the rivers. You need skill and experience to catch a salmon. They are difficult to catch and very strong.
Scottish rivers are good for two things: fishing is one, the other is Scotch whisky. Whisky is made from water and barley. The method hasnt changed for hundreds of years.
Part 3. Hadrians Wall
This is Northumberland, where England meets Scotland. Forty kilometres south of the modern border is Hadrians Wall. It was built by the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, nearly two thousand years ago.
When the Romans left Britain in the fourth century, the wall was four and a half metres high and went right across Britain from the west coast to the east. All along this great wall were towers, castles and for

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