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Scotland/Highland Games
Highland games are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands.
- Watch the videos and read the texts.
- Then do the Interactive Exercises and check if you've understood everything.
Heavy Events
In the heavy events the men compete to show who is strongest.
Putting the stone
Tossing the caber
Tug of War
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
The sport was part of the Olympic Games from 1900 until 1920, but has not been included since.
Hill race
Hill races see runners trying to get to the top of a local hill as quickly as possible, any way they choose. This Highland Games event can test even experienced runners due to the uneven terrain and the steepness of many of the hills.
Interactive Exercises
Highland Games
Find the matching sets!
higher, faster, stronger
These exercises are about comparing adjectives.
Put in the correct words.
My stone is bigger yours! - My stone is heaviest of all!
My sport is interesting than yours. Putting the stone isn’t interesting as Tossing the Caber.
asthemorethan
Complete the sentences. You have to compare the adjectives.
McDuff boasted: "I can throw the stone than you!"
O'Connor replied: "Maybe I can't throw as as you, but certainly than anyopne else.
"You're the liar in all of Scotland! You're not as as I am."
Let's do a competition to see who is than you and who ist !
bestbiggestfartherbetterhigherhighgood
Complete the sentences. You have to compare the adjectives.
The next day all the clans met. McDuff had a very heavy stone. He told McDonald: My stone is than your stone." - No, my stone is as as yours."
"Now, let's see who is the of all. I'm than everyone else!"
He took the stone, swung it between his legs and threw it forcefully across the field. But alas, the distance was than McDonald's.
Then he put a piece of wood in his hand. This is a caber! I'm going toss it across the field. This is than putting the stone because you have to throw it in one direction.
He lifted the caber. It was than a big ladder and much .
- Mock test: Fingal's Cave
- Mock test: Glamping