Highlands

1. The word “gaelic is pronouced /geɪlɪk/ by RP speakers but people from Barra pronounce it /gælic/.

2. Otsiders are called “people without the island” by the inhabitants of Barra.

3. The highland game of shinty is similar to Irish hurling.

4. Gaelic is spoken in the Highlands and Islands.

5. Highland English sounds like Irish because they have the same source.

6. The Battle of Culloden was in 1745.

7. After the Culloden the highlanders were not permitted to wear his native dress.

8. What was the name of the removal of Gaelic speakers from their lands? The Highland clearances.

9. The Highlanders moved to Australia, New Zeland, Nova Scotia and so many other parts.

India

1. There are at least 14 competing linguistic traditions in India.

2. English is considered a neutral language in some things according to Professor Braj Kachru.

3. English is needed by girls to get married,

4. English represents class according to one of the girls.

Australia

1. The first penal colonies were in Sydney and near Hobart in Tasmania.

2. What are some of the animals with aborigine names? Kangaroo, koala, dingo...

3. The greatest number of the first settlers came from London.

4. What are the meanings of the following words?

   a) wawser: killjoy

   b) cobber: friend

   c) larrikin: a youth

   d) corker: a very good thing

5. Flax Jim Vaux wrote a short vocabulary of flash languages.

6. Australia is the most classless form of English in the world.

Africa

1. Name two African languages mentioned in the film. Timne and Susu.

2. Apart from Standard English what other kind of English is mentioned? Creole.