HIGHLANDS

• The word “Gaelic” is pronounced /ÈgeIlIk/ by RP speakers but people from Barra pronounce it /g lIk/
• Outsiders are called “people without the island” by the inhabitants of Barra.
• The highland game of shinty is similar to Irish hurling
• Gaelic is spoken in the Highlands and …Ireland………….. .
• Highland English sounds like Irish because the source is the same: Gaelic. It has the same rythm and structures .
• The battle of Culloden was in …1746………….. .
• After the Culloden the highlanders were not permitted to wear …the highland dress: the kilt. .
• What was the name of the removal of Gaelic speakers from their lands? The Highland … Clearances………. .
• The Highlanders moved to …Canada, Australia, New Zeland, Nova Scotia, Colonies………………. ……………. …………

INDIA

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

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

· English is needed by girls to prove they are educated or for Prestige

· English represents …CLASS……….. according to one of the girls

AUSTRIALIA

· The first first penal colonies were in a) …SYDNEY……. …… b) …NEAR HOBART IN TASMANIA ………….

· What are some of the animals with Aborigine names? Kangaroo, Wombat, Dingo, Wallaby, Bandicoot, budgerigard, koala.

· The greatest number of the first settlers came from LONDON……

· What are the meanings of the following words?

o Wowser killjoy

o Cobber friend

o Larrikin youth

o corker a very good thing