Questions on Highlands, India and Australia

 

HIGHLANDS

  • The word “Gaelic” is pronounced /ČgeIlIk/ 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 much of the Highland culture comes from England.
  • The battle of Culloden was in England .
  • After the Culloden the highlanders were not permitted to wear their native dress.
  • What was the name of the removal of Gaelic speakers from their lands? The Highland clearances.
  • The Highlanders moved to Australia, New Zealand, Nova Scotia and some other parts

 

INDIA

·        There are at least fourteen 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 a career and a good education .

·        English represents class according to one of the girls

 

AUSTRIALIA

·        The first first penal colonies were in a) Sydney b) Tasmania

·        What are some of the animals with Aborigine names?

Kangaroo, wallaby, bandicoot, budgerigar, wombat, koala and dingo

·        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   : Very good thing