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MIDGES IN SCOTLAND The Scottish Highlands is a beautiful place with its mountains and valleys.   For thousands of years the grandeur of this landscape has been marred by the misery of the midge.  So the midge is called the 'tiniest of monsters'   Dr Alison Blackwell says: "A midge has a set of mouth parts that like shearing scissors and they cut a hole in your skin and create a pool of blood and then they put their mouth parts in and suck from that. And that itself can be very painful."  http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/6minute/100624_6min_highlands.pdf It is very dangerous the insects in summer because you can have serious illness for them. 

                                                     THE TYPES OF SMILE THE ENTHUSIAST SMILE  GIVES GOOD RESULTS.   BIG FREE SMILE          THE ROBOT SMILE AND THE BIG FREE SMILES    NEVER GIVE GOOD RESULTS.          

SUPERSTITIONS  IN SCOTLAND The animals, birds and nature feature a lot in British superstitions. So, people mention " touch wood "or "knock on wood" for luck. On the other hand, if you carry a rabbit's foot, around your neck,  it will bring you good luck. It's what people call "a lucky charm". A charm is an object that brings good luck. So a rabbit's foot is a charm that brings good luck to the person carrying it. Besides there are a  few more British superstitions involving nature. Dr Paul Walton, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , spoke to the BBC about some superstitions surrounding birds in Scotland.  He is talking about seagulls and the traditions associated with them. So, according to Dr Walton, there are superstitions that are associated with gulls in Scotland. Partly it must be because Scotland's such a fantastic place for birds,  these superstitions have developed because these are the living things that ha...

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MIDGES IN SCOTLAND The Scottish Highlands is a beautiful place with its mountains and valleys.   For thousands of years the grandeur of this landscape has been marred by the misery of the midge.  So the midge is called the 'tiniest of monsters'   Dr Alison Blackwell says: "A midge has a set of mouth parts that like shearing scissors and they cut a hole in your skin and create a pool of blood and then they put their mouth parts in and suck from that. And that itself can be very painful."  http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/6minute/100624_6min_highlands.pdf It is very dangerous the insects in summer because you can have serious illness for them. 

Scottland and the healthy pizza http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2012/07/120705113010_120704_6min_english_healthy_pizza_pdf.pdf The more traditional, Italian-style pizzas have thinner bases and less cheese, so they’re a bit healthier. The majority of pizzas that we buy in the supermarkets are laden with fat – that means they’re full of fat. But there is good news on the horizon for pizza lovers in the UK… But there is a nutritionist from Scotland has helped to produce a range of pizzas which are nutritionally balanced. They contain the right number of calories, plus all of the vitamins and minerals you need in one meal. Being actually a perfect pizza. It was designed by entrepreneur Donnie MacLean and professor Mike Lean from Glasgow University. This is the reason why did they decide to design the pizza: Professor Mike Lean:  Of the hundreds and thousands of pizzas on the market they vary enormously in what they contain. Not one of them, up un...

MONSTERS IN DESERT OF GOBI DESERT DISCOVERIES AND MONSTER MYTHS David Keys on new insights into the day of the dinosaur. Chinese and Canadian scientists working in the Gobi Desert have stumbled across a series of 80 million year old dinosaur colonies. They have discovered new species. The Gobi Desert colony discovered this year is of a species of vegetarian armoured dinosaur known as an ankylosaur which has been attacked by a carnivorous dinosaur on the ankylosaur nest full of eggs. They were neither round nor oval, but long and thin- around 180 centimetres long and 60 centimetres in diameter . Ankylosaur females seem to have laid them with great efficiency, two at a time. One extraordinary nest, containing thirty of these eggs, has yielded some clues about laying techniques. The eggs were arranged in the nest in a multi-layer spiral, resembling a pyramid. The team has also unearthed the skull and vertebrae of what seems to be the Old World´s largest dinosaur. This crea...

REINTRODUCING WOLVES INTO SCOTLAND Wolves were last seen in the wild in Scotland in the seventeenth century but in recent times there have been proposals to reintroduce the animal to more remote highland areas of the country. Four scientists give their views on the idea. There are four points of view according to different scientists: 1.- The idea of reintroducing wolves into Scotland three centuries after they were eradicated has a romantic appeal, and if, as wolf reintroduction schemes in parts of the USA like Montana suggest would happen, they reduced red deer numbers and consequently stimulated greater biodiversity, this would be very positive. This potential ecological benefit is undeniable but comparisons with the USA are deceptive. Scotland is a small country and keeping wolves away from its many livestock farms would be difficult. Scotland also has limited economic resources, and the funds required to introduce and manage packs of wolves would be far better spent mainta...

MORE RARE CREATURES There are more rares creatures in the world which are studied by the Cryptozoology, for instance: THE YETI in the Tibet Mount Everest in the Himalayas. The Yeti, once better known as the Abominable Snowman, is a mysterious bipedal creature said to live in the mountains of Asia. It sometimes leaves tracks in snow, but is also said to dwell below the Himalayan snow line. Despite dozens of expeditions into the remote mountain regions of Russia, China, and Nepal, the existence of the Yeti remains unproven. The Yeti is said to be muscular, covered with dark grayish or reddish-brown hair, and weigh between 200 and 400 pounds. It is relatively short compared to North America's Bigfoot, averaging about 6 feet in height. Though this is the most common form, reported Yetis have come in a variety of shapes. In 2010, hunters in China caught a strange animal that they claimed was a Yeti. This mysterious, hairless, four-legged animal was initiall...

St. George´s Day (23 rd April) http://downloads.bbc.co.uk//worldservice/learningenglish/6minute/090423_6min_george_pdf.pdf Question: According to the legend, which mythical creature did Saint George kill? a)       a unicorn b)        a dragon c)         a griffin St George's Day is great fun and an ideal opportunity for people to celebrate their nationality and being English. It reminds that they are proud of their national identity, where they come from and who they are. St George isn't patron saint of England but also of many other countries and cities including Lithuania, Portugal, Germany, Moscow and Venice. However it is important to make the distinction that Britain is made up of England, Wales and Scotland and each country has its own patron saint with its own special day. St Andrew is patron saint for Scotland and Saint David is for Wales. Video of St. Andrew of...