the Highlands Games
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SCOTLAND- HIGHLAND

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What do you call an event that takes place every: Hour- hourly Day – Week – Month – Year – Annual -

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Name some festivals in your country. What do people do on these days?

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The Highlands Games Many Highlands games take place all over Scotland every year. The most famous meeting in Braemar , a small village in the Scottish Highlands. The games are always on the first Saturday in September.

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Competitions Many athletes travel to Scotland each year to take part in the games. They compete in events like the hammer throw, shot put, and the hill run. There are also music and dancing competitions.

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Music and dancing There are also music and dancing competitions. Marching bands perform for the crowds. They wear traditional clothing and play the bagpipes.

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Scottish clothes They wear traditional clothing and play bagpipes.

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Tossing the caber

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Clothing the games The most popular event of the day is the ‘tug of war’. Two teams hold onto a rope and try to pull the other team over the line. ‘tossing the caber’ is also popular. The athletes have to run holding a heavy tree trunk, the caber, upright.

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Music bands Then, they stop and throw it towards the sky. Tickets always sell out months before the games start. It’s a great day out for all the family.

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Mark the sentences ( right, wrong, doesn’t say) The Highlands games are an annual event. The games are in winter. The marching bands wear funny hats. The caber is very heavy. Tickets are always available. People like this interesting events very much.