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Scotch Whisky


By fd, C. Commons

As you know, Paco has been travelling around the UK and he has visited the Highlands in topic 3. He has learned many things about Scotland and Scottish people that he didn’t know before. Although he is not very keen on alcohol, he has heard about Scotch Whisky. He has visited one of the numerous distilleries in the Highlands open to the public and now he has learned interesting facts about this drink.

Its origin probably comes from the traditional Scottish thrift. Many centuries ago, instead of wasting their extra barley, the farmers fermented and distilled it, producing what they called in Gaelic ‘visge beatha’. This was whisky, but their Gaelic words meant ‘Water of life’.

For centuries, people in Scotland have been making whisky following more or less the same technique. Scotch whisky is considered to be the best in the world. Why? Maybe because of the quality of Highland water. That is why distilleries are often located in remote areas near cool mountain streams. Other countries have tried to produce whisky of the same quality with no success.

There are more than one hundred distilleries in Scotland. Its ‘Water of Life’ is the most successful export to the rest of the world.


Read the text again and identify the examples of Present Perfect Simple and Continuous, and Past Simple.


Pregunta Verdadero-Falso
According to the text, are these statements true or false?


1. Paco likes drinking whisky from time to time.

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2. Whisky means 'Water of Life'.

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3. Whisky made in Scotland is supposed to be the best in the world.

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4. Some countries have achieved to produce whisky of the same quality.

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Icono de iDevice Form of Present Perfect Continuous

There are two examples of Present Perfect Continuous in the text.

  • Paco has been travelling around the UK.
  • People in Scotland have been making whisky for centuries.

 

Transform these sentences into negative and interrogative:

NEGATIVE

Paco _________________________________ around the UK.

People in Scotland ____________________________________ whisky for centuries.

INTERROGATIVE

_______________________________________________ around the UK?

_______________________________________________ whisky for centuries?

 


Icono de iDevice -ing spelling
What are the -ing forms of these verbs?
  • look: ___________
  • study: __________
  • live: ____________
  • run: ____________
  • play: ___________
  • eat: ____________

Icono de iDevice Comparing verb tenses
Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, or the Past Simple:

1. Paco _______________________ (learn) many things about Scotland lately.

2. Yesterday he ____________________(visit) one of the famous distilleries.

3. Many centuries ago, Scottish people ________________________(not want) to waste their extra barley.

4. Distilleries ____________________________________(make) whisky in a very similar way for centuries.

5. Despite their efforts, other countries ________________________________(not obtain) whisky of the same quality.


Icono de iDevice Pronunciation

Decide if the word 'have' is pronounced weak or strong in these sentences. Remember it is pronounced strong when it is said in isolation or as a full verb.

 

1. We have a new computer: __________

2. I have to go: __________

3. I have met my friends: __________

4. Have you seen the film?: __________

5. Yes, I have: __________


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