{"id":2498,"date":"2026-09-12T08:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/?page_id=2498"},"modified":"2026-09-12T08:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:58:37","slug":"listening-2-scottish-independence-could-britain-break-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/?page_id=2498","title":{"rendered":"Listening 2: Scottish Independence: Could Britain Break Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d8e1e8\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#243447\" class=\"has-inline-color\">LISTENING 2<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Unit-1-Listening-2.mp4\">Scottish Independence: Could Britain Break Up? | The Economist (13:47)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"http:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Unit-1-Listening-2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><br>1. The Scottish National Party (the SNP) is now the largest regionalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom and for membership of the European Union, with a platform based on civic nationalism.<br>2. Holyrood (\/\u02c8h\u0252liru\u02d0d\/) is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, where the modern Scottish Parliament Building is situated. The name is often used in the media as a metonym for the Scottish Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">PRE-VIEWING QUESTIONS<\/mark><\/strong><br>1. What do you know about the relations between Scotland and the rest of the UK in the 20th \u2014 early 21st centuries?<br>2. Do you know why the Scottish independence debate is back on the political agenda?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">VIEWING TASK<\/mark><\/strong><br>Watch part of the video (3:15-8:30) and answer the following questions:<br>1. How does Scotland benefit from staying within the union?<br>2. What events have fostered nationalist sentiments in Scotland since the mid-20 th century?<br><strong>While watching, fill in the table.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"234\" src=\"http:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16-1024x234.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16-1024x234.png 1024w, https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16-900x206.png 900w, https:\/\/kaf1.moscow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-16.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">OUT-OF-CLASS VIEWING<\/mark><\/strong><br>Watch the video to the end out of class and decide whether the statements below are true (T)<br>or false (F). Support your opinion. Be ready for the class discussion.<br>1. Most Scots favour independence rather than further devolution.<br>2. Scotland will not necessarily be better-off if it goes it alone.<br>3. There isn\u2019t much chance that Scotland will be granted permission to hold another independence referendum.<br>4. If Scotland leaves the UK, this will create a domino effect.<br>5. Reunification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland is a possibility.<br>6. The break-away of any constituent part of the UK is unlikely to have significant economic consequences.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speak Up<\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">DISCUSSION QUESTIONS<\/mark><\/strong><br>1. Do you think further devolution of powers to the Scottish parliament would take the issue of independence off the table?<br>2. What other challenges and opportunities do you think there would be for Scotland if it gained independence?<br>3. What impact, in your opinion, would Scotland\u2019s secession have on Britain?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LISTENING 2 Scottish Independence: Could Britain Break Up? | The Economist (13:47) Notes1. The Scottish National Party (the SNP) is now the largest regionalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland. 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