Poems – Address to the Haggis
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Introduction
You can listen to a recording of this poem at:...
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Poems – Address to the Haggis
Page 1 of 3
The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.
We are registered in England as a charity.
Introduction
You can listen to a recording of this poem at:
http://learnenglish.
britishcouncil.
org/poems/address-haggis
This support pack contains the following materials:
• a pre-reading vocabulary activity;
• the poem that you can listen to;
• a comprehension activity.
Before reading
Exercise 1
In the table are 16 words from the poem.
Below the table are definitions of these words.
Can you match
the words to their definitions?
a.
chieftain b.
disgust c.
ditch d.
grateful
e.
gushing f.
platter g.
pores h.
resounds
i.
sneering j.
splashes k.
strive l.
swollen
m.
tread n.
tripe o.
whiplash p.
withered
1.
A large plate used for serving food
2.
A neck injury caused by a sudden forward movement of the upper body
3.
Causes an amount of
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