Come on Scotland!!!

Source: You Tube (gabsie196721) Key Words: flower of scotland

Ahead of the Scotland - Spain football game tonight, here is our anthem (Flower of Scotland) to cheer the Scots on.

I hope that Scotland play with the same passion as the anthem is sung and that we provide Spain with a memorable shock (though a Scottish victory would be more of a miracle than the survival of "los 33" LOL)

See a rugby version of the song and try to complete the lyrics.

Remember to use the labels. Here are all the stories related to Scotland and those related to football.

In the end Spain won 3 -2.

Source: You Tube (rory01410) Key words Spain Scotland 12/10/10

And a year later Spain still won and the commentators were as annoying as always.

LOOKING FORWARD TO the big match tonight and hopefully Scotland will TAKE THE WIND OUT OF Spain's SAILS. #funidioms1

— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

 

Vocabulary:

look forward to (sth / verb-ing) 

- to feel happy and excited about sth that is going to happen (tener ganas de algo)

• We're going to Paris next week.. I am looking forward to it..
• Are you looking forward to seeing your sister?

-  used at the end of a formal letter to say you hope to hear from or see sb soon, or that you expect sth from them

• I look forward to hearing from you.
• I look forward to your reply.

Idiom:

take the wind out of sb's sails

- make someone feel less confident, usually by saying or doing something unexpected (bajarle los humos a algn / cortar las alas a algn)

• Missing out on promotion really took the wind out of his sails.

 

Got my beer and ready to watch a NERVE-RACKING 90 mins of football. HERE'S HOPING that Scotland wins a famous victory over Spain.

— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Vocabulary:

nerve-(w)racking

- making you very nervous or anxious (estresante, anguistioso)

• It's nerve-wracking to speak in front of a lot of people. 

Idiom:

Here's hoping (that)

- used to say that you hope sth will happen

• Here's hoping that next year will be better.

If it were a competiton of ANTHEMS, we would WIN HANDS DOWN. But the Scottish anthem isn't the same without the BAGPIPES.

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Vocabulary:

anthem

- a song chosen by a country or organization to be sung on special occasions (himno)

bagpipes

- a Scottish musical instrument that is played by blowing air into a bag and forcing it through pipes (gaita)

Idioms:

win (sth) hands down

- to win something/beat someone very easily (ganar sin despeinarse)

• He won the debate hands down.

OK Spain is winning and better but the arrogance of this commentary is BEYOND BELIEF. Come on Scotland - do something to SHUT THEM UP!

— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

 

Idiom:

 beyond belief

- used to emphasise that sth is so extreme that it is difficult to believe (de no creer, increíble)

• What she said was stupid beyond belief.

Phrasal Verb:

shut (sb) up

- to stop talking or making noise or make sb stop (callar)

• I told them the news just to shut them all up.

I've put the match to mute - the Spanish commentators would be world champions in arrogance.

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

We need a William Wallace in our team. IT'S JUST AS WELL I have my beer to LIFT MY SPIRITS.

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Idiom:

(It's) just as well (that)

- used for saying that a situation or result is good even if not expected or intended (menos mal)

• It's just as well we aren't going away this weekend. The weather forecast is awful.
• We left at 9 a.m., which was just as well or we'd have missed the plane.

Vocabulary:

lift sb's spirits

- to make sb happier, to cheer sb up (animar el corazón)

• He's feeling a bit down after failing the exam. He needs a night out to lift his spirits.

@WikiNat It's the most boring game and so strange watching it without commentary (I couldn't take any more of their SMUGNESS).

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Vocabulary:

smug (adj) 

- too pleased or satisfied about sth you have achieved or sth you know (presumido, petulante)

• He's always got a smug grin on his face.
• She was by far the best player but I wish she wasn't so smug about it.

smugness (n) (engreimiento, suficiencia)

This is an embarrassment. Luckily, I am watching the match in the COMFORT OF MY OWN HOME. I'M ON THE POINT OF GIVING UP watchING.

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Vocabulary:

the comfort of your own home

- at home where you are physically relaxed and happy

• I love working from the comfort of my own home.

be on the point of + verb-ing

- be about to do sth (estar a punto de hacer)

Phrasal Verb:

give up

- to stop doing or to stop trying (dejar, abandonar)

• I've given up running marathons. I'm too old for it now.

AT LEAST I can hear our supporters EVEN THOUGH they are OUTNUMBERED and on the losing side.

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Vocabulary:

at least

- sth that you say when you are telling sb about an advantage in a bad situation (por lo menos)

• Everything seemed to go wrong but  at least it didn't rain.

even though

- in spite of the fact that (aunque)

• I like my job even though it is badly paid.

outnumber

-  to be greater in number than sb or sth (superar en número a)

• I was outnumbered. Everyone else wanted to go to a Japanese restaurant.

Now I am going to DROWN MY SORROWS :D

— English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 11, 2011

Idiom:

drown  your sorrows 

- to drink alcohol in order to forget your problems (ahogar tus penas)