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Scots saws or sayings<br />
In the programme Billy Kay visits Sawney Bean’s cave. When the adventure is past he says ‘Oh weel,<br />
back tae aul claes an parridge’. What does he mean? The Scots language contains many well-known<br />
sayings and idioms. In Scots these are often called Scots saws or sayings.<br />
Group discussion<br />
Here are some more sayings. Try to work out what they mean.<br />
tae pit somebody’s gas at a peep<br />
whit’s fir ye’ll no gan by ye<br />
gan doon the brae<br />
he’s no backwards aboot comin forrit<br />
Writing in groups<br />
Can you add any more to this list?<br />
In your groups write down other sayings that you know, then test them out on the rest of the class.<br />
Did the other groups have any you didn’t have?<br />
Individual work<br />
Collect some more Scots saws or sayings at<br />
home. Sometimes old people know lots of them.<br />
Bring them back to school and share them<br />
with the class.<br />
Writing<br />
A CTIVITY SHEET 10<br />
On your own, or with the rest of the class,<br />
gather all your sayings together into a booklet.<br />
You might illustrate it with drawings<br />
connected with the saying. You could each<br />
draw a picture, with a caption underneath.<br />
The next time you’re writing a story, you might decide to use some<br />
sayings in it when somebody is speaking.<br />
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