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1、2019-2020年外研版高中英语选修7Module6《TheWorld’sCulturalHeritage》（Section1）素材1.Conkers:（英国的）康克戏（一种儿童游戏，双方各用绳子系住一个七叶树果，以击破对方的七叶树果为胜）PlayingconkersisaBritishgamewhichiscenturiesold.Intheautumn,boyscollectthefallennutsoftheHorseChestnuttree,whicharelarge,roundandbrownandmonlyknownasconkers.
2、Theymakeaholeinthemiddleofeachnutfromtoptobottomandthreadapieceofstringthroughit,knottingitunderneath.Theythenfindapartnerwhohasaconkerandplaythegamelikethis:BoyAtakeshisconkerstringatthetopandholdsitatarm’slength,sothattheconkerdanglesdownfreeattheotherendofthestring;BoyBthent
3、riedtohitthisconkerwithhis,withthearmofbreakingit.WhenBhashadhisturn,heholdshisconkeroutandBoyAtriestohithisconker.Thiscontinuesuntiloneoftheconkersisbroken.Thefirsttimeanewconkerbreaksanotherconkeritbeesa“oner”,andifitgoesontobreakothersitbeesa“twoer”,a“threer”andsoon.Children
4、areveryproudofconkersthatbreakmanyothers.Theconker“season”isfromtheendofSeptemberonintoOctober,whenthehorsechestnutsfallfromthetrees.Schoolplaygroundsareoftencoveredwithbrokenconkers,asmanypairsofboysplaythegame.PlayingconkersisanimportantpartofBritishintangibleculturalheritage
5、whichhasbeenpasseddownorallyfromgenerationtogeneration.2.ScottishGaelicScottishGaelic(盖尔语)isoneofthelanguagesintheCelticbranchofIndo-Europeanfamily.ItwasintroducedintoScotlandfromIrelandaround500AD.Bythe11thCentury,itwasthedominantlanguagethroughoutScotland,butsincethenhasbeend
6、eclining,duetotheinfluenceofEnglandandtheEnglish.Inthe2001Census,thepopulationofScotlandwas5,062,011;ofthese4,968,729peoplesaidtheyhadnoknowledgeofGaelic,andonly31,235saidtheycouldspeak,readandwriteGaelic,whileafurther27,415saidtheycouldspeakbutnotreadorwriteit,and7.413otherpeo
7、plesaidtheycoulddooneoftheotherskills.TherewasadeclineinGaelicspeakersfrom1991(65,978)to2001(58,652).ThisdeclinewasparticularlynoticeableinthetraditionalheartlandsoftheGaidhealtachd(Gaelic-speakingarea)inthenorthwesternpartsofScotland.Thiswasalsoconnectedwithlossofpopulationing
8、eneralfromremoteislandareastothecities.TheScottishgove
