The small kilt story (English exercise n°784 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicThe small kilt story réalisé à partir documents du net English exercise "The small kilt story" created by bridg (10-12-2004) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. The kilt, or philabeg to use its older Gaelic name, that has now become the ( R D N D S A A T ) dress 2. for all "Highlanders", has its origin in an older ( E T N R M A G ) called the belted plaid 3. and has long been the most recognisable ( L L U R T U A C ) tradition of the Highland Scots 4. and have, in fact, been in ( D L E O D E E V P ) the nineteenth century, not by Scottish , Highlanders but by the Nobles of England and Scotland 5. There is much evidence that many of the more ( N C I S A B G R E L O E ) tartans seen today are in fact 6. creations of Scottish and English ( T I O A S R L ) during the reign of Queen Victoria. 7. . Despite this, it has generally been accepted that the basic concepts of the tartan and the ( I N E A W R G ) of the kilt 8. do indeed have their origin in the history of early Scottish and Irish clans, or ( S I A F E L M I ) . 9. After 1688, and the fall of the Stuart clan, the English government felt he need to take a more active ( R E E N T S I T ) in the Highland affairs. 10. In 1707, the Act of Union took place, and succeeded in temporarily uniting the ( C T O I P L L I A ) factions 11. and clans that were universally opposed to the Act. The tartan came into it's own as a ( B Y S L M O ) of active nationalism.. 12. During the eighteen hundreds, the wearing of the belted plaid began to be ( G D N H X E C A E ) for that of the kilt. 13. The belted plaid, being a one-piece six-foot tall cloth, belted about the waist with the remainder being worn up about the ( R U O L H D S E ) , was proving to be somewhat inconvenient to wear. 14. , was proving to be somewhat inconvenient to wear. A "new", little kilt ( D G E I N S ) became popular 15. The plaid now became more of a ( H S F I N O A ) experiment for the elite of English society End of the free exercise to learn English: The small kilt story (01.11.2008 14:43)A free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic | All our lessons and exercises
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