Learn British English Free: "Three Days for a Pint" (reading practice)
Chris presents vocabulary and reads part of an article about people hiking in Scotland from the BBC website.
00:00-01:33 Introduction
01:33-04:00 New Vocabulary
04:00-07:01 Reading Practice
07:01 Conclusion
Vocabulary:
Pint (noun): a measurement for a drink in British pubs
Local (noun): British term for a pub
Midges (plural noun): small, annoying insects
Atrocious (adjective): extremely bad
Lochs (plural noun): large lakes in Scotland (such as Loch Ness)
Blustery (adjective): very windy
Bothy (noun): Scottish term for a mountain cottage or hut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
Three days for a pint? The wilderness walk to Britain's remotest pub
By Steven McKenzie
It's far from your local. For Ally Turner and her friend Glynis Mattheisen, it took a three-day trek through one of Scotland's last great wildernesses to reach Britain's remotest pub.
The pair, who live in Dundee, battled driving rain, high winds and midges for a pint at the Old Forge in Inverie, on the western coast of Scotland.
But despite the "atrocious" weather, Glynis says it was all worth it for a portion of the community-owned pub's hand-cut chips.
"It feels very special when you finish that journey."
Surrounded by mountains, moors and lochs, there are no roads to Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula.
So the only way to reach the village is via boat - or on foot.
Over the summer months, just a handful of people a day attempt the 30-mile trek from Glenfinnan to the Old Forge.
Ally and Glynis were well-equipped, but warm weather was in short supply.
"The journey was miserable," Glynis told BBC Radio Scotland.
"It was in the middle of summer, but we were freezing. It was so wet."
Thick mud sucked at their boots and they had a blustery night in a tent before finding shelter in a bothy the next evening.
Glynis said: "The weather was atrocious but it made it well worth it in the end.
"It's one of the last wildernesses and it feels very special when you finish that journey.
The pair celebrated with a pint and portion of chips - from some of the 300kg of potatoes that are shipped in every week.
For Ally and Glynis, who do an annual backpacking trip, the pub's new ownership was an added attraction.
The Old Forge taken over by the local community in 2022.
About 70 of the community's 130 people are shareholders and many helped to raise £1m in donations and grants to buy and refurbish the pub.
Glynis said: "It's just a nice story, and it's a special community."
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