All Right! - Havo 2 - Unit 4 - Northern Ireland - Introduction

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Welcome to 

English class

Northern Ireland

What do you know about
Northern Ireland?

Is Northern Ireland a country?

1. Yes
2. No

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern-
Ireland

Which country for which capital?

Edinburgh

Belfast

Cardiff

London

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Match the flags to the countries.

England

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Wales

Where do they pay in euros?

1. Scotland
2. Northern Ireland
3. Ireland
4. Wales

The famous ship ’Titanic’ was built in Belfast.

1. True
2. False

The capital city of Northern Ireland is Dublin.

1. True
2. False

Most people in Northern Ireland speak English.

1. True
2. False

Northern Ireland

Flag                            Belfast                Shamrock        Northern-Ireland

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern-
Ireland

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have the same currency (money)

1. True (Irish pounds)
2. False (British pounds)

You can drive to Northern Ireland from Scotland.

1. True
2. False

Most people in Northern Ireland speak English.

1. True
2. False

The capital city of Northern Ireland is Dublin.

1. True
2. False

The Troubles

Catholics

(45% of population)

Republicans

Nationalists

Want to unite with Ireland

IRA (Irish Republican Army)

Protestants

(48% of population) 

Unionists

Loyalists

Want to be part of UK

UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)

What were The Troubles?

A conflict...

1. ... between Scotland and Ireland
2. ... within Ireland
3. ... between France and England
4. ... between Northern Ireland and Scotland

How many years did it take for 'the troubles' to end?

1. 3 years
2. 30 years
3. 10 years
4. 11 months

What was the conflict about?

1. Religion: protestant vs catholic
2. Politics: whether to stay in the UK or not
3. Both, people who wanted to stay in the UK were mostly Protestant.
4. Neither, it was about the working conditions of mine workers.

Unionists, who were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists, who were mostly Irish Catholics, wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland.

Which country doesn't belong to the United Kingdom?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Northern Ireland
4. Wales

Murals in Belfast

British Loyalist Mural

Unionist symbolism, Union Jacks

Irish Republican Mural

Irish symbolism & language, green

To do

Exercise  1,2,3                  - page 136/137

To study

What will we do with it? 

we gaan de opdrachten gezamenlijk de volgende les nakijken

Homework

Please add your chosen card to the feedback box next to the door

Did we achieve our goals today?

1. You will learn when to use have to, must and should and their meaning.

2. You know how to create sentences with have to, must and should. 

please add your 

chosen card(s) to 

the feedback box

resultaat likes/dislikes: 

yes :

mid :

no :

resultaat inhoud: 

understood :

mid :

no : 

Goals

Doelen:

- Ik verhoog mijn algemene kennis met informatie over Northern Ireland

- Aan het einde van de introductie van het hoofdstuk, kan ik minimaal 5 dingen vertellen over Northern Ireland

Subdoelen:

- Ik kan iets vertellen over de geschiedenis van Northern Ireland

- Ik kan vragen beantwoorden over gegeven informatie door middel van te luisteren naar verschillende informatieve clips

- Ik kan aanwijzen waar Northern Ireland ligt op de kaart

- Ik kan vragen beantwoorden over verschillende onderwerpen die te maken hebben met Northern Ireland