IRELAND

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IRELAND

CULTURE AND CUSTOMS

Chapter 1

Geography and Language

What do you know about Ireland?

Ireland is an island located in the northeastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean

1. True
2. False

The Republic of Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom

1. True
2. False

What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

The currency used in Northern Ireland is

1. the British Pound Sterling
2. the Euro

The Cliffs of Moher, one of the country's most famous attractions, are located:

1. on the nothern coast of Ireland
2. on the western coast of Ireland

Which city is described here?
The "Rebel City" due to its association with rebellion against British rule.

1. Limerick
2. Cork
3. Belfast
4. Dublin

Which city is described below?
This city is the capital city of Northern Ireland. It is famous for its Titanic Quarter, where the Titanic was built.

1. Belfast
2. Cork
3. Dublin
4. Limerick

What do you know about the Giant's Causeway?

Chapter 2

Celts, Christians, and Vikings

What do you know about Vikings?

Chapter 3

The Irish and the English

What do you know about the relationship between the Irish and the English?

Why were the potato crops failing (turning black and rotten)?

1. Because of the fungus Phytophthora infestans
2. There was not enough rain
3. Therer was too much sun

There was little death from hunger during the first year of the famine

1. because they were growing corn and other crops in Ireland.
2. because the British Prime MInister Sir Robert Peel imported corn from the US.

There were not enough mills to grind corn in Ireland.

1. True
2. False

What was the cause of scurvy?

1. corn and severe vitamin C deficiency
2. they ate too much sugar
3. both A and B

What did a "Laissez faire approach" mean?

1. minimal government involvement in the economics of Ireland.
2. achievement of full independence as the Republic of Ireland.

Why did many Irish peasants commit crimes?

1. They had nothing else to do
2. There're trying to get caught in an attempt to be sent to jail where they might be fed

When were the potato crops recovered?

1. 1852
2. 1922

By the time the potato crops recovered ... Irish left the homeland.

1. 1-2 milion
2. 2-3

Where did they emigrate?

1. Britain and North America
2. Russia and China

Chapter 3: The Irish  and the English

page 10 - 11 Reading 

page 12 - test your knowledge 

This lesson: 

1) READING: Text 5 in your Reader, Gold - page 20, ex.2, 5, 6

2) LISTENING Gold -page 16, ex.2, 3, 6; page 18, ex.2, 4 

3) GRAMMAR: Gold - page 17, ex.9, 10, (page 151 grammar focus/ Reader) 

4) WORD FORMaTIOIN on page 19, ex.1, 2, 4

Chapter 4

Northern Ireland

What do you know about 'The Troubles'?

Chapter 5

Irish Folklore and Traditions

Chapter 6

Irish Culture

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