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Unit 4: Northern Ireland
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Today

Introduction Unit 4
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Northern Ireland

Lesson plan:

- What do you know about Northern Ireland

- Irish accents/names

Lesson 1: Crossing Borders

Lesson 2: Listening, ex 2/3/4

Lesson 2: Past simple vs Present Perfect

Goal Lesson 1: you know what Northern Ireland is and can explain some facts about NI

Goal Lesson 2: you have recapped / refreshened your knowledge of the Past simple / present perfect

Northern Ireland
(Noord-Ierland)

Northern Ireland

• 1,8 million inhabitants
•  capital city is Belfast
• created in 1921
• peace since 1998 after 30 years of civil war

Northern Ireland

• 1,8 million inhabitants
•  capital city is Belfast
• created in 1921
• peace since 1998 after 30 years of civil war

Is Northern Ireland part of the UK?

1. Yes
2. No

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

We're going to watch a video where Susie tells us about things to do in and around Belfast.

Write down in your book/tablet:

1) a thing you can do in the city

2) a thing you can find in nature

3) What Susie is proud of

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

What does Irish Gaelic sound like?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e2tkDkK_Y0U

How do you pronounce these Northern Irish names?

Write the options down 

in your notebook/book

Irish spelling/names

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_rnUgwoE-DE

Exercises

Paragraaf 4.1 (p. 142):

Exercise 1a together

Exercises

Paragraaf 4.1 (p. 142):

Exercise 1a together

We'll read the text together.

Exercises

Paragraaf 4.1 (p. 142):

Exercise 1a together

We'll read the text together.

Now, do ex. 2 & 3

According to the legend, the Giant's causeway used to be a road from Ireland to....

According to scientists the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway were the result of...

1. an earthquake
2. a tsunami
3. volcanic activity
4. a tornado

The Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge was built by ....

1. farmers
2. fishermen

Today...

Lesson 1: Crossing Borders:

- You learned about Northern Ireland, Belfast

- Irish accents/names

Next class:

Lesson 2: Listening + Past simple vs Present Perfect

You will recap / refreshed your knowledge of the Past simple / present perfect

read chapter introduction

Nationalists or republicans are mainly....

1. Catholic
2. Protestant

Unionists or loyalists mainly want Northern Ireland to...

1. stay part of the UK.
2. leave the UK and join the Republic of Ireland.

When did the Troubles start?

1. in the late 1960s
2. in the late 1990s

The Good Friday Agreement was signed in the year....

Film(pje)

Je gaat nu een kort filmpje over Noord-Ierland kijken.

Klik hier en scroll naar het laatste filmpje onderaan de pagina

In welke stad zie je dezelfde soort taxi's?

1. Dublin
2. Amsterdam
3. New York
4. London

Volgens de taxi chauffeur is Belfast:

1. De drukste stad van Europa
2. De mooiste stad van Europa
3. De veiligste stad van Europa
4. De meest gewelddadige stad van Europa

Elke nacht worden protestantse en katholieke wijken van elkaar gescheiden met een hek.

1. waar
2. niet waar

Door wie werd de touwbrug vroeger gebruikt?

1. schaapsherders
2. het leger
3. vissers
4. boeren

Welke gedeelte van Dunluce Castle is in zee gestort?

1. bibliotheek
2. slaapkamer
3. personeelsverblijf
4. keuken