Post on 23-Dec-2015
THE IRELAND QUIZ
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE INHABITANTS OF IRELAND?
(several possibilities)
• IRISH• THE IRISH
• IRISH PEOPLE• IRISHMEN
• IRISH PERSONS
PRACTICE
Ireland’s inhabitants ……..
What about
France / England / Holland ?
There are 2 Irelands. What are they called and what colour are the provinces they
consist of?
Ulster consists of ……. called ….whereas
the Republic numbers ….. called
DUBLIN / BELFAST / INDEPENDENT / PART OF THE UK / PREDOMINANTLY PROTESTANT / P-TLY CATHOLIC / GAELIC
CULTURE / BRISTISH CULTURE / POP : 4.6 M / POP : 2 M /
THE REPUBLIC ULSTER
Unlike Ulster, which …… , the Republic
………..
THE REPUBLIC, ULSTER or BOTH ?
AER LINGUS
VOC : flag carrier : compagnie national
Emblem : three-leafed clover
Aer Lingus, whose ……… , is Ireland’s ………….
Voc
Potato famine / potato blight / killed over one million people / another million /
seek refuge / support / Irish community
The potato famine, resulting from ….., killed … and caused …….
HMS Titanic / sink / maiden voyage /
constructed / Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast
HMS Titanic, which was to ……. her maiden ……. , was ……
The Giant’s Causeway
Voc
An area / 40,000 interlocking basalt columns / about 3 miles northeast of the town of Bushmill / north coast of Ulster
The Giant’s Causeway, an area of ……. located ……, is to be ………
Scotch whisky / distilled once / Irish
whiskey / distilled twice / smoother taste
Unlike Scotch whisky, which is ….. , Irish ……… and has …..
Sinead O'Connor