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Unit 4: Northern Ireland
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Introduction Unit 4
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Northern Ireland

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 notebook/laptop:

1) a thing you can do in the city

2) What Susie is proud of

3) a thing you can find in nature

The famous ship ’Titanic’ was built in Belfast.

1. True
2. False

Name two things Susie mentioned about the Titanic Museum

The capital city of Northern Ireland is Dublin.

1. True
2. False

What does Susie NOT mention in her review of Northern Ireland?

1. Causeway Coast
2. Victorian buildings
3. Rope Bridge
4. Wine tasting in the streets

Most people in Northern Ireland speak English.

1. True
2. False

What does Irish Gaelic sound like?

Can Irish people speak Irish?

Write down some sounds you can hear!

How do you think you pronounce these Northern Irish names?

-mhe = "va"

-ea = "ey"

-ai = "oh"

-e = "ah"

-raig = "ick"

-gh = "w"
-bh - "v"                                                                                           Siobhan

Irish spelling/names

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

Exercises

Paragraaf 4.1 (p. 142):

Exercise 1a together

We'll read the text together.

Exercises

Paragraaf 4.1 (p. 142):

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

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