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1 Ireland Student s book 1 Activity 1 (Work in pairs, 20 minutes) Read the text ( and answer the questions. Ireland is a European country on the island of Ireland. It is a member of the European Union. The country is sometimes called the Republic of Ireland in order to distinguish between the territory of the Irish state and island proper, but Ireland is its official name. It covers about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The other sixth is called Northern Ireland, which is still part of the United Kingdom. Read the text and answer the questions: 1. What is called Ireland? - Only the island - Only the country - Both the island and the country 2. Why is the country sometimes called the Republic of Ireland? 3. What is the official name of the country? - Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Island of Ireland 4. Which part of the island is not a part of the country? 5. Northern Ireland is part of

2 Activity 2 (10 minutes) a. Colour Ireland: THE ISLAND THE COUNTRY b. Colour the flag of Republic of Ireland Activity 3 (Work in group, 15 minutes) Complete the chart Official name of the country Government Capital Main cities Official language Population Density Area Currency Religion

3 Homework (5 minutes) Watch only the first two minutes of the video on this link and fill in the gaps with the correct words This is a ferry arriving in the small of Rosslare, Ireland, from Fishguard in Wales. Rosslare means: the middle in Irish and it s a in a county of Wexford. It takes around four hours to sail from Wales but boats also arrive here from France. This is the east coast of Ireland as you can see there isn t much here. The west coast of Ireland is quite famous for its beautiful but the eastern side is also very attractive with large green and varied, ranging from to beaches. Cemeteries in and are very different to the ones you usually find in. They are often big open spaces surrounded by and have typical celtic. Some of the graves here are of years old. Ireland consists of four : Ulster in the, Munster in the, Connacht in the and Leinster in the. In Leinster, county Wexford, in the south-east, is well known for its and sunny. This makes it an ideal location to on the beaches and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the. Write the name of each province on the map.

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5 Student s book 2 Check the homework (15 minutes) Activity 1 (Work in pairs, 25 minutes) Listen to this song and answer the questions I can t believe the news today Oh, I can t close my eyes And make it go away How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? How long... cause tonight... we can be as one Tonight... Broken bottles under children s feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street But I won t heed the battle call It puts my back up Puts my back up against the wall Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday And the battles just begun There s many lost, but tell me who has won The trench is dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters Torn apart Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? How long... cause tonight... we can be as one Tonight... tonight... Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe your tears away Oh, wipe your tears away Oh, wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) And it s true we are immune When fact is fiction and TV reality And today the millions cry We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) The real battle just begun To claim the victory Jesus won On... Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday...

6 1. What can t the singer believe? 2. What is the singer seeing around him? 3. What happens? 4. Where are the trenches dug? 5. Why does the singer say this? Because a. many people are dead b. all the people suffer c. the people dig the trenches 6. Copy the question that the singer repeats many times 7. Does he give an answer? a. Yes b. No 8. Underline the passage where the singer says that we don t care about the human pain seen on TV. 9. The singer Bono is Irish and catholic: which is the sentence that tells us he s catholic? Circle it. 10. What is Jesus victory? a. it s to die on the cross b. it s to build peace loving each other c. it s to go to church on Sundays What is a civil war? Why was there a civil war in Ireland?

7 Activity 2 (10 minutes) Bloody Sunday took place in Derry on 22nd March Put Bloody Sunday on the timeline. IRELAND HISTORY IN TWO TIMELINES From the origins to 19th Century 6th C. BC 5th C. 8th C. - 12th C. 16th C. 17th C. - 19th C. Celts AD S. Patrick Viking-Norman English King Battles for Introduces Era becomes King the Christianity of Ireland indipendence the 20th Century s and 80s Declaration of Anglo-Irish Treaty: Ireland declares its Republic IRA vs UK Good Euro Independence. creation of the independence as of Ireland Army Friday as Beginning of Irish Free State. Eire. Act. in the UK agreement currency Anglo-Irish War. Opposition leeds to The Norther Ireland provinces Civil War. is not part of Eire. of Ulster. Homework Where is Derry? Put Derry on the map. Search and print some photos of Derry murals about the bloody Sunday. Use one sheet for each picture.

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9 Student s book 3 Check the homework and collect the photos -to make a poster with photos of Derry murals about the bloody Sunday, if you want!- (5 minutes) Activity 1 (15 minutes) Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the correct words (start listening from the 3rd minute) Ireland s, Dublin, is also in the province Leinster. It is located on the Irish Sea and has a just over half a million. This is Samuel Beckett designed by Calatrava. The Liffey bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Liffey and it was built in It's sometimes referred to as the 8 penny bridge, which is what had to pay to cross it, originally. Dublin has an unusual form of street, it consists of people selling fruit and other products from children's prams. They are known as the working prams of Dublin. This is Saint Patrick's, the largest church in Ireland. The building dates from 1220 and it is considered to be the earliest christian in Ireland. It is actually a protestant church in what is a mainly Catholic. This monument was built in O Connell in January It is about 120 meters high and it is made of steel. It is officially called the of light but it s more commonly known as The Spire of Dublin. O Connell street is Ireland s busiest street. Also on O Connell street is this statue of Daniel O Connell. He was an Irish political who campaigned for catholic emancipation. This is a statue of Molly Malone in Grafton street. Grafton street is a busy shopping area in Dublin city. It gets really busy at The Brazen Head is Ireland's oldest. It s worth a visit for both its historical value and also for the good you can hear on most nights. It is a Irish pub with a comfortable atmosphere and good beer and it's very close to the famous Guinness brewery known as the Saint James gate. The beer you can see is known as stout and the Guinness brand is probably the most and famous in Ireland but it is also drunk all over the.

10 Activity 2 (work in pairs, 10 minutes) Put the name of each city on the map Dublin Cork Galway Limerick Waterford Kilkenny Belfast Derry

11 Activity 3 (20 minutes) Complete the chart by watching this video. Then sing this song with your classmates. Natural elements Anthropic elements Colours Homework The song talks about different places. Put them on the map. Copy the physical map of Ireland with tracing paper. Put these elements on the map (and study them!): Central Plain; Shannon River; Lough Derg, Lough Mask; Lough Corrib; Lough Ree; Aran Iselands; Donegal Bay; Dingle Bay; Galway Bay; Celtic Sea; St. George s Channel; Irish Sea.

12 IL CIELO D IRLANDA Il cielo d'irlanda è un oceano di nuvole e luce Il cielo d'irlanda è un tappeto che corre veloce Il cielo d'irlanda ha i tuoi occhi se guardi lassù Ti annega di verde e ti copre di blu Ti copre di verde e ti annega di blu Il cielo d'irlanda si sfama di muschio e di lana Il cielo d'irlanda si spulcia i capelli alla luna Il cielo d'irlanda è un gregge che pascola in cielo Si ubriaca di stelle di notte e il mattino è leggero Si ubriaca di stelle e il mattino è leggero Dal Donegal alle isole Aran E da Dublino fino al Connemara Dovunque tu stia viaggiando con zingari o re Il cielo d'irlanda si muove con te Il cielo d'irlanda è dentro di te Il cielo d'irlanda è un enorme cappello di pioggia Il cielo d'irlanda è un bambino che dorme sulla spiaggia Il cielo d'irlanda a volte fa il mondo in bianco e nero Ma dopo un momento i colori li fa brillare più del vero Ma dopo un momento li fa brillare più del vero Il cielo d'irlanda è una donna che cambia spesso d'umore Il cielo d'irlanda è una gonna che gira nel sole Il cielo d'irlanda è Dio che suona la fisarmonica Si apre e si chiude con il ritmo della musica Si apre e si chiude con il ritmo della musica Dal Donegal alle isole Aran E da Dublino fino al Connemara Dovunque tu stia ballando con zingari o re Il cielo d'irlanda si muove con te Il cielo d'irlanda è dentro di te Dovunque tu stia bevendo con zingari o re Il cielo d'irlanda è dentro di te Il cielo d'irlanda è dentro di te

13 Student s book 4 Check the homework (5 minutes) Activity 1 (10 minutes) Write down the correct name of every Irish symbol. PICTURE NAME

14 Activity 2 (work in pairs, 10 minutes) Read and write the correct word Emerging economic activity in Ireland He s the patron saint of Ireland It s an alcoholic beverage produced in Ireland; Guinness is the most famous brand It is an ancient cross of Irish origin. It has a circle at the juncture of the cross arms It s the traditional Irish musical instrument Animal parts used as food It has been the irish currency since 2001 It s a plant. It s the symbol of Ireland. According to a legend, Saint Patrick used it to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity

15 Activity 3 (20 minutes) Listen to this song and sing the chorus. You can listen to a different version of the song. You can also try to dance... (traditional version with lyrics) Folk metal version: (FIDDLER'S GREEN live version) (for dancing) I LL TELL ME MA Chorus I'll tell me ma when I go home, The boys won't leave the girls alone. They pull my hair, they stole me comb, But that's alright when I go home. She is handsome, she is pretty, She's the belle of Belfast city, She is a courting. One. Two. Three Please won't you tell me who is she? Homework (5 minutes) Choose one of the Irish symbols we talked about, search for some more information and write three lines about it. Do not forget to give your work to the teacher next time!. MY LITTLE STUDY ABOUT NAME

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