Culture video Unit 2

Great Irish writers 3 Watch again. Match questions 1–6 to

answers a–f.
1 Why is Dublin popular with tourists? ___
Start thinking
2 Where in Dublin is Trinity College? ___
3 Where was Jonathan Swift when he wrote
Answer the questions.
Gulliver’s Travels? ___
1 Which famous writers do you know about?
4 What did Samuel Beckett do at Trinity College?
2 Which writers are popular in your country?
___
3 Who’s your favorite writer? Why?
5 What is Oscar Wilde famous for writing? ___
6 What do some people think about James
Comprehension check Joyce’s famous novel? ___

1 Watch the video. Number the things in the order
you see them (1–6).
a statue of an author with a walking stick ___
four statues in front of two flags ___
an ancient manuscript ___
The National Gallery of Ireland ___
an old painting of a famous Irish author ___
Trinity College ___
2 Watch again. Choose the correct answers.
1 Who is Molly Malone?
A She is a famous Irish sculptor.
B She is a character in a famous Irish song.
C She owns a famous Irish pub.
2 Trinity College in Dublin is Ireland's …
A best college.
B largest college.
C oldest college.
3 What year did Jonathan Swift leave Trinity
College?
A 1682
B 1686
C 1866
4 What is the name of Bram Stoker’s most famous
work?
A Waiting for Godot
B Dracula
C Gulliver’s Travels
5 What did Samuel Beckett do in 1969?
A He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
B He opened the Samuel Beckett Centre.
C He wrote his most famous play.
6 What is James Joyce most famous for writing?
A novels
B songs
C newspaper articles
a He was visiting Ireland from his home in
England.
b Because of the museums, art galleries, and
pubs.
c For many people, Ulysses is the best book ever
written.
d Plays and novels as well as children's stories.
e He was a student and then he became a
teacher.
f In downtown Dublin.
4 Are the sentences true or false? Correct the
false sentences.
1 About a million tourists visit Dublin every year.
______________________________________
2 Molly Malone’s statue is in an art gallery.
______________________________________
3 Jonathan Swift’s books are still popular with
children.
______________________________________
4 Bram Stoker started writing books when he
moved to England after he graduated.
______________________________________
5 Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin.
______________________________________
6 Many of James Joyce’s stories are set in Trinity
College.
______________________________________

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Culture video Unit 2
Language check Extension

too, too much, too many, (not) enough Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
• In some ways, there are too many things to do. Picture A
• Some people think its plot is too difficult to
understand.
• There’s never enough time to do everything!

Simple past and past continuous, when / while

• A lot of famous authors studied here.
• He didn’t go to Trinity, but he was born and lived in
Dublin.
• He was staying in Ireland when he wrote a lot of
Gulliver’s Travels.

5 Choose the correct answers.

1 There were too much / many / enough things to • Where do you think this is?
do and we ran out of time. • Which of these places would you most like to visit
2 The room wasn’t big too / enough / much for us and why?
all to get in! • What do you think makes a gallery or museum
3 There was much / too many / not enough time to interesting?
see everything when we visited the gallery. • When you visit other towns and cities, do you
4 I think this book is much / too / enough boring to prefer sightseeing, shopping, or visiting museums
take on vacation. and galleries? Why?
5 There is too many / not enough / too much food
for me here. Would you like to share my meal? Picture B
6 It was too / enough / much loud in the pub
because a band was playing.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct past

form of the verbs in parentheses.
1 She ___________ (live) in Dublin for seven
years.
2 He ___________ (visit) the museum when he
___________ (meet) an old friend.
3 While they ___________ (walk) to Trinity
College, they ___________ (find) the National
Gallery of Ireland.
4 When ___________ (Samuel Beckett / win) the
Nobel Prize? • Do you ever visit the library?
5 The book group ___________ (decide) to meet • Where do you go to do research or read?
in the pub every Wednesday evening. • Do you think libraries are important nowadays?
6 I didn’t like the author, so while she Why? / Why not?
___________ (read), I ___________ (go) to a • Are books more or less popular than they were in
cafe. the past? Why?
• What is your favorite book? Why?