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1 Look otthe pictures ond writefive sentences oboutlrelond.

5t Potrick's is o fomous celebrote music in the Streets

GtrI G one million leorn Irish in school or listen to

GntliEL on 17th of Morch the fomine often

Z Reqd whqt the tour guide soys ond circle the (orrect word.
1. "Music hos o speciol ploce in the heqdq/h9ods of the kish. People often ploy music in

Ihe strcet§/*hpal§."
2. "Becouse of o fomine in the 19th century, obout one miLlion people died ond onother million

Leli/coqrqinto the country.Todoy o lot of Americons come to Irelond becoLrse they ore interested
in their Irish roots/troditions."

3. "St Potrick's Doy is olwoys in :prjr19,/,s!]r!m€r. People resd qbqqt/!_g!g lqlg it in mony other

countr;es too."

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1 Write the odiectives under the pictures.

.Ensl],sl

2 1**,r,nu ) Complete the text.

fiItililiilrilFtil rffir iffi tffiEn Ghil

recommend 50mewhere rrililr tourist offices

MlLtions of visitoß from

corne to Irelond every yeor. Aboui

30 of them ore from Europe.

Visitors often go to

The people who work there con olwoys

.They con otso help

tourists who need to stoy

obout the

history of Irelond They glve the tourlsts

ond in different Longuoges obout thinqs to do.

3 Motch the words with the right definition.

1. relotive A o ptoce where they keep lots of books

2. to be ofroid (oD B the opposite of dongerols

3. librory C to hoppen ot o tinre or ploce

4. pototoes D o reolly irteresting pLoce to see

5. sofe E o person in your fomlly

6. to toke ploce F They eot o lot of these ir ]reLond.
7. to be worth o visit G to be scored

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 4 ( r.,r,rn ) Write eight sentences obout Clqre's doy.
It's 2 p-m. Whot hos she done? Whot hosn't she done yet? Use the verbs 1-9.

I (1) toke the bus to work ot 8 o.m. I (2) moke o cup of teo ond
I (3) open rhe tourist office ot 9 o-m. I (4) close the office ot
5:30 p.m. ond I (5) leove for home ot about 5 p.rr. I (6) onswer
visitors questions olL morning.l (7) hove lunch with o frlend
ot 12:30. After lunch I (8) work in the office ond (9) write
e molls,

1. C|ore has token the buJ to work. l

2.

3_

_ Yet

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

5 (spraxrrc) The tou rists osk clo re questions. Tick (./) the correct question tqg '
1. Two doys is enough lime nDubtin....

I o) isit? E b) isn't it? n c) oren't they?

2 ll-p'e won I be rr.h l-oFi on o 5L'doy

E o) willthere? n b) won't there? n c) be there?

3. The kish love potatoes,..-

n o) doesn'tthey? n b) do they? n c) don't they?

4. You recommend thot we go to thot ffuseum,

I o) dont you?
n b) don't it? I c) doesn'tyou?

5. You hoven't been to Amerlco, ,..

! o) do you? ! b; hove youz I c) hoven'tyou?

6 Write the right question tqg.

1. They hoven't seen the Book of Ketls beJore, have lhey 1

, You didnt know how old it wos.

3. CLore hos token people to see the Book of Kells rnony times,

4. There ore pictures on neorly oltthe 580 poqes,

1
5. There will be o long queue to see it in Trinity Cotlege librory,

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l Look ot the bothroom words ond onswer the questions.You don't need olt the words.

@G@6lri@
r.r-'!-I Gffi=r Ga 8e carefuMs it wrillen as

ltif,Eil @I@il cilili?.ir

rffiI EtiEiil Q'JtiGn
ffirillGdGffitr
1. Which things doyou need foryourhoir?

2. Which thirgs do you need during ond after o shower?

3. Which things do you need for your teeth?

2 Find the words.

7.

ACR0SS 3. You usuolly putsoup in o ..., notin o cup.

1.
4. !

8. Breokfost is

5. You eot this for breokfost with milk.

DOWN

1. You keep food inside this so it stoys coLd. 5_

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.@3 ( usrrrrrc ) Listen to the two conversqtions ond onswer the questions.
1. Whot does Potrick osk lim to do?

He osks
2. Why is there so much food to eot?

3- Why does Potrick cotl Mory?

4. Whot does Mory osk Potrick obout the house?

t C.l 4( r.rsrE r G) Listen ogoin. Write the verbs in the present perfect or in the simpte pqst,
1. Mum so much food-

2. o lot of different sorts of cereot-

3. Lost nlght she fresh oronge juice.

This morning she scrombled eggs-

5. She everything on the toble.

5. She enough food to feed on ormy.

7. She o neighbour for some extro towels lost night.

8. She toothbrushes ond toothposte.

5 ( r.or,rn ) Comptete the btog. Use the present perfect or the simple post.

l'm Fiona, age 15. I'ye liy€d ( ive) in the city of Cork a I my ife

(ever you - hear)ofcork?

(aiways-say)thatCorkistherea capita of the Repubiic

of lreland.l_ (noi be)to Dubtn yer,

so I can't comparethem. I (go)to Be fast

astyearon.schooltrlp,but -. (not ike)thecty. thinkt,mmoreofacountrygirt.tove

thefood Cork.l_,_
in (visit)rhefarnoLrs Efsltsh Market here with mysrandma a fewweeks

ago. _(notknow)thatit'smorethan 150ye.ßold. (notwant)

to eave-everyth ng ooked so delicioLl Atthatinomentt {declde)to e.rn to cook, so

(stalt)toteach me howtocook lrish food.l

(already- learn)how to make Colcannon

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6 ( wnr nc) Write on e-moil to on Americon friend obout o bus tour qround Dubtin thot you
did yesterdoy. Use the following notes:
bustourfortlvo ond o holf hours. guide very friendly.l not knowthot. holf poputotion.25 oryounger.
we drive oround city centre. then - stop. Dublin Costte. shortvisit. used to be o prison. o tot of.fomous
peopte . visit.oueen . be there. in 2011

Yeslerdav \^/e wenl-9j-4 bus tour ofuhg eir.. .---

7 Post progressive or simpte post? Put in the right form of the verb.
1. The quide ldtqs-.telling (tell) us obout Irish history,whenthe bus stopped

(stop) ot the costle.

2. (get up) this morninq. it (roin).lt roins o lot herel

3. (you/do) ot 1 o.m.? I (sleep). of coursel

4. Well. while yolr (sleep). the doorbetl Gins).

5. Niomh (Live) in Doneqotwhen her dod (find) o job ln the USA.

6_ Niomh ond herfriends (pLoy) when it (stort) to roin.

8 1 ,ro,o oI,{ ) Reodtheorticteondonsweryourlrishfriend'squestionsinEnglish.

Z\\.ischen ein und zwcilausend Menschen aus lrlandwohnen in Hamburg. Die meistcn sindjunge
Menschen, die hierArbeit gelunden haben-,,In Irland istes gerade sehr schwierig, Arbeit zu ßnden.
Also sindwir'nach Hamburggekommen und wirlifiden es to]]. Die Leute hier sind so ollen, freundlich
und hilfsbereit, dass ich fürimmerhierbleiben würde, wenn es nicht so oft regnenwürde", sagt
Michelle O'Donnell aus Dublin.,Wir vermissen nichts', sagt Patrlck Smyth-,,Es gibthier neun irische
Kneipcn und wirkönncn sogar St Patrick's Dayfeiern".

1. Whot does the orticLe soy oboL.rt two thousond people?

2. Why do they oLllive there?

3. Why do they llke lt there?

4. Whot does Potrick Smyth soy obout pubs ond St Potrlck s Doy?

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 The Vikings in Ireland
1 Where didtheVikings come from? a fire in the middle. Theyslept nexttolhellre
The Romans nevercame to Ireland. So nobody to staywarm. People and animals lived in the
had invaded the island for a longtime when houses togetherl The Vikings built their houses
the Vikings adved inthe year 795. They came nextto each olher sotheycouldhelp each other
9 from the north ofEurope mostwerelTom if anybody attacked them.
what is todayNorway and Denmark. They
What didthey eat?
travelled in their 'longboats' to B tain first, and
TheVikingswere farmers and thev caught nsh.
then they crossed the sea to Ireland. Each boat
They ate meat, fish, eggs, cheese, fruit andbread
carri€d morc than I00 people. They attacked
Theycooked mealover a fire or inwator in a pot.
1o thechurches because themonkswere rich and
They used salt, so thejr meat didn t go bad and
they couldn t protect themselves. Many of ihe
theycouldkeep it a long time. The food they ate
Vikings stayed in Ireland and built new towns
changed at differenttimes of the year. They also
on the coast. Theyfounded Dublin, Cork and
used platesr andbowls made ofwood.
Wateiford. The lrish peoplewere very afraid of
Ir them. When did they leave andwhy?
Many Vikinss mar ed Irish women and had
Wtat did theylooklike?
families. Theyhelped some Irish kings tobecome
They were tall and strong, with blond or red hair
more poserful. Ili\ sr\ a mi\tdke be( du\e in
In battle they wore helmets and the skins'of
Irelandthere were a lot ofkings who were always
bears or other animals. Their clothes were made
tighting each othel and the Vikings sometimes
2c ofwool to keep them warm. The menwore shirts
helped the wrong side.Ihis happened at the
called'tunics"andtrousers.Thewomenwore
Baftle ofClontarfin 1014, when a bigViking arm\
long dresses and beautifuljewelleryr, made of
glass ormetal- The colour of their clothes came
went to fight B an Borui High King of lreländ.
Theylostthe battle and Brian Borlt kilied manv of
fromvegetablesa. Theyalso \ ore strong boots
the Viking l€aders.
25 and belts5 to carytheir knives6.
Toda,vlhe lrish language saill useswords lrom
How didtheylive? the Vikings, forexample egg, sisterorknife. Some
They built special houses with only one room. 55 Irish people even have namesthat camefromthe
Therewas a door on each side ofthe house and Vikings: Dustinor 0scar
1ski.l+ rl no,r,2iui.lrjr rLl r,,ro. i l.weLLery I d;r r ] s.hn!.rj4veq€tobLes lr.d1r, rl 6e,rr5e
tb€lt lb.h 6!lte/ 6kn re ftr:ni nresser 7pL.le lF ! i rer/Er

7 ( nrrorre ) Is it right or wrong or is the informqtion not in the text?

o) Tick the correct box. ridhr

1. The Vlkings come from the south of Europe.

n M n
2 The Vrlino) o-e e'red l-plo d to [-glo-d.
n n n
3. The worren wore long dresses.
n n tr
4. The Vikings hod block hoir.
tr n ü
5. Their boots were mode of wool.
n n n
6-
7.
Their onimoLs slept outside.

TheVikings helped sorne Irish kin9s.

n
n
rn n
tr
8. kish people ore often colLed Brion.
ü tr n

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b) Correct the wrong sentences.

The Vikings come from the north of Europe.

2 ( nerorrc ) Find the words from the text.

1. How the Vikings went from whot we know todoy os Norwoy ond Denmdrk to lreLond: ln

Ionoboats
2. Some Vikings wore skins of beors ond onirnols, so the Irish people

ofthern.
3. ore o sort of shirt.

Their jewellery wos rnode of

5. kept their food fresh.

6. is o person who decides things for o group of people.

3 ( nrrorre ) Answer the questions.

1. Which Irish towns did theVikings found?

2. Where did the Vlkings stort these new towns?

3. whot did the Vikings use their belts for?

4. Why did the Vlkings llve next to eoch other?

5. Where did the Vikings get their food?

4 ( wnrrrno ) would you like to be o Viking in Iretqnd?Why/Why not? Write 3 to 4 sentences.

lives E@@

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READTNG

Coitlin e-moils q friend

'1.. haven'tto d yorr y€twhat happenedto me astweek, have l?You aregoingto love

At i.hoo w-.'!p'!rr fi . 5hed 5om-. essons on how to Loo(,.!irc.i: y r sF fo.d r-o.

,l
3 ""' o " I
\r',/at.r lo(e rid i !a.lw. re. !e.n made.r spagletf s,rndr.ll
lhcy mad. s!uc 1l
.nd Daniy.iad. ! .lro.o ate !aidi/.. [/e. .Ligh-.d L]Lrt Mß D.v es d di t I r fk
theyrercl!rn,/ "Thatw m.ke '/o! h-..!\r, i.trei ti\i sh!5r C
r tlr. se..n.l esloi we ooked at re. pe! afd rgr.d c r:rjr T r-"r-..re tuo Ce.man
!t!deits nlhe..!sandtheydditLridcrs:rfd'.!pr'[,]ßD.veserr.nedthit:hcy
rs-"grirm:.ndonec!poiflo!rrJLroLl250g::msB!tthrre..eoihertlriq!wh.r:redffererttoo r re;i.j
.hotoyenrii4C0legr.c! Fahr.fre:..d raernranythat'!20i:rd.Br..!C.ij!s Afterreh.dl.kedirboL,t
t.e5e d fferan.ri, L,lr! D:! .s g;fe rr !.me Lrath5 ere.. sei to do l.t!a ,,, th i16he h.d p .nnea ro do sorr
[/]aths n lrc .5soi fr.m:he heg ni nEl
15 Tr. as: etso. w;;; !.leo proje.tr,r'th c!rmob . phones if-exa.lr.fl. e.c.nep. F:ßt,l/",ersked r rcth.r
!1!den_todes.rb€.c5hleorslroo!p..a,/ k.C u.c hoi ng my !".1ner ked !om.Lh rlt.r!./, «::.dm
.id egg s.ni'/"'r.h BLr io, hc waft.d r !h 5iei'l Nert. had to iii a r.. o. ior | 5h stew on tne nrernet Airer
h.ddoierh.1. mrdcajlro.p rg i:ndnr5henioth,.s!!ermJrk!Ltob!ttheme;t,p.tatoes,er.
No,,rh€r!tLicl!fftp:i T..malieihef deo nood.rJ.rar da!fimngmfnewwhi.h!r'a!.cokIE rih.l
potbecw, h.i!.-ideif:hechs.rrnlec griLr!.d"the.h.r indmyphonefe itotlr.uidde.ft.ehor
steLrlAfdih:twaithe€fdolmyf.iieirplrof. !!.:ms!r,rb?.boutitlordaysThei[,]Lrmfom,:d
ror.tme.ieviphor€.Th.treir i.li.crcduEL.rr !lßil.!,.!s.Irit n!sLriir],:keex.e.s,,,ed:hesforrhc
pro_!-,.ut th ik m ic nJ J !.r!,.\!re 15 !e '5h sterr ."
l nqredien(r lri-1.:d Ir(\rl zjrdlteh).2o@1 {rl ,r€,r3.rcqrae(s)iarsri 6rodj a lrish stew l l i§tr {jrL:l- Edrrpf;
5below lfr Liü ,,ter:6to qrobsLh lerrh erw q,e/re, Ttopr.mselDDN\] reßpre.re,

1 Which words or sentences tell you ... Write down the number of the line.
1. whot Coitlin's Lessonswere obout?

Line 3: soms lessons on how to cook, esps6ially lrish food

2. whottype of sondwich students hod to bring to the first lesson?

l. whot Mrs Dovies thoughtobouttwo ofthe sondwiches?

4. why the Germon students dldn't understond 'cups'?

5. whot Mrs Dovies olso proctised with the cLoss in the lesson obout recipes

6- whot students did ot the beginning of the video project?

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""."tsP 2 Who soid it?

liffifr..E'lr talEEJillr lillläl rtlil ttEäE

1. "Mine ls deliclous. The filLing is hoLf o bor of chocolote."

2. "Boys. your homework wos not o jokel"

"Whot does'cup'meon in the recipe?"

"Mum, con you drlve me to the supermorket?"

5- "l m sorry it hoppened- I'll buy you o new one next week.'

USE OF ENGLISH

-".-t4p 3 Complete the sentences. Use the right form of the word in the brockets.
1. Coltlln likes Germon food, the sousoges. (speciol)

2. Are there o tot of between Irish food ond Americon food? (different)

3. At the Ithought cooking wos difficuLt, b!t now I think it's eosy. (beqin)
4. Colconnon is o lrish dish. (trodition)

5. Coit[in's closs ser]t on to onother closs; they wonted the other closs to

try the dishes they hod cooked. (irvite)

6. Mrs Dovies to us howto use the hot oven (expLonotion)

4 Write the words from the text thqt qre exploined here.
o) 1. A... is o funnystorywhich mokes you lough. ioke
2. When so'nething is good 'or yoJr body rl is:

3. You need o hot ... lo moke o coke.

4. A ..- tells you how to cook.

5. When you ... something, you move your hond fost to hold it.
5. A person who is ... is very unhoppy.

b) Write o definition forthese words.

1. chqir

2. expensive

A dafinition for" expehrive?

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) Where is the food (1-5)?

lffirffirGEll
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ritüml
,!mn G

1.

2.

3.

5.

6 Mixed tenses. Circte the verbs in the right tense (simpte post, pqst progressive, pqst pe
or present perfect).
Coitlin hos tq/l1gd"!.Q moke breokfost for herfomily lost Soturdoy becouse her mum wos ill.

she !9q. n_-el,qtl@/&-!,e_ll9,L{-a.!1s it before, but she l1g!L[e.g-u(r/.qgqm to work. White she

Wg_l-llqBilgiryl,e the oronge jui€e, she wos singilg/$lgg o little song to hersetf. Suddenly her
brother g_e/[q4_c-ol!1g into the kitchen.

"Are you reody, CoitlinT Pete ond Greg hov€-qtreqqy or!-iv,e--q/h.qd_qlpgdJ.qffiL*Lf,

" Reody? I'v-q.j§! sto rted /l-ig§ljp-eg II hg-j1 :1 kll"oll/d!Cd!_a!.o_W thot you r friends
"Moybe I con help." soid o smollvoice. Coillin
WggcgEhg/ge .
Io:[E!/hglni;*! rhot her
youngest brother Mike stood/UßL_:§t9_nd_ilg there. Fifteen minutes loter o bi9 breokfost on
rc/EqdleSJ
the toble. "Deliciousl" soid/[qs_lqld Greg. "t]yg]]ef$egle.g/leggls scrombled eggs os delicious os this.'

rop / Write the right question tqgs ond short onswers.

1. You've been to DLrbtin before, hoyen't yoU _ ?-No, I.haven't
2. You wont to toke o shower, ? Yes,

3. There's soop in the shower, ?-No,

4. I gove you o toweL, ? Yes,

5. You didn't bring toothposte. ?-No,

6. You hoven't tried this perfume yet, - No,

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8 Listen ond put the words on the correct line.

4@ Gläiliril r E l![Eili @ rlhnin
Felix hos brought . -. a duitar.
Felix hosn't brought

oichesttu [.:k$iF] -Or.resfertdrun ldi?fu) - schtdgzeus

9 Listen ogoin ond onswerthe questions.

C"j 1. Whot does Felixthinkofthe Irish house? It'svervbig.
"
2. Whot kind of music does he like to ptoy ot home?_
3. Whot con Felix find ond use in the bothroom?

4. Whot is the noise thot they heor?

5. Why is Donielproctising?

5. Whot does Anne think of Doniel's hobby?

WRITING

t,o" 10 write o, e-moilto Anne-Morie qnd tetl her whot you did ond whot you hoven't done yet
(10 sentences),

Hithere.
YouaskedmeaboutmyweekendslnDubin.Wel,today sSaturday. tookthebustothecitycentre.'mdong
an actjng class atthetheatre. Before class wentto myfavourite caf€ for aluice.Aftermyc ass lmetmyfrlends.
There are coo paceslnthecentre.Peopepaymusconthestreet.lhadsomemoney,solboughtaskirtanda
few otherthinss. Later we went to a park and then to the cinema. There's a ways something to do herel cantgo
tothecentredurlnstheweek, butatweekends Mumsayslt'sfinelfl'm honre by 6 p.m.l'veiust com€ home now.
haven't eaten dinneryet. How was yourSaturday?

ht Anne-Aorie.

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