"Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra" Secondary School Alc

Alczar de San Juan (Ciudad Real)

ESO

ESO 4 Culture

EJJ 2011/2012

CULTURE TEST IRELAND

A. Ireland is made up of 4 historic regions: ULSTER,

ULSTER
bordering Northern Ireland; CONNAUGHT,
CONNAUGHT in the West;
LEINSTER,
LEINSTER in the East; and MUNSTER,
MUNSTER in the
Southwest. The country covers five-sixths
of the Island, with Northern Ireland (part of
the UK) covering the remainder in the
northeast.

Write the names of the regions on the map.

B. Read the information about these cities and
write their names on the right picture. Then mark them
on the map.

A major Irish seaport, this city is

located in the south and it is the
2nd largest in the country. The
River Lee flows through it in 2
channels, forming a central island,
where the city centre is.

Its the countrys oldest city

and the 5th largest. It is situated

on the southeast coast and it

retains its Viking-derived name
Vedrarfjord.

This city is 195 km west of Dublin

and is 105 km from both Cork to
the south and Galway to the north.

It is one of the country's main tourist

destinations.

The city lies close to the

wild Atlantic coast of southwest Ireland. It is an area
of spectacular natural beauty.

"Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra" Secondary School Alc

Alczar de San Juan (Ciudad Real)

ESO 4 Culture

EJJ 2011/2012

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What is the official name of the country? ___________________________________

What is the capital city? ___________________________________
How many counties are there? ___________________________________
What type of government is there? ___________________________________
Who is the head of state? ___________________________________
What is the official currency? ___________________________________
What is the national anthem? ___________________________________
How many inhabitants has it got? ___________________________________
What colours is the national flag? ___________________________________
Who is the current president of the Republic? _________________________________
When did the country become independent? ___________________________________
What are the official languages? ___________________________________
How are the Irish-speaking areas in the country known as? ____________________
Which river goes through Dublin? ___________________________________
What are the symbols of the country? ___________________________________
What is Irelands most famous drink? ___________________________________
Who is the patron saint? ___________________________________
When is the national day? ___________________________________
What are leprechauns? ___________________________________
Where is the Blarney Stone? ___________________________________
What is hurling? ___________________________________
What happened in 1845 that resulted in many deaths and immigration? ___________
What is the longest river in Ireland? ___________________________________

FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE

1. Guess the people.
WRITERS
1. ______________________ wrote Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
and Ulysses.
2. ______________________ wrote The Importance of Being Earnest, The Canterville
Ghost and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
3. ______________________ wrote Dracula
4. ______________________ wrote Gullivers Travels.
ACTORS
5. ______________________ acted in The Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the
Father, Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, etc.
6. ______________________ acted in Goldeneye, Mars Attacks!, Robinson Crusoe,
Tomorrow Never Dies, Mamma Mia!, The Ghost Writer, Evelyn,
7. ______________________ acted in Minority Report, Phone Booth, Alexander, The
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Scrubs,

"Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra" Secondary School Alc

Alczar de San Juan (Ciudad Real)

ESO 4 Culture

EJJ 2011/2012

MUSICIANS
2. Match each singer/group with their best-known songs.
Singer/Group
1. U2

Best-known songs
1

A - Orinoco Flow, Storms in Africa, Book of Days, Cursum Perficio,

Watermark, A Day without Rain,

2. Enya

B - Runaway, Breathless, What Can I Do, Forgiven Nor Forgotten, Lough

Erin Shore,
3. The Cranberries

C - Nothing compares 2 U, The Emperor'

Emperor's New Clothes, The Last Day of

Our Acquaintance, Thank You For Hearing Me,

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4. The Corrs

D - Sunday Bloody Sunday, Where the Streets Have no Name, I Still

Haven
Havent Found What IIm Looking For, With or Without You,

5. Sinad OConnor

E - Zombie, I Can
Cant Be without You, Animal Instinct, Salvation,

3. What do these expressions in Irish Gaelic mean?

1.- Pg mo thin! ________________

5.- Eejit ________________

/po:g m ho:(i)n/

/idt/

2.- Slinte! ________________

6.- Taoiseach _______________

/slan/

/+k/

3.- irinn go Brch! _________________

7.- Filte! ________________

/rn br/

/flt/

4.- Craic ________________

/krak/

4. What are these placenames in English?

1.

Baile tha Cliath

6. Cill Chainnigh

2. Port L
Lirge

7. Cill Dara

3. Luimneach

8. Sligeach

4. Corcaigh

9. Ciarra
Ciarra

5. Gaillimh