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IRELAND

• Full country name: Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland (part of the UK)*
• Population: 5,981,448*
• Capital city: Dublin*
• Religion: Christianity*
• National Holiday: St.Patrick's Day*
• Government: Taoiseach*
• Official languages: English and Irish*
• Flag:

• Major Rivers: Shannon*
• Highest Point: Carrauntoohil(1,041 m (3,414 ft))*
• An Irish saying:A face without freckles is like a sky without stars *
• A common social custom:
• Famous musicians/bands: The Dubliners, The Wolf Stoner.*
• Symbols: The Shamrock and the Harp*
• Landscape: Green and Natural without lot of houses.*
• Traditional values: The family and going out o pubs.*
• A popular drink: The beer called stout and Wishkey. Guniess is the most popular beer.*
• Famous writer: James Joyce*
• A Traditional dish: Coddle*
• Sports: Gaelic Footbal*
• Leisure/Hobbies: Be with family and friends.*

*Do not copy, this is the original

St. PATRICK'S DAY

1. Which of these statements is true?
a) Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
b) Ireland is part of Scotland.
c) Ireland is an independent country.

2. Which colour is associated with Ireland?
a) green
b) red
c) blue

3. What is the approximate population of Ireland?
a) 4.3 million
b) 21.5 million
c) 43 million

4. Which two sports are both very popular in Ireland?
a) football and American football
b) football and Gaelic football
c) golf and baseball

5. What is ‘Guinness’?
a) a kind of beer
b) the capital of Ireland
c) a kind of Irish music

6. Which of these has not increased in Ireland since the 1990s?
a) the number of immigrants
b) foreign investment
c) the number of people leaving the country to live abroad

7. Which of these statements is true?
a) Irish people have a reputation for being talkative.
b) Ireland’s national day is called Saint Rafael’s Day.
c) It doesn’t rain very often in Ireland.

8. What is ‘Gaelic’?
a) a language
b) a kind of food
c) the capital of Ireland

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ENGLISH VIDEO CONTEST

JANUARY ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1: What are your New Year’s Resolutions?:

1. I wish there are not wars in this year.

2. Finish secondary school and start well Bachillerato.

3. Happiness for my friends and family.

4. Be healthy and fit.

5. I want to go to Italy this year :D

ACTIVITY 2: LANGUAGES
Happy New year is a universal wish which is expressed in many languages. Can you fill in the table with some of them?

Deutsch: Frohes neues Jahr
Finnish: hyvää uuttavuotta
French: bonne année
Gaelic:
German: Frohes neues Jahr
Greek: ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος
Italian: buon anno
Polish:
Portuguese: feliz ano novo
Russian: с новым годом
Spanish: Feliz Año Nuevo
Welsh: