Monday 25 February 2019

Sightseeing in Dublin

a) Watch the video and fill in the chart in your worksheet:


Home of British rulers
Residence of Irish President
Dublin’s version of the Champs Elysees
A complimentary pint at the Gravity Bar
Meet the locals
Host official state visits
The General Post Office
A notorious prison
The Molly Malone statue
The heritage centre (Vikings and medieval town)
Book of Kells
At the heart of Temple Bar
The zoo
A museum since the 1980s
Ireland’s largest church and national cathedral
Dublin’s main shopping street
Connects Dublin and the River Shannon in the west
The making of the drink and its history
18th century facilities
The Spire, Europe’s tallest sculpture
Enjoy this scenic part of the city
 
b) Now find information and fill in a similar chart for 5 of the following places:
St Stephen’s Green, Leprechaun Museum, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Jameson Distillery, 
Jeanie Johnston, EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, Little Museum of Dublin, 
National Museum, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Writers Museum, 
Croke Park Stadium, General Post Office, Merrion Square