Sunday, 19 May 2019

Eating out

Look and learn some fast foods vocabulary and different fast foods.

Now do the listening exercices on Heavenly Pies Restaurant

Visit the following websites and find the English sentences that match the ones in your worksheet.
Look at the McDonald's menu and order a menu using one of the conversations at ESL Fast - Ordering fast food as a model.

Bon appetit! Enjoy your meal!

Monday, 13 May 2019

Air travel

1. What's the meaning of...

aisle - arrivals - baggage - baggage reclaim - boarding - boarding card - boarding gate - check in - conveyor belt - customs - delayed - departure - duty free - emergency exit - EU citizens - flight assistant - land - life vest - luggage - nothing to declare - on time - overhead locker - passport control - seat belt - security check - standstill - stow - take off - trolley - upright position

2. Classify the vocabulary above with the following places:

AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT - IN THE PLANE - AT THE ARRIVAL AIRPORT

3. In what order do they happen when we travel by plane?

4. Now try the following online exercises on air travel
  • Matching
  • Multiple choice
  • Gap fill


Monday, 1 April 2019

The Great Potato Famine

The Great Famine and the coffin ships:


The Potato Famine explained with Thousands are sailing, by The Pogues.


Thousands are sailing - lyrics

St Patrick's Day

On March 17th the Irish celebrate St Patrick's Day. Learn a bit more about it with this video:


Monday, 11 March 2019

Ludotori Folk

Ludotori Folk - A trip to Ireland

1. Irish Celtic folk instruments
2. Irish dancing

3. A timeline of Irish history

4. Cockles and mussels (Molly Malone)

5. Dirty Old Town


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

Monday, 14 January 2019

Irish music

Prepare a presentation about Irish musicians and bands.

Your teacher will give you the name of a singer / band. Find the following information about them and put it together in a presentation (Powerpoint or Google slides). Then present it to your classmates.

Name of the musician / band
Year formed / started
Still active?
Names of the components & instruments they play
Type of music
Most famous song(s) - you may include a videoclip or the lyrics
Position in the charts
Awards received


Irish philosophy

Write the text in your worksheet in the correct order. Then check your answer here:


Monday, 10 December 2018

Galway Girl

Watch the video and do the activities in your worksheet.



Now check the lyrics here.

Where are the singer and the girl? What words from the song suggest that?


Who or what is...

  • Grafton
  • Van
  • Carrickfergus
  • Ceilidh
  • fiddle
  • Gaelic

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Your dossier cover

Use the following document as the cover for your dossier, before you hand it to your teacher.

What you do:
  • Follow the link above
  • Go to Fitxer -> Fes una còpia
  • Save it with your name in your Drive
  • Print it as it is or customize it any way you like: change the image, colour it, add something to it... it's up to you! Originality will be rewarded!

Geography

Use the following maps and links to help you complete your tasks:


Answer the questions from the facts in World Atlas or in Atlapedia.

Ireland culture quiz

What do you know about Ireland so far? Try to answer the questions in the Ireland culture quiz. How many can you get right?

Irish symbols



Sunday, 21 October 2018

Halloween

Where does Halloween come from? This video explains the origins and the different traditions associated to it:


Now answer the questions in this worksheet.

And while you do the work, you can listen to some spooky Halloween music!

Monday, 24 September 2018

Irish celebration



1. Watch the video and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

2. In the song, find a reference to
  • the Irish flag
  • the look of most Irish people
  • the emigration
  • the situation under British rule
  • drinks in a pub
  • a favourite sport
  • the importance of ancestors