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

U2

Van Morrison

The Cranberries

Enya

Sinnead O'Connor

Hozier

Bob Geldof

Chris de Burgh

The Script

Thin Lizzy
Niall Horan

Westlife

Boyzone

Ash

The Strypes

The Corrs

Damien Rice

The Pogues

Clannad 
The Dubliners

Irish philosophy

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

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

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