10.12.2020 Ребята сегодня мы отправляемся в Северную Ирландию.

10. 12. 2020 Ребята сегодня мы отправляемся в Северную Ирландию.

Northen Ireland.

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1. Watch the film and answer How does Northern Ireland differ from Ireland?

2. Reading

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St. Patrick and the Western world
Traditional colour
St. Patrick’s influence on learning
A curious souvenir
Protection from enemies
The founder of Christianity in Ireland
St. Patrick’s miracles
The symbol of Ireland

St. Patrick, Patron saint of Ireland, was a real man who was born around 389 AD and died probably in 461. He studied in European monasteries and after several years was sent back to Ireland as a bishop. There he spent the rest of his life teaching the people of Ireland to read and write while converting them to Christianity: tried to combine old customs with new meanings. Still, his life was in constant danger because there were always people who didn’t want to change.
However, as time went on he was loved more and more. During his life-time Patrick’s fame as a teacher and missionary spend throughout the Western world. During the Dark Ages, when education and arts had almost disappeared in Europe, St. Patrick’s teaching kept learning alive in Ireland. The country became known as the ‘Island of Saints and Scholars’.
There are a lot of stories about amazing things St. Patrick is supposed to have done. It’s said that once he escaped from his enemies by turning himself and his companies into deer. Another story tells how one of his friends was saved from fire because he was wearing Patrick’s robe. The most famous legends are about how Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland because he had cast a magic spell on them.
While the legends about St. Patrick feats are fun and interesting to hear, the truth about him is what made him a great and famous man. Almost singlehandedly he saved the fundamentals of civilization for the Western world. And it is through him that Ireland has its old traditions of scholarship and literature.
Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle because of the lush green colour of the landscape. Its mild, moist climate is ideal for vegetation and type of clover called shamrock grows everywhere. This three-leafed plant has become a symbol of Irish heritage and many people wear green shamrocks on SA. Patrick’s Day in March, 17.
In fact, green is colour everywhere associated with St. Patrick’s Day; both in United States and in Ireland, people wear something green on this holiday. At one time, a person who wasn’t wearing green on ST. Patrick’s Day got a little pinch (=pick at) from anyone who caught him or her.
There is also a funny custom to make or buy ‘ST. Patrick’s snake’ on this day. You might not want to have a real snake hissing in your room, but a cute stiffed toy will be lovely. It’ll stay where you put it any guard you against draughts on cold, windy nights. The snake can fill the gaps under your door or a window and keep you from getting chilled. That’s why it is called ‘the chill-chaser’. If you have your green St. Patrick’s snake the holidays keeps going all the year round.

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3. Ireland Map Quiz

1. On which continent is Ireland located? ________________________

2. In what ocean is Ireland located? ________________________

3. What is the name of the sea that borders Ireland on the east? ________________________________

4. The island of Ireland is divided into the Republic of Ireland and the much smaller Northern Ireland. What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland? __________________________

5. What is the name of the bay near the city of Sligo? _____________________________

6. What is the name of the river that flows by Limerick? ______________________________

7. Is Wicklow on the north, south, east, or west coast of Ireland? ______________________________

8. The highest point in Ireland is Carrauntoohil. Is Carrauntoohil in the northeast, northwest, southeast, or southwest of Ireland? _____________________________

9. If you wanted to travel from Galway to Dublin, in which direction would you head? ___________________________