Ireland/Working with Words
Welcome to Ireland
amazing = wonderful
visit = meet
leaflet = flyer
At the tourist office
Match the words and their explanations.
| library | place to read books |
| pub | bar / restaurant |
| parade | people marching through the streets |
| tourist office | "Where can I stay?" |
Match the words and their explanations.
| brochure | leaflet, flyer |
| ticket | 
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| timetable | schedule |
| dictionary | look up new words |
| map | 
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History
Fill in the correct words.
In 1847 the potatoes didn't grow and people had nothing to eat: It was the "Great famine.
The Irish eat marmalade - that's jam made of citrus fruits.
A leprechaun is an Irish magical creature.
Feelings
D. What do the following words mean?
Match the expressions (A-E) with their corresponding definitions (1-6).
Write the correct numbers in the grid below. Be careful: There is one definition that you do not need.
A lonely
B miserable
C embarrassed
D excited
E surprised
1 enthusiastic, looking forward to, a bit nervous
2 having a feeling of shameful discomfort
3 very sad, ill or poor
4 amazed, because sth. unexpected happened
5 unhappy, because of feeling isolated from others
6 something that can’t be told in advance
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5() | 3() | 2() | 1() | 4() |
Find the opposites of the underlined words. Use the words from above!
When she arrived in Columbus she felt right at home, but in the evening she was homesick().
Yesterday she laughed. But when she came home she cried() in her pillow.
Everyone was happy but she felt miserable|embarassed|embarrassed() because of her clothes.
synonyms
| amazing | breathtaking surprising |
| special | great |
| rainy | wet |
| windy | stormy |
- Fact File
- Geography
- History
- Traditions (typical customs and holidays)
- Irish Humour
- Limericks
- Planning a holiday
