1. Practice the pronunciation of the following proper names:

Dublin Region, Viking, British Empire, Europe, Oireachtas, Leinster House, Irish, Ireland, Spire, O'Connell Street, Trinity College, Mountjoy, Phoenix Park, Raheny, Bull Island

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What Irish name is the English name for Dublin derive from?

2. Where is Dublin situated?

3. Was Dublin or Cardiff the second largest city in the British Empire and the fifth largest in Europe in the 17th century?

4. When did Dublin enter a period of stagnation?

5. What happened when the English Civil Wars ended in 1649?

6. Who was Dublin originally settled by?

7. When was Georgian style architecture popular?

8. What did the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland abolish?

9. What event is remembered as a key moment in Irish history?

10. What areas of Dublin are odd and even numbers given to?

11. Where can you book accommodation and tours?

12. What climate is Dublin known for?

13. What is the lowest recorded temperature in Dublin?

14. What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Dublin?

15. How do they officially title one of Dublin's newest monuments – the Spire of Dublin?

16. Why do many people visit Trinity College, Dublin?

17. What parks are there around the city?

18. What street is Dublin's most famous shopping street?

19. Where can you find the best concentration of shoe shops?

20. Where is the residence of the President of Ireland (Áras an Uachtaráin), which was built in 1751,  located?

III. Complete the following sentences:

1. Originally founded as a Viking settlement, Dublin …….

2. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, the new parliament, the Oireachtas…….

3. Similar to the cities of Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford—Dublin…….

4.Dublin is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as …….

5. Dublin experienced huge growth and development in the 17th century because …….

6. By the 17th century Dublin was …….

7. The Easter rising in 1916 and the War of Independence greatly helped Ireland …….

8. A failed attempt to take over the several important buildings, among them the General Post Office on O'Connell Street, led to …….

9. Over a quarter of the Republic's population lives in …….

10. Dublin postcodes range from …….

11. Although some of Dublin's finest Georgian architecture was demolished in the mid-20th century …….

12. Winters in Dublin are …….

13. It could be said that Dublin's climate is …….

14. Overall, the city's climate is mild but …….

15. Dublin has many landmarks and monuments dating back hundreds of years. One of the oldest is Dublin Castle…….

16. The spire was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, who sought …….

17. Other popular landmarks and monuments include …….

18. Dawson Street, parallel to Grafton Street, is home to the official residence of the lord mayor …….

19. Brown Thomas, Dublin's most famous and expensive department store is …….

20. Harvey Nichols is an upmarket British department store chain housing…….