Northern Ireland

Task 3. Answer the questions while watching these episodes:

1. What is Ireland famous for?

2. Why is it the land of contrast?

3. Why does it have two sides of their nature?

4. Are the Irish people proud of their music and dance?

5. How is it located?

Castles and Churches

1. What was built on the West Coast of Ireland and what for?

2. What place is holy for people to worship for centuries?

3. Who brought Christianity to Ireland and when? How many churches did he build?

4. Has religion been important in Ireland?

5. What problems have the monarchs got? What did they build?

Music and Dancing

1. What is the land of music and dancing?

2. Where are children taught with traditional songs and dances?

Horses

1. What is a perfect place for a long ride through beautiful country in a riding school?

2. What opportunities do Irish people have if they like horses and dislike riding?

Sport

1. Do Irish people like fishing?

2. What is the fastest game in the world?

3. What other kinds of sport have you known?

Farming

1. What is the most important part of Ireland’s economy?

2. What products do they have/grow?

3. What is the characteristic feature of their mild and wet climate?

4. How do they use peat? Where can it be found?

5. What is another important industry?

Irish History

1. How is Ireland divided into?

2. What is the capital of Ireland?

3. What is the main city of Northern Ireland?

4. What are other big cities in Northern Ireland?

5. Did the Irish people change their religion after the 16th century?

6. Why did the Irish people migrate to different places and where?

7. What happened in 1840th?

Dublin

1. What is the population of Dublin?

2. Where is it situated in?

3. What is the atmosphere in Dublin?

4. What architecture has it got?

5. What is it famous for?

6. What is the oldest cathedral in Dublin?

7. When was Trinity College Founded?

8. Has the cathedral got its own school?

9. What is the biggest park in Europe? What is there in it?

10. How many political parties are there in the Parliament?

Industry

1. What kind of industry is there?

2. What companies are there in Ireland?

Images of Ireland

1. What is Ireland keen on?

2. Is it a country where is time to relax and enjoy the life?

New York (The world’s capital of excitement)

Task 4. Answer the questions while watching these episodes:

1. What is the nickname of New York City?

2. How many residents live in the city?

3. What areas is New York divided into?

4. What is the area of Manhattan?

5. What national concentrations are shown in the film?

6. When was the United Nations organization founded?

7. What is the purpose of its foundation?

8. What is situated in Wall Street? When was Stock Exchange founded?

9. What place Greenwich Village is? Who lives there?

10. What is the Statue of Liberty made of?

11. Where is Central Park situated?

12. How long and wide is it?

13. When was Central Park founded?

14. What can you see on its territory?

15. What sport do people prefer going in for in Central Park?

16. What skyscrapers were built in New York?

17. What is located in Rockefeller Centre?

18. What famous museums are there in New York?

19. What is Times Square famous for?