Task 9. Project work. Work out your own tour of Ireland in a group of 4 –5 people. Present your tour to the groupmates.
Theme 2. History of Ireland Task 1. Read the basic facts and try to expand them. BASIC FACTS: · The Irish language evolved from Celtic immigrants around 600 BC. The language survived the introduction of the linguistic diversity of both the invading Vikings and Normans down through the centuries. · Although the origins of the name Éire are uncertain, the name Eiru which is the name of a mythological divine heroine, occurs in the earliest literature in Old Irish. The modern word Ireland derives from a combination of the Gaelic “Éire” with the Germanic word “land”. · The area of Dublin became the first English colony. · Ireland was the last of the four parts to join the United Kingdom. The official treaty was signed in 1801. · In 1921 Ireland was divided into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. · From 1922 to 1937 the country was known as the Irish Free State, and from 1937 to 1949 as Eire.
Task 2. Read the facts below and co-ordinate them with historical events in Russia and in England.
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