IRELAND TODAY
Workshop Vocabulary

Task 1: INTRODUCTION

Talk to your partner and answer the questions below:

  1. How many countries form the United Kingdom?
  2. What are the most common nationalities you can meet in the U.K.?
  3. What is the difference between Ireland and Northern Ireland?

Task 2: BRAINSTORMING IDEAS

Talk to your partner and try to come up with 10 facts about Ireland. Think about:

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People
Geography
Politics
Food
Drink
Music

Traditions

History

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Task 3: VOCABULARY

The words on the next page will most likely appear in the workshop.

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  1. Please check the meaning.
  2. Put the words into several thematic groups.
  3. What do you think Richie is going to talk about?

Task 4: RESEARCH

Check the pronunciation of the words below at

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All the words in Task 3 and 4 are related to Irish culture. Go on-line and try to find out what they refer to.

IRELAND TODAY
Workshop Vocabulary

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  1. Irish Food
  1. BC / AD e.g. 800 BC
  2. To hunt
  3. To fish
  4. To capture
  5. Pagans
  6. Barrel
  7. Folks
  8. To set up a monastery
  9. Shamrock
  10. A bunch of Vikings
  11. Barley
  12. To steal
  13. To surrender
  14. To pull the tap down
  15. Weapons
  16. Jewelry
  17. To wear a kilt
  18. To defeat
  19. To rebel
  20. Easter Sunday 1916
  21. To enslave
  22. To publicly execute
  23. To annoy
  24. To set up a parliament
  25. White pudding
  26. Black pudding
  27. Irish Stew
  28. Pork sausages
  29. Irish language
  30. Rashers of bacon
  31. Lamb
  32. Beef
  33. Mutton
  34. To drive out
  35. A slave
  36. To escape
  37. To sail
  38. To become a priest
  39. Tender
  40. Brewery
  41. Carrots
  42. Parsley
  43. Pint of Guinness
  44. Sweet bitter taste
  45. Ale
  46. To brew
  47. St. Patrick
  48. Irish Drink
  49. To sign a lease
  50. To ship
  51. Hop
  52. Yeast
  53. Low fat milk
  54. To pour a pint of Guinness
  55. At a 45 degrees angle
  56. Liquid
  57. To rule
  58. To ban
  59. To keep the language alive
  60. Traditional dance event
  61. Circles
  62. Environment
  63. Respected man
  64. Irish history
  65. Vikings
  66. Norman king
  67. A Pub Session

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IRELAND TODAY
Workshop Vocabulary
Teachers’ Notes

These activities have been designed to be used before the workshops as introduction and a way of getting students interested.

You may also use the material as a follow up activity after the students have attended the event and see how much they remember!

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