Материалы к уроку страноведения "Ireland"(9-11 классы, английский язык)
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09.01.2017
Ирландия очень маленькая страна и учащиеся средней школы знают о ней довольно мало. Данный материал направлен на то, что бы расширить знания учащихся об этой интересной стране, которой ирландцы очень гордятся.
Ирландию часто сравнивают с Англией, что вполне понятно: не прошло и ста лет, как Изумрудный остров получил независимость. Что общего и в чем отличия этих стран будет интересно узнать, сравнив свои знания об Ирландии с информацией этого материала.Материалы к урокам страноведения в старших классах средней школы. Могут быть использованы как лекционный материал, так и как материал для самостоятельной работы на уроке.
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Ireland
Ireland is situated on the western edge of
Europe.
It is an island of great beauty with rugged
mountains, blue lakes, ancient castles, long
sandy beaches and picturesque harbours.
The climate is mild and temperate
throughout the year.
Over the past two decades, Ireland has
become one of the top destinations for
English language learning – more than 100,000 visitors come to Ireland every year
to study English. This is thanks to Dublin’s defining characteristics of bestowing a
warm friendly welcome to overseas visitors, their international literary reputation
and the fastest growing economy in Europe. One quarter of Ireland’s population is
under 25 years of age and Dublin acts as a magnet for young people looking for
quality education. It has a population of 1.5 million and is famous for its lively
friendly atmosphere and vibrant social and cultural life. Ireland enjoys one of the
cleanest environments in Europe. Its unspoilt countryside provides an excellent
setting for leisure pursuits such as hiking, cycling, golfing and horseriding.
The Irish are relaxed, friendly, spontaneous, hospitable and have a great love of
conversation. You will never be lonely in
Dublin… it’s just not allowed. So there is no
better way of learning a language than to learn it
in the country where it is spoken.
Dublin
Dublin sits in a vast natural harbour. It is
bisected by the River Liffey which flows through
the city and out into Dublin Bay. Such a
sheltered harbour would have appealed to the
first settlers 5,000 years ago and traces of their
culture have been found scattered around Dublin and its coast. But it was not until
the Vikings came sailing down the coast in the mid 9th century that Dublin
became an important town. Next to arrive were the AngloNorman adventurers.
This was the beginning of the long process of colonisation that would dictate the
terms of Ireland’s development over the next seven hundred years. The Anglo
Normans replaced the Viking town of Dublin with a medieval walled city. To
prevent the AngloNormans growing too independent of the English crown, Henry
II established a court in Dublin and the city became the centre in Ireland. By the 18th century the city was booming. A period of relative
stability and, consequently, prosperity set in.
After 1800 and the Act of Union, which dissolved the Irish
parliament, Dublin fell on hard times. Many of the Protestant Anglo
Irish ruling class left for London. The Georgian splendour they left
behind decayed.
The fight for independence and a Civil War in 1922 took their toll on Dublin’s
streets, and many important buildings were scarred by fighting.
In the late 1980s a new awareness of the city’s architectural strengths appeared
alongside a period of economic growth, and an effort to restore rather than
demolish Dublin’s Georgian heritage has since
been made.
The Dublin Bay that attracted successive waves
of invaders is difficult to discern now under the
commercial and sustain a population of over one
million people. Dublin city is changing fast and
the speed of that change is partly fuelled by its
youthful populationover 50 percent are under
the age of twentyfive and that makes the city
come alive. Today Dublin is a city full of charm with a vigorous cultural life, small
enough to be friendly, yet cosmopolitan in outlook. This is the culture where the
heritage of ancient days brings past and present together.
Dublin in the new millennium is a city on the rise and rise. Business in many
sectors is booming. This new face of the
Irish capital stems mainly from the stunning
economic success of the country in recent
years, which has managed to combine
extensive funding from the EU with sound
financial acumen to stimulate high levels of
growth. Key industries include electronics,
teleservices, retail and tourism. The
economic boom has also had negative
increased
implications.
dramatically and, although longterm unemployment figures have steadily
decreased in recent years, the capital is struggling to come to terms with the recent
influx of immigrants and asylum seekers, who have imported cultures often at odds
with Dublin’s own lifestyle. Despite all these recent changes, essentially the city
and its people have remained the same.
Prices have
But things have not always been so rosy for this thousandyearold city on the
East coast of Ireland. For much of the first half of the 20th century, strife and
unrest tore Dublin apart as it was involved in a messy and violent divorce from Britain. Despite ongoing attempts to find a lasting peace settlement, the religious
and political troubles further north still dominate Irish politics.
More than any other European country Ireland is a place where the line between
legend and fact remains pleasantly blurred and nowhere else in Ireland is this more
true than Dublin. Dublin’s legendary status has been confirmed through history by
the unprecedented number of great writers who have lived and worked in there:
Joyce, Becket, Wilde, Yeats and Doyle to name just a few – their endorsements
alone have guaranteed the myths will continue. Dublin is, of course, renowned as a
city of writers. At the Dublin Writers’ Museum you can discover more about the
three Dublinborn Irish winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, WB Yeats,
Samuel Beckett and George Bernard Shaw, among many other literary greats.
Dublin is also proud of its rich theatrical tradition and boasts many theatres. Music
lies at the soul of the city from large venues such as The National Concert Hall to
the more intimate pub scene; Irish traditional music has experienced a huge revival
and can be heard in some pubs in the evening. Dublin’s rock and modern music
scene has always been alive with new and upcoming bands, and in recent years the
city has nurtured such worldwide talents as U2 and The Frames.
The National Gallery on Merrion Square is the Home to the famous Caravaggio
painting, “The Taking of Christ”. The gallery also houses works by many Irish
artists.
In general cultural life of Dublin is very rich and you can enjoy visiting different
museums, art galleries and exhibitions.
But for those looking for peace and quiet there are
two public parks in the centre of the city: St
Stephen’s Green and Merrion Square. In Merrion
Square the intriguing, multicoloured statue of
Oscar Wilde looks across to the house where he
grew up. The large Phoenix Park in the northwest
of the city is home to Dublin’s Zoo with its wonderful African Plains. To enjoy the
River Liffey, and some of the city’s finest buildings, you can take a stroll along the
boardwalk.
When it comes to leisure, everything is
possible in Dublin and it all depends what
your interests are. The city centre has several
great shopping areas depending on your
budget as well as numerous parks and green
areas for relaxing in. As most people know,
Dublin has a vibrant pub and restaurant life
and there is always music and laughter to be
had at anytime of the day or night. Dublin city is full of historical monuments, buildings, churches and cathedrals and is a city
steeped in history.
One of the great features of Dublin is that it is
extremely easy to leave the city and venture out
into the countryside for fresh air, walks and a
slower pace of life. The city centre is also on the
coast and has many small coastal towns nearby
for those afternoon excursions. Dublin is also a
sports mad city and whether you are playing or
watching, it has everything for the sports
enthusiast. You will always remember this
colourful city in every sense of its word. The city is famous by the friendly,
welcoming atmosphere. More than most it is a people’s City where conversation is
an art form and story telling a way of life. What else do you need to brush up your
English?
Материалы к уроку страноведения "Ireland"(9-11 классы, английский язык)
Материалы к уроку страноведения "Ireland"(9-11 классы, английский язык)
Материалы к уроку страноведения "Ireland"(9-11 классы, английский язык)
Материалы к уроку страноведения "Ireland"(9-11 классы, английский язык)
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