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1 Worksheet by Annette Weinig-Gräßler Read On February 2018 Issue page 6 page 1 of 8 PRE-READING The Irish border: Look it up on the map. Why do you think it exists? READING TASK 1: Which paragraphs do the following notes refer to? a) It is very difficult to find a solution for a soft border. b) when Ireland was separated into two parts c) Brexit is also a problem for Ireland because of the border to the UK within the country. d) when peace was finally established in Northern Ireland e) the situation at the border today f) In the past British soldiers controlled the border. g) what a hard border could mean for the peace process in Northern Ireland h) strict border controls could be bad for the economy Paragraph VOCABULARY TASK 1: Find synonyms or synonymous expressions for the following words. Do not change the meaning of the sentences. a) complicated (paragraph 2) b) harm (paragraph 2) c) leaving (paragraph 2) d) stays (paragraph 3) e) agree on (paragraph 3) f) tell (paragraph 4) g) many (paragraph 7) h) undo (paragraph 8)

2 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 2 of 8 TASK 2: Find the Portmanteau words (e.g.: Britain + exit = Brexit) a) breakfast + lunch = b) smoke + fog = c) motor + hotel = d) emotion + icon = e) Bombay + Hollywood = f) channel + tunnel = g) information + entertainment = h) Brad + Angelina = TASK 3: Find the opposites of the following words. 1. separated (paragraph 1) 2. hard (paragraph 1) 3. leaving (paragraph 1) 4. most (paragraph 2) 5. complicated (paragraph 2) 6. peace (paragraph 7) TASK 4: Fill in words of the same word families as the ones in brackets: a) A lot of people in Ireland are worried about... (complicated, 2) that the Brexit could create for their country. b) There has been an... (agreed,3) between the UK government and the EU. c) How the EU border can work in the future. needs to be... (clear, 3) d) A hard border can be the... (causes,8) for tensions.

3 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 3 of 8 e) After the... (partitioned, 5) Northern Ireland decided to stay in the UK. GRAMMAR Fill in the missing prepositions: Brexit will hopefully not change the new source... income... Northern Ireland. The tourist industry has really prospered since the Good Friday Agreement and a hard border would ruin a lot... that easy way to travel between the two parts of that beautiful green island. It would certainly bring back tension and memories... the times of the civil war in Ireland. Today you can hardly believe what life was like... that region 30 or 40 years ago. There were hardly any tourists... abroad in the North although the landscape there is stunning. They were too afraid to travel there... what they had seen and heard... the news. If you go to the Giant s Causeway, one... the great natural attractions at the coast of Antrim today, you will see that times have changed. Every day hundreds... people walk along these ancient stones and the number... visitors has increased a lot. But the Causeway is not the only attraction... tourists in the North. Let s hope that Brexit won t destroy what has been achieved in Northern Ireland.

4 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 4 of 8 SPEAKING TASK 1: Find one partner for the following task: You want to travel to Ireland together. Look at the following picture and describe it. Discuss the pros and cons of flying there. Which other forms of transport could you use?

5 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 5 of 8 TASK 2: Role play: Work with a partner: A: You are a hotel owner in Northern Ireland and you have people from the Republic who work for you. There are also a lot of guests from the Republic at your hotel every year. That is why you want a soft border. B: You live in Northern Ireland too but you want strict border controls so that no one can enter the UK without being checked. Discuss your different points of view. Use the structures below: I see your point, but... I can understand what you mean, but... That s right, but... I see what you mean, but... I agree with you... You are right... That s exactly what I think... Yes, that s right. I my opinion it's better to... I don t agree with you, because... I don t share your opinion, because... I don t think we should..., because... TASK 3: Talk about our own history in Germany, when there was a border between two parts of our country. What do you know about the checkpoints then? In what way did the border affect the life of the people in the east and in the west of our country?

6 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 6 of 8 WRITING TASK 1: You are at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. Write an to a friend. Use the following prompts: - what fascinates you so much about the Causeway - who you met there by chance (friend, star, relative...) - describe your accommodation - two activities you would like to do in the North The Giant s Causeway. Photo: Annette Weinig-Gräßler TASK 2: Write a letter to the editor. You have a B&B in Northern Ireland and you prefer a soft border. Say why (give two reasons).

7 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 7 of 8 ANSWER KEY READING Which paragraphs do the following notes refer to? a) It is very difficult to find a solution for a soft border. 3 b) when Ireland was separated into two parts 5 c) Brexit is also a problem for Ireland because of the border to the UK within the country. d) when peace was finally established in Northern Ireland 7 e) the situation at the border today 4 f) In the past British soldiers controlled the border. 6 g) what a hard border could mean for the peace process in Northern Ireland h) strict border controls could be bad for the economy 2 Paragraph 1 8 Vocabulary TASK 1: a. difficult b. damage c. quitting d. remains e. say yes to f. say g. a lot of h. destroy TASK 2: a. brunch b. smog c. motel d. emoticon e. Bollywood f. Chunnel g. infotainment h. Brangelina

8 February 2018 Issue page 6 page 8 of 8 TASK 3: TASK 4: a) united b) soft c) entering d) least e) easy f) war a. complications b. agreement c. clarified d. cause e. partition GRAMMAR Brexit will hopefully not change the new source of income for Northern Ireland. The tourist industry has really prospered since the Good Friday Agreement and a hard border would ruin a lot of that easy way to travel between the two parts of that beautiful green island. It would certainly bring back tension and memories of the times of the civil war in Ireland. Today you can hardly believe what life was like in that region 30 or 40 years ago. There were hardly any tourists from abroad in the North although the landscape there is stunning. They were too afraid to travel there from what they had seen and heard on the news. If you go to the Giant's Causeway, one of the great natural attractions at the coast of Antrim today, you will see that times have changed. Every day hundreds of people walk along these ancient stones and the number of visitors has increased a lot. But the Causeway is not the only attraction for tourists in the North. Let s hope that Brexit won't destroy what has been achieved in Northern Ireland. Hinweis: Sie können Ihre Vorlage aus dem Read On Online-Service für Ihren eigenen Unterricht gerne vervielfältigen. Ihre Zugangsdaten dürfen Sie jedoch nicht an Dritte weitergeben. Jede Art der Mehrfachnutzung Ihres persönlichen Abos verstößt gegen das Urheberrecht.

1. The following notes refer to parts of the text. Find the most suitable paragraph for each note.

Worksheet by Annette Weinig-Gräßler UK votes for Brexit page 1 of 9 READING 1. The following notes refer to parts of the text. Find the most suitable paragraph for each note. a) results of the vote Paragraph