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Germanisms: 101 things to do in London Cross out any of the words in brackets that are not correct. More than one option may be correct. Kensington Roof Gardens: Atop the former Derry and Toms building high above Kensington High Street is this enchanting venue – a nightclub with 0.6 hectares of gardens. Formal dress code: ( smokings • dinner jackets ) (1) for men and long gowns for women. Portobello Road Market: Perhaps because it’s less crowded and littered than Camden, Londoners generally prefer this market. Though shops and stalls open daily, the busiest days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. New shops selling men’s underwear including T-shirts and ( briefs • slips • boxer shorts • underpants ) (2) . Shakespeare’s Globe: The original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first staged, was dismantled in 1644. More than 300 years later, it was rebuilt not far from its original site, using construction methods and materials as close as possible to the ones initially used. Performances from April to October, no guarantee for a happy ( ending • end ) (3) . London Transport Museum: Among the vehicles on display at the London Transport Museum is the first underground electric train, which had no windows because there was nothing to see underground. Lots of ( oldtimers • vintage cars ) (4) on display! Royal Opera House: Having secured its position as one of the world’s greatest opera houses following a turn-of-the-century refurbishment, the Royal Opera House is ready for you. Don’t forget to turn off your ( mobile • handy • cell phone ) (5) though! False friends: Foras na Gaeilge Choose the correct word in each pair and write the sentences down. Irish Gaelic is one of three main languages of Ireland. Lately, unfortunately, it has been dwindling and almost disappeared. There is too much ( competition • concurrence ) (1) with English. Is Gaelic in danger of becoming extinct? Or is there hope? One of the major ( actions • campaigns ) (2) dedicated to saving Irish is “Foras na Gaeilge”. Since 1999, the “Foras na Gaeilge” has taken on the responsibility of promoting Irish throughout Ireland. It has an educational outline programme where being taught Irish from preschool through to third level is becoming more common in the local schools. Additionally, in the school cafeterias there is always one Gaelic ( daily special • menu ) (3) offered to students and staff. Ireland also has Irish-only media sources in an effort to promote the language. The TG4 television ( channel • sender ) (4) produces programmes only in Irish. Experiments were carried out whether foreign language films could be ( dubbed • synchronised ) (5) in Irish. There are now three main newspapers that print ( only • consequently ) (6) in Irish. In radio there is “Raidió na Gaeltachta”, while the BBC has started to air some programmes in Irish such as “Karen na hAoine”. If you aren’t a citizen of Ireland there are other ways to either brush up on your Irish skills, or to learn Irish as a new language all on your own. A good workable software solution to learning Irish on your own is through the “Teach Me Irish!” language package. The ( parole • slogan ) (7) “Teach Me Irish!” stands for an interactive software programme that engages the student in proper pronunciation. This is ( carried out • realised ) (8) with voice-recognition feedback through the lessons. This programme also focuses on enabling the student to read Irish through twenty different stories that test the verbal word recognition already covered. Alternatively, there is also a “Rosetta Stone” Irish course to ( absolve • complete ) (9) . (Laura Jean Karr, Bright Hub Education , 20 February 2013; adapted and abridged) 3 4 16 Regional identities 3 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv