Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Prime Time 8 Ireland Finding the right meaning Match the words on the left with the correct definitions or examples on the right. 1. clash K A to create sound by blowing air through one’s lips 2. to suspend B to drive out 3. famine C to give up 4. to defeat D hunger, period of extreme food shortage 5. to suppress E long narrow box used to bury people 6. to surrender F to officially prevent sb. from holding office 7. to oust G organised like a regular army 8. poverty H Protestant clergyman 9. coffin I to put an end to sth. with force 10. to whistle J state of being poor 11. paramilitary K violent confrontation 12. reverend L to win a victory over Language in use: Irish literature You are going to read a text about Irish literature. Some words are missing from the text. Fill in the word which best fits each gap (1–8). Use only one word in each gap. Write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of the text. The first one (0) has been done for you. Ireland is a comparatively … (0) country but it has made a disproportionate contribution to the world of literature. The … (Q1) best known around the world are written in English, but Gaelic, the Celtic language of Ireland, also has a significant body of literature going back to … (Q2) times. The two strands of Irish literature are a consequence of the political situation as Ireland was … (Q3) from England for many centuries. Irish literature … (Q4) from other literary traditions as Irish … (Q5) have a very special sense of wonder in the face of nature and a narrative style which tends to be exaggerated and sometimes satirical. Some of the greatest authors of the English language were Irish. Novelists such as James Joyce, a Dublin-born … (Q6) , who struggled with his concept of Ireland for his whole life, are well-known for their literary works. Dramatists like George Bernard Shaw are equally … (Q7) and have left their mark on world literature. The long-standing Irish story-telling … (Q8) seems to be the foundation of the literary influence of the country. 0 small Q1 Q5 Q2 Q6 Q3 Q7 Q4 Q8 1 / 2 ✔ 54 Ireland 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv