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The Troubles Listening: A final peace? a) You are going to listen to an Australian news report about Northern Ireland, broadcast on 9 May 2007. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–5). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The new government of Northern Ireland agrees that a) the Troubles are over. b) the Unionists and Nationalists form a new government. c) enemies have become friends. d) British troops will stay five more years. ✘ 1 The powersharing government will be led by a) the British parliament in London. b) Sinn Fein. c) Martin McGuinness. d) Reverend Ian Paisley. 2 The Pledge of Office took place in a) London. b) Dublin. c) Belfast. d) Derry. 3 Reverend Ian Paisley a) is a former church minister. b) has French ancestors. c) became Deputy First Minister. d) is a member of Sinn Fein. 4 Martin McGuinness a) was an IRA commander. b) is a unionist. c) is the province’s First Minister. d) quotes the Old Testament. 5 When Betty Orr was head teacher of a Belfast primary school a) 450 children were killed in her school’s playground. b) many people took drugs to cope with the situation. c) half of Belfast was totally destroyed by bombs. d) Russian troops attacked her school. b) Listen again and take notes: What do we learn about Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness and Betty Orr and their experiences and hopes for the future? 1 Fact file The troubles The period of conflict involving Republican and Unionist paramilitary organisations, political activist groups, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) or the British Army in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s until the Belfast Agreement in 1998. F 1.2 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv