ENGLISH TEST 1°ES2 NAME …………………

IRELAND

1. HISTORY. Fill in the blanks

Ireland is divided into two separate countries, ............. in the north-eastern part of the island and the ........... ................... also called ............................ to the south.

When the ............................ struck the country in the 1850s, killing over a million people, the survivors massively ............................ to the US, mainly to ............................

In the north, the ............................ community numbers nearly 1.5 million individuals, many of Scottish descent since the area was settled by Scots back in the XVIIth century, whereas in the south, the ............................. community is mainly of Gaellic descent

The I.R.A (Irish Republican Army) claims independence from Great Britain in a unified Irish Republic. Peace-keeping ............................ were sent in order to protect Protestants and their presence, felt like an invasion, creates an atmosphere of............................, mainly in Belfast, where the two communities have been trying to co-exist.

2. FUNCTIONS. Link up the elements in column 1 with the NF suggested in column 2 so as to form meaningful sentences that you will write down in column 3. The documents it refers to are the Little girl and the Soldier , Moira and the Gunman and Paddy’s Lament

Parents – let their daughter go out	REPROACH	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
She =not scared - violence	HABIT	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
The soldier – be a terrorist	PROBABILITY	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
Dillon –keep silent – IRA man – kill them	FEAR	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
The three of them – the Catholic community – the gunman – threaten them	PARADOX
Moira – Moira + Catholic community – let them go that far	ACCUSING	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
Moira – brave / Dillon – a coward	CONTRASTING(not whereas or but)	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
Paddy – see his dear old Dublin before dying	WISHES	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
Paddy – leave Dublin	REGRETS (with the verb wish)	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................
Paddy – sell his farm	OBLIGATION	..........................................................................................…....................................................................................…….................................................................. ..........................................................................................…................................

3. TRANSLATION. Translate those sentences into French.

Paddy n’aurait pas dû quitter l’Irlande

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Il se pourrait que sa femme vienne le voir

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Il se peut que l’Eire gagne le match

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Il aurait pu se faire tuer

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Le soldat doit être Anglais

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Les parents devraient être plus prudents

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Ils auraient dû renter à la maison

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Autrefois, j’allais à la piscine le mercredi

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Je suis habitué à des voitures rapides

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J’ai l’habitude de me lever tôt (early)

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