Lesson 3

Vocabulary

1. Match the sentences.

1. The High Dam opened in 1970 and it e. helps to provide water for agriculture all year.
2. The Suez Canal is the gateway from the Red Sea d. to the Mediterranean Sea and Europe.
3. The columns in the temple are important historic objects because a. they show very elaborate figures and hieroglyphics.
4. The Champollion Museum in France is dedicated to c. the man who deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics in 1822.
5. In 1899 in Umm el-Baragat, two archaeologists found b. many well-preserved crocodile mummies.

Listening

2. You will listen to a recording about a person who started something which has great cultural importance in Ireland. Listen and choose what the person created.

A. a museum
B. a sports association
C. a football organisation

3. Listen again and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct any false sentences in your notebooks.

1. Carrick-on-Suir is in the north of Ireland. F, Carrick-on-Suir is in the south of Ireland.
2. Maurice Davin was from Carrick-on-Suir. T
3. Maurice Davin was a famous archaeologist. F, Maurice Davin was a famous athlete.
4. The letters GAA are short for Gaelic Athletics Association. T
5. The Championships of the different Gaelic games happen in November. F, The Championships of the different Gaelic games happen between May and September.
6. The finals of the different sporting events are held in the capital city. T