Homework for 21 October

1. Please watch the video "Brexit explained: What is the problem with the Irish
border?"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cfI5on5n84) and find out why the
border plays such an important role in Brexit talks.

The Irish border plays a really important role in Brexit talks since Scotland, England and
Wales form an island that doesn’t border any European countries. However, Northern
Ireland does. It shares a border with a European country which is Republic of Ireland. If
the UK is out of the EU this fact may be a problem. They are worried about how they
would go about checking the goods crossing in and out of the EU.

One solution might be to build fences in the border, but for many people this is the last
thing they want.

EU negotiators say they want some customs control, they want to stop products that don’t
meet the EU standards. The EU, the British and the Irish government all agree that they
don’t want a hard border to return, but they don’t agree on what to do about customs
checks. With every possible solution, some group comes out unhappy (whether
Republicans, Unionist, Brussels, etc), so they have a big problem and they don’t agree
with any solution.

2. Please decide whether the statements on slide 25 about St Patrick are true or
false. Then listen to the attached recording and check your answers.

1. St Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the day he was born. FALSE

2. St Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland. TRUE
3. St Patrick was a slave all his life. FALSE
4. Four-leaved clovers are easy to find. FALSE
5. The Irish believe that Leprechauns like to catch humans and
steal their money. FALSE
6. St Patrick could raise people from the dead. TRUE
7. If you don’t wear green on St Patrick’s Day you may be
fined. FALSE
8. Irish coffee is made with alcohol. TRUE
9. On St Patrick’s Day people eat lots of potatoes. TRUE

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