A61 Irish culture …
has always been highly appreciated abroad.
is based on traditional music and dance.
is now receiving more attention than in the past.
A62 Young Irish people…
are not leaving Ireland as much as they used to.
still consider Ireland a closed, claustrophobic society.
escape overseas if they are ambitious.
A63 The EU helped Ireland…
to become dependent on the British economy.
to become more economically independent.
to realize that it was just a small country on the edge of Europe.
A64 Multinational companies now produce…
75% of Irish exports.
75% of Irish manufactured goods.
75% of Irish exports in manufactured goods.
A65 Ireland may have problems in the future because…
the corporate tax rate will go down.
economic growth will be self-generating.
EU help will probably decrease.
TEST B Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in brackets. B1 Did you know Australia has the highest number of … species of snake? (DANGER)
B2 I wonder who was awarded the … ? (SCHOLAR)
B3 Please send photocopies of all your … to us at the address below. (CERTIFY)
Translate the phrases in brackets into English. B4 You couldn’t do me a favour, (не так ли)?
B5 The London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral and Borough market (стоит того, чтобы посмотреть).
B6 When Jack retired, his boss made a speech (отдавая должное) to all he had done for the company.
Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the appreciate words.
Apart from speech, human (B7) … also use non-verbal methods of communication. Sometimes we do this more often (B8) … we realise. For example, when your parents read your school report, they may not need to say (B9) … in order to show you how they feel. The way they hold the report, the look on their (B10)… immediately tells you whether they are delighted, surprised or angry.
