Video activity: Irish slang

IRISH SLANG

Read the questions through. Then watch the video and listen for the answers to the questions. 
 

I. Which city in Ireland is the boy in the video from?
Find this city on the map of Ireland.



II. What do the following slang words/expressions mean?
  1. This is me auld lade:
  2. This is me auld man:
  3. This is me old wan:
  4. spastic:
  5. gat on:
  6. savage:
  7. that's a difficult dose:
  8. spoof:
  9. beour:
  10. biy:
  11. jax/jacks:
  12. maul:
  13. c'mere:
III. You are going to a pub in Corcaigh where you meet new people. Start a conversation with a person using at least 5 slang words/expressions that you have learned.

IV. Write an E-mail to one of the friends you made asking him or her out to an event of your choice next weekend. Include at least three of the expressions that you have learnt.
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