C. Video transcript

Read the article about Northern Ireland on pages 27-31 of English Now No 96. Then watch this video of Susie Miller, writer and tour guide, talking about Belfast and Northern Ireland. Try to understand her slight Irish accent and then go to part C to read the video transcript.



As a destination, I think Northern Ireland has so much to offer. It really is a little region with so many stories to tell. I was born and raised in Belfast. I’ve lived here all my life. Belfast is the home of Titanic. She was built here over the course of three years, and unfortunately, my great grandfather Tommy was one of the casualties of that disaster. So, when I’m telling the story of Titanic, here in its birthplace, I’m able to really boil it down into one family’s experiences. Titanic Belfast was opened in 2012, to tell the story of Titanic from the city’s point of view. It’s a visitor attraction, which draws you into the Titanic story using lots of technology.
Belfast is a Victorian city so it’s got lots of fabulous architecture from that era, but as well as that, you’ve got this rejuvenation, you’ve got this energy of reinvention. Really, I suppose the place to be is Cathedral Quarter – its little windy streets, beautiful flower baskets on the wall, and a real atmosphere of bold Belfast within that.
Belfast is the regional capital, but sitting on its doorstep is the rest of Northern Ireland. The coastal route between Belfast and the Causeway coasts, a roadway built in the Victorian era, which hugs the coastline of County Antrim, stretches for about a hundred and twenty miles. It’s just stunning, it’s just absolutely beautiful.
The main attraction on the Causeway Coast is obviously the Giant’s Causeway itself. It’s a Unesco World Heritage Site and a unique geological feature.
Another thing you must do when you visit the Causeway Coast is to cross Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and off course Bushmills Distillery, which started in 1608, is the oldest whiskey distillery in the world.
From top to bottom of Northern Ireland, it’s about two hours’ driving time so it’s really pretty easy to get around. So no matter who you are and where you’re coming from, there’s a good chance you’ll find what you’re looking for, something special here in Northern Ireland.


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