A. Reading comprehension

Read the article on pages 18-19 of English Now No 111. Then answer true or false to these statements containing Irish words and expressions.

1. An eejit is an Irish fairy with a beard who has a pot of gold hidden at the end of a rainbow.
- a. true
- b. false
2. The ‘Emerald Isle’ is Ireland’s nickname.
- a. true
- b. false
3. Céad míle fáilte is a very common Irish expression to greet visitors. It means “a hundred thousand welcomes” in Gaelic.
- a. true
- b. false
4. A good craic is a very large crack.
- a. true
- b. false
5. ‘It’s lashing’ means that someone is punishing you with a whip.
- a. true
- b. false
6. A lock-in happens in a pub.
- a. true
- b. false
7. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” was written by a non-Irish author.
- a. true
- b. false

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