Kool Irish National Customs Nimi Tallinn 2009 Customs of Ireland i would like to talk about their families their holidays. the irish are a very cultural people and they're proud of all they've got. Marriage and Family People usually marry in their early to mid-20s. Most weddings are performed in a church, but a minority are also performed in a registry office. After marriage, many people in rural areas stay close to their family's home and visit frequently. Many couples, particularly in the cities, live together before or instead of marriage. Typically, the bonds between siblings in an Irish family are especially strong
James's Gate in Dublin. Nowadays it is one of the most successful beer brands in the world, being exported worldwide. sports : First I'm going to talk about Gaelic football so , teams of 15 players, kick or hand pass a ball around a grass pitch towards each others goals to either score a point over the bar or goal. The ball used in Gaelic football is round, slightly smaller than a soccer ball. The action is fast and furious, and play is rough. another famous field sport is hurling - It's played on a large field with a curved wooden stick (or "Hurley"), and with a leather ball, so its pretty much like a hockey on a field , mission is to score the ball between the opponents goalposts. It can be described as one of the fastest and most skilful field games in the world and it's not for the faint of heart. Bodies bang, the ball is as hard as a baseball, and the sticks are made of solid ash. flag and religion
SPORT In English the word ‘sport’ describes both casual play and the highest levels of performance. Recent surveys reveal that 10% of adults play sports more than twice a week, the majority of the British population involves in sport or physical recreation at least once a month. Most people have an interest in some sports as a player, spectator or gambler, but everybody in Britain seems to be fond of outdoor exercise, be it jogging, walking, rambling or just sitting on the bench outdoors. As British homes are rather cool in winter (at least for Estonians!), the saying goes that ‘the English like fresh air outdoors and indoors’. Most people are conscious of the good influence of sport on their health. They expect a lot from it –
sparta7.com/bl in the late 19th century. og/have-your-child-enjoy- competitive-tennis.html Athletics *Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. *Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. *The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running and race walking. Volleyball *Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. *A volleyball court is 18 m long and 9 m wide, divided into 9 m × 9 m halves *Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules http://volleyball- magic.net/reviewsite/ Basketball *Basketball is a sport ,which is played with a leather ball and two baskets.
Topic Sports Tallinn English College 8b form 2007 1. Introduction For some people sport plays a very important part in their lives. And to some, it is even a way of life. There are different kinds of sports. For instance, there are sports meant for playing indoors, some can be practised only at a certain time of year. There are winter and summer sports also. Skiing, figure-skating, sledding and snowboarding these four most popular are practised during winter. Good examples of summer sports are: swimming, badminton, roller skating and golf. 2. The ancient Olympic Games The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776. B.C. at Olympia but the city may have
UBLIN Dublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath. English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Originally founded as a Viking settlement(koloonia), it evolved(arenes) into the Kingdom of Dublin and became the island's primary city following the Norman invasion(sissetung). Today, it is ranked 23rd (down from 10th in 2008) in the Global Financial Centres Index, has one of the fastest growing populations of any European
Ireland Ireland (Irish: Éire, Irish pronunciation:) is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was first partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is bordered by Northern Ireland--part of the United Kingdom--to the north, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Irish Sea to the east and the Celtic Sea and St George's Channel to the South and South-East. The legal name of the state is simply "Ireland", but its legal description the Republic of Ireland is sometimes used to differentiate the state from the island. On 29 December 1937 Ireland became the successor-state to the Irish Free State, itself established on 6 December 1922. Ireland was one of the poorest countries in Western Europe and had high emigration
Basketball Basketball Fast moving game Team sport 2 teams, 5 active players in each Indoor and also outdoor game One of the most popular sports in the world Equipment Basketball and the court Competitive levels require the use of clocks, scoresheets, scoreboard and so on. History Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium in 1892 History Basketball was originally played with an association football ball. Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College Characteristics Co-operative Accurate Determined
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