The
Aran Islands
The
Aran Islands lie off the west coast of
Ireland. They are Inish Moor, Inish Maan, and Inish
Heer.
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The
islands are famous for three things. Their prehistoric culture, the
many small fields with their protective stone
walls, and Aran knitwear.
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The
spoken languages of the islands are English and Gallic.
Nowadays, the main industry is tourism. The Aran
Islands are wonderful places to visit.
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Vocabulary
coast – Küste
Gallic – Gallish
Inish – Insel auf
Gallish
knitwear – Strichwaren
languages - Sprachen
lie – liegen
nowadays – heutzutage
protective – schützend
stone walls – Steinmauern/Steinwällen
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Questions
Where
are the Aran Islands?
How
many islands are there in this group?
What
are the islands called?
What
does the word Inish mean?
For
what are the islands famous?
Have
you got an Aran pullover?
What
are the spoken languages of the islands?
For
what else are the Aran Islands famous? (GOOGLE)
