warm-up 热身
The roar of the Celtic Tiger drew thousands of expats home to Ireland in the 1990s. But the good times are over. Now the youngest and brightest are leaving, driven out by a decade of madness that could haunt the republic for generations. The video tells a story of a 21-year-old Irish girl who is going to Australia.
Learning Objectives 学习目标
1. To know about how big the changes in Irish people’s lives since 1973
2. To know about how women’s status has been improving in the past decades;
3. To know about how environmental practices have been changed;
4. To know about the new wave of emigration in Ireland;
5. To know about the pub culture in Ireland;
6. To know about the decline of Roman Catholic Church in Ireland;
7. To know about the educational system in Ireland.
Focal Points 知识点
