From Ireland to the USA (Insight pre-intermediate DVD lesson)

Most Irish people emigrated in the mid-ninetennth century because they had no (a)   .

In the mid-nineteenth century about ____ Irish people died because they had no food.

• 500,000

• one million

• two million

• 60%

Every year, Irish American celebrate _____ Day.

• Immigrants'

• John F.Kennedy

• St. Patrick's

The monument to the Irish Potato Famine is in (a)   .

In the mid-nineteenth century, ___ % of Ireland's food came from potatoes.

• 16

• 66

• 50

• 60

The ships from Ireland to America first stopped in (a)   .

Many people died from ____ on the ships.

• hunger

• disease

• collision

More than a (a)   of the immigrants to the USA between 1820 and 1860 were Irish.

Two American presidents had Irish ancestors.

• True

• False

The Irish potato famine started in the year ____.

• 1854

• 1845

• 1944

• 1945