Check that you understand the text about Cork by answering the following questions.
- Where is Cork? Cork is in the south of the Republic of Ireland.
- Where is the shopping and business centre of Cork?
- What is Cork’s traffic system like?
- What is special about the site of St Anne’s Church?
- In what style is the architecture of Cork Cathedral?
- Can you buy souvenirs at the markets?
- Why is the Crawford Gallery worth visiting?
- Where do Cork people live?
Possible Answer
- It lies on an island between two channels of the River Lee.
- It has a very complex one-way traffic system. Moreover, its buses are extremely crowded.
- St Anne’s Church was built on a site where another church stood previously. That church was destroyed during a siege of the city.
- In the French Gothic style.
- Probably not as they do not cater specifically for tourists.
- The Crawford Gallery is worth visiting because it regularly puts on interesting exhibitions of modern art.
- Well-off people live in fashionable residential areas overlooking the harbour, while others live in suburbs on the edge of the city.
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