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Nexus resource
Mid-Term Break
Seamus Heaney information gap
activity
Subject(s):
English – Northern Irish
poetry
Age group(s):
12–14, 15–16
Topic:
Poetry, Christmas
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by Anne Rowan and has been adapted by EAL
Nexus.
Who was Seamus Heaney?
• He was born in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland,
on ____ April 1939.
• He wrote many famous poetry collections.
• He was a professor at ______________________universities.
• He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
• He died in _______________ on 30 August 2013, at the age of
_____ .
Your partner can help you fill the blanks. Write the questions you need
to ask here. The first one is done for you.
1. On what date was Seamus Heaney born?
Who was Seamus Heaney?
• He was born in _____________________, Northern
Ireland, on 13 April 1939.
• He wrote many _______________________________ .
• He was a professor at Harvard and Oxford universities.
• He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in ________________ .
• He died in Dublin, Ireland, on ____________ 2013, at the age of
74.
Your partner can help you fill the blanks. Write the questions you need
to ask here. The first one is done for you.
1. Where was Seamus Heaney born?
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