St. Patrick's Day (VMBO)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Lesson goal:

To know more about a famous holiday in English-speaking countries: 

St. Patrick's day

What do you know about Saint Patrick's day?

Do you know in which country "Saint Patrick's Day" started?

1. USA
2. England
3. Ireland
4. Canada

Het feest wordt in al deze landen gevierd, omdat mensen uit het land van oorsprong zich over de hele wereld hebben verspreid. 

Saint Patrick's Day is only celebrated in Ireland

1. True
2. Not true

 Questions for watching

• Where was St. Patrick born?
• What was his faith?
• What happened when Patrick was 16?
• What did Patrick do when was 60?
• Why was he famous?
• Were people happy when he died?

What is true?

1. St. Patrick was born in Ireland
2. St. Patrick was born in Great Britain

Which of the words below describes Saint Patrick's faith?

1. Roman
2. Druid
3. Christian

What happened when Patrick was 16?

1. He was kidnapped by pirates in Wales and made a slave in Ireland.
2. God told St. Patrick to travel to Ireland.

What did Patrick do when was an older man?

1. ... he went on an adventure in the north of Ireland.
2. ... he went to talk to Irish people about the Christian faith.

St. Patrick is famous because he chased the snakes (evil) out of Ireland.

1. True
2. Not true

People were happy when St. Patrick died...

1. True, and they celebrate it on St. Patrick's day
2. Not true, they honour him on St. Patrick's day

Would you like to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

YES

NO