St. Patrick's Day

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• Leerjaar 4

Saint Patrick's Day

Lesson goal:

Gain knowledge about an important holiday in English-speaking countries

What do you know about Saint Patrick's day?

Which country do you think of when it comes to "Saint Patrick's Day"?

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

Saint Patrick was not born in Ireland.

1. True
2. Not true

A Druid is someone who cares about nature.

1. True
2. Not true

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

1. Roman
2. Druid
3. Wales
4. Christian

What is true?

1. St. Patrick was captured by Pirates in Ireland and sold into slavery.
2. St. Patrick was sold into slavery by the Romans to Pirates.
3. St. Patrick was captured by Pirates in Wales and sold into slavery in Ireland.
4. God told St. Patrick to travel to Ireland.

Saint Patrick never returned to Wales.

1. True
2. Not true

Finish the sentence:
When Saint Patrick was grown .....

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

The weather is often nice in Ireland.

1. True
2. Not true

When you go on holiday to Ireland, you have to watch out for snakes.

1. True
2. Not true

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

Would you like to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

YES

NO

Limericks

The limerick packs laughs anatomical

     Into space that is quite economical.

     But the good ones I’ve seen

     So seldom are clean

     And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

There was a young lady of Norway

     Who hung by her toes in a doorway.

     She said to her beau

     ‘Just look at me Joe,

     I think I’ve discovered one more way.’

 There was a young lass of Madras

     Who had a magnificent ass

     Not rounded and pink

     As you’d probably think

     But was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.