St Patrick's Day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

1Ht English

13 - 03 - 2020

Today's Lesson

• Countries & Cultures: Ireland
• St. Patrick's Day

• Time left: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Ireland

What is the captital of Ireland?

1. Belfast
2. Dublin
3. Edinburgh
4. London

Ireland is part of the United Kingdom

1. True
2. False

Ireland is part of Great Britain

1. True
2. False

1

2

3

Iceland

Great Britain

Ireland

1

2

3

3

Hurling

Gaelic football

"normal" football

rugby

St. Patrick's Day: Predictions

• St Patrick is not even Irish.
• St Patrick's day is celebrated on St Patrick's birthday.
• It has always been a day mostly for drinking alcohol.
• The first St. Patrick's Day parade was in the United States in the 18th century.
• In Chicago, the river is painted green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Assignment

• Work in pairs
• Gap texts
• Write down questions you need to ask to fill the gap (i.e. "In what year did...? / What was the ... ? ") --> 6 mins

• Ask each other the questions and fill in the gaps: 5 mins
  

St. Patrick's Day: Predictions

• St Patrick is not even Irish.
• St Patrick's day is celebrated on St Patrick's birthday.
• It has always been a day mostly for drinking alcohol.
• The first St. Patrick's Day parade was in the United States in the 18th century.
• In Chicago, the river is painted green to celebrate St Patrick's Day