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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DOSSIER1st ESO

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

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SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

ACTIVITY 1: Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday celebrated on the 17th March in Ireland and other countries with an Irish population.

Look at the map of Ireland and answer the following questions:

a) In this map, you can see Ireland and the British part called Northern Ireland. Colour Northern Ireland red and Ireland green. Then, write the names in every part.

b) What is the capital of Ireland? _____________ Place it on the map.

c) Situate this other large cities on the map: Belfast, Cork, Galway.

d) What colours are there on the Irish flag? _______________________________

e) What colours are there on the British flag? _____________________________

ACTIVITY 2: Read the following text about one of the most famous legends in Ireland and complete the gaps with the words from the box.

LEPRECHAUN IRELAND JIG GOLD IRISHPATRICK’S MARCH GREEN SHAMROCKS EUROPE

Larry is a small magical man with a hidden treasure. Larry is a ___________. Larry is very excited. He is Irish, and it is a day of great celebration in his country of _________. Larry’s favorite holiday is a popular holiday. It is celebrated just before the beginning of spring, in the month of ___________. It is celebrated in countries all over the world! What is the day of celebration? It is called “St. ___________’s Day”.Larry is excited about the celebration this year. He has new clothes to wear. Of course the clothes are ___________ --the color of his country! Larry also has some things to give his friends. He has a bunch of bright green ___________, which he picked from his yard this morning. He also thinks he might give his friends a little bit of ___________ from his pot.Tonight, Larry will go to a big party. Larry loves to dance the Irish ___________. He will eat corned beef and cabbage, listen to harp music, and sing his favorite songs. No wonder this is Larry’s favorite holiday: It is filled with wonderful things to do!

ACTIVITY 3: Use the words given to complete the sentences.

1. _____________ is green and has three leaves.2. _____________ is colourful and is seen in the sky.3. Saint Patrick's Day is in the month of ____________.4. The country called ___________ is in Europe.5. The ___________ is a musical instrument.6. ___________ is a valuable metal.7. People who live in Ireland are ___________.8. Today is my __________ day.9. Celery is __________.

GreenIrishIrelandShamrockMarchRainbowGoldHarpLucky

ACTIVITY 4: Unscramble the following letters to form Saint Patrick's Day words. Use the pictures to help you.

1. UKLC

2. HCMRA

3. SHIIR

4. ODGL

5. PRAH

6. OBAWRIN

7. ROSKHCAM

8. MPRAULEEHC

9. CRAKPTI