You are going to celebrate Saint Patrick’s day at your secondary school and welcome pupils from the primary school. For this occasion, you are going to create a poster about this festival and a quiz.

First, you are going to learn some vocabulary to play goose game Then, you are going to know more about the culture and traditions of Ireland through a webquest and biographies of famous Irish authors Next, you are going to learn how to talk about past events studying the origins of that festival, the tales and a song Last, you are going to know more about St Patrick’s day in the world and you’ll create your poster and your quiz

Any questions???

Your turn now!!!

Read your worksheet, then choose the date and the sentences and match them with the right celebrations

December 26th October 12th November 5th October 31st

July 4th The fourth Monday of May The third Monday in May 2 4 3

April 23rd March 17th October 21st

February 14th November 11th 9 6

Look at the flashcards, listen, repeat and memorize

Today is March 17th, it’s…

Saint Patrick He is the Patron Saint of Ireland. He converted the Gaelic Irish to Christianity. He died on March 17 th March 17 th is a Catholic holy day.

Saint Patrick’s Day March 17 th is a “Be Irish” day. People celebrate the Irish culture.

Saint Patrick’s Day People wear green clothes and Irish symbols. There are parades in the streets.

Saint Patrick’s Day People listen to Irish music, drink beer and dance jigs.

Saint Patrick’s Day Green is the Irish traditional colour, look at photos of Chicago and New York on Saint Patrick’s Day. the Chicago river and the Empire State Building

celebrated festival patron saint four-leaf clover paradesgreenbacon cabbage fiddle uilleann pipebodhran beerjigs leprechauns pot of gold rainbow shamrock Blarney stone

Play again Go back 5 spaces Roll the dice!! Play again = relance le dé Go back 5 spaces = retourne 5 cases en arrière Go back 7 spaces What is the other name of St Patrick’s day? What is the name of the traditional meal that Irish eat on St Patrick’s day? What colour are the Irish’s clothes on St Patrick’s day?

1) Learn your vocabulary for the test at the beginning of the lesson 2) Do the crosswords