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FICHE ELEVE 1

ABOUT IRELAND

SPEAK : What do you know about Ireland?


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READ : Look at the map , fill in the questionnaire and then print your own map
Now can you complete the following drawing?

LOOK AND COLOUR : Look at the picture then, colour the document below and give
it a name :
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PLAY AND WRITE : Play a game and learn about the symbols of IRELAND!
Write the 5 words you have discovered in that exercise.
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Then, use these words in 5 sentences that make sense.
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FICHE ELEVE 2
MAP OF IRELAND

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS


1. Which continent is Ireland part of?
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2. What ocean borders Ireland on the West?


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3. What is the name of the sea that borders Ireland on the East?
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4. The island of Ireland is divided into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
(also called Ulster). What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
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5. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

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6. What is the name of the river that flows by Limerick?


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FICHE ELEVE 3
LISTEN TO MARION SPEAKING ABOUT IRISH SYMBOLS:

Listen and fill in the table.

IRELAND -

The Irish FLAG -

Where can you see it?


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The SHAMROCK -
What does it look like?

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The IRISH COUNTRYSIDE -
What can you see?
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Let’s RECAP!
FICHE ELEVE 4

Brainstorming.

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

WHO? WHERE ? WHEN ?

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

CLOTHES FOOD/DRINK ACTIVITIES ATMOSPHERE


FICHE ELEVE 5

Saint Patrick’s Festival.

St. Patrick's Festival is the most important celebration for Ireland's national holiday –
St. Patrick's Day. Around the globe on March, 17th Ireland is celebrated with parties
and parades but the BIGGEST event is in Ireland with five days and nights of the
most fantastic events!

From March 13th to 17th 2008, there will be traditional music, street theatre, family
carnivals, street performances, Irish dance, a treasure hunt, night shows ...
culminating on Monday March 17th with the world’s most famous St. Patrick's Day
Parade. People will dress up in green, drink the most delicious beer in the world and
eat Irish stew with cabbage, corned beef, Saint Patrick’s Day cookies or cheesecake.
For five days, 4000 performers and 1 million people will be celebrating Ireland. So
Ireland is the place to be next March to enjoy Ireland's biggest party.

Emma Sinclair, English language assistant.


FICHE ELEVE 6
SAINT PATRICK’S FESTIVAL.

I. PHOTO : What can you say about this photo ?

II. TEXT :
a. Paragraph 1 :

WHAT ? WHERE ? WHEN ?

RECAP :

b. Paragraph 2 :

i. How will Irish people celebrate their national holiday ?

ii. How will they get dressed for the occasion?

iii. What will they eat?

III. REACT TO THIS TEXT : What can you say about this event?
How can you describe it? What is so special about it?

IV. Relève les adjectifs qui peuvent justifier ton opinion dans le
texte:
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Que remarques-tu? A ton avis, pourquoi?


FICHE ELEVE 7 :
FOOD : Irish traditional dishes

Matching game : match the photos with the dishes

Irish beef stew

Irish scones

Irish breakfast

Irish Coffee

Saint Patrick’s
Day cookies

Saint Patrick’s
Day cheesecake

Saint Patrick’s Day Menu at school

For Saint Patrick’s Day at school we...............................................................


FICHE ELEVE 8
Make your own IRISH SCONES!

Ingredients (serves 6 pers.)

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Method

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+ . .................................... and ……………..well.

+½ ……………………..and ……………………… + ………………………

…………………………………………….. Knead the dough………………minutes

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Bake ...................................°C.........................................minutes
FICHE ELEVE 9

Lizzy’s recipe for Irish scones

Ingredients
- 1 cup of flour
- ½ Teaspoon of baking powderi
- ¼ pound iiof butter (softened)
- 2 ouncesiii of sugar
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 2 ounces of milk
- Raisins

Method
- Mix the flour and baking powder
- Add the butter
- Add the sugar and mix well.
- Add half the egg and the milk.
- Add the raisins
- Mix well to make a nice dough.
- Knead the dough for 5 mns.
- Cut the dough into rounds.
- Put the scones on a greased baking sheetiv and brush the tops of the scones with the
rest of the egg.
- Bake at 180°/190°C for 15 to 20 mns.

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Levure chimique
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1 pound (lb) = 100 g
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1 ounce (oz) = 30 g
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Papier sulfurisé beurré
THE FLAG

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