A1 / A2 St.

Patrick's day class

Objectives: Learning about St. Patrick’s day while increasing their vocabulary.

Skills: Practising pronunciation; taking a quiz online and checking it by

reading and listening to a text (both on liveworksheets.com).

Programme content: 5 minutes to talk about their week/day. (15 min) Work with the
pronunciation of St. Patrick's Holiday vocabulary on liveworksheets.com. (15
min) Ask the student what they know about this holiday using the St. Patrick's day
quiz on liveworksheets.com, too. (15 min) Have them read and listen to the text about
St. Patrick’s life → completing it and using its content to confirm their answers in the quiz.
Finish the class asking what they have learned during today’s class.

Vocabulary: all related to St. Patrick, such as shamrock, march, druids, Ireland,
England, priests, snakes, gold, Leprechaun, pot of gold.

Homework: Listening to the words and clicking on the correct image to remember
the St. Patrick's vocabulary.
Matching the images to the words listed on liveworksheets.com. Then, explaining
why each word is related to St. Patrick.
Example: The shamrock is a plant of Ireland. It has 3 leaves and it’s related to St. Patrick because of
his 4-leaf clover symbol of luck.

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Exercise no. 1
Say the words out loud and confirm their pronunciation on live worksheets - St.
Patrick's day vocabulary.

A1/A2:
- Speculate why they are related to this day (use “maybe”, “I think”, “I
believe”...);
- take notes of the new words and their meanings.
B2:
Exercise no. 2
Answer this quiz about Saint Patrick’s vocabulary.
Answer key:

Exercise no. 3
Check your answers (in the quiz) by reading and listening to this text about Saint
Patrick’s life and symbols.
OR
Read the text about Saint Patrick’s life and symbols.

- Check your answers of exercise no. 2;

- Check your answer of exercise no. 3;
- Discuss the text with the teacher;
- Take notes of new words.
Answer key:
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED IN TODAY’S CLASS?

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HOMEWORK

Listen to the words and click on the correct image to remember the St. Patrick's
vocabulary.

Match the images to the words listed on liveworksheets.com. Then, explain why
each word is related to St. Patrick.
Example: The shamrock is a plant of Ireland. It has 3 leaves and it’s related to St. Patrick because of
his 4-leaf clover symbol of luck.