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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S St. Patrick's Day

Activity Type Introduction

Vocabulary Activity: In this St. Patrick's Day activity, pairs of students race to search
matching, answering for information about St. Patrick's Day in order to complete a
multiple-choice quiz matching activity and quiz the fastest.
questions (pair work)
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into pairs, and give each student a worksheet.
St. Patrick's Day
Explain that the pairs are going to race to search for information
about St. Patrick's Day and that the fastest pair to complete the
worksheet correctly is the winner.
Aim
To race to search for The pairs begin by matching St. Patrick's Day vocabulary to
information about St. definitions. Students may use dictionaries or search online to find
Patrick's Day in order the answers.
to complete a matching
activity and quiz the When pairs have finished, they bring their worksheets to you to
fastest. check. If their answers are correct, they move on to the next
exercise. If not, they must go back and correct their mistakes.

Preparation Exercise A - Answer key

Make one copy of the
1. d 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. f 6. g 7. h 8. b
worksheet for each
student.
Next, the students complete quiz questions with the vocabulary
Students will also need from the first exercise.
access to the Internet.
The pairs then search online in English to find the answers to the
quiz questions.
Level
The first pair to correctly answer all the quiz questions wins.
Upper-intermediate (B2)
Exercise B - Answer key
Time 1. patron saint, b 5. heritage, a
20 minutes 2. Christianity, c 6. Emerald, b
3. famine, a 7. shamrocks, b
4. parades, c 8. dye, a

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S St. Patrick's Day

A. In pairs, match the St. Patrick's Day vocabulary with the definitions. Take your
paper to your teacher to check your answers before starting Exercise B.

1. Christianity ........ a. a bright green gemstone

2. dye ........ b. a small plant with three leaves

3. emerald ........ c. when many people in an area have no food

4. famine ........ d. a religion following the teachings of Jesus Christ

5. heritage ........ e. to change the color of something using chemicals

6. parade ........ f. traditions that have been passed down for many years

7. patron saint ........ g. many people moving along a street with people watching

8. shamrock ........ h. a recognized good or holy person that protects a country

B. Now, complete the quiz questions with the vocabulary above. Then, search online
to answer the questions. The first pair to complete the quiz correctly wins!

1. St. Patrick is the ...................... of Ireland. He is celebrated on what day?

a. November 12th b. March 17th c. May 14th

2. He brought ...................... to Ireland 1,600 years ago, when he drove what from Ireland?

a. lions b. dragons c. snakes

3. Many people left Ireland when there was a great ...................... in what century?

a. 1800's b. 1700's c. 1900's

4. Now there are St. Patrick's Day ...................... around the world, but where was the first?

a. Ireland b. Canada c. The United States

5. People celebrate their Irish ...................... at music and dance parties, called what?

a. céilí b. císte c. cáilín

6. Ireland is called the ...................... Isle (island). What is one of the colors of its flag?

a. red b. green c. blue

7. Symbols of Ireland include ...................... and a golden what?

a. sheep b. harp c. oak tree

8. Some people ...................... their beer green. What do they colour green in Chicago?

a. the river b. the sky c. the lake

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