St. Patrick's Day (VMBO)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Hello Everyone,

Today is a special day....

Goal for today:

To discover why today is a special cultural day in the English Speaking World and which person and symbols are connected to this day.

WHAT are we going to do:

1) Work in groups to find out what today is and why is it special (15 min)

2) watch a video with the answers (4 min)

3) Use the information you found to do a quiz.

How: work together in groups of 3 to answer a list of questions. (choose your groups wisely)

Help: group members + laptop

Time: 15 min. for ex. 1 / 10 min. for ex. 2

Result: You know what today is, the history behind it and what symbols are connected with this day.

Finished? Hand in your answer-sheet

So let's start.... Find out what you need to know!

Answer the following questions within 15 minutes! 

Q1: Today is a special day for the English Speaking World. What is it called?

Q2: Find a summary about the history of this day: Who is it about? What happened to this person? Why did this person become a GOAT? 

Q3: When, where and why did this day start?

Q4: Where do people celebrate this day?

Q5: What plant became a symbol of this day and why?

Q6: What 'creatures' belong to this day and why?

Q7: What colour is associated with this day?

Finished? StudyGo or Numo!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Lesson goal:

To discover why today is a special cultural day in the English Speaking World and what people and symbols are connected to this day.

Do you know in which country "Saint Patrick's Day" started?

1. USA
2. England
3. Ireland
4. Canada

Het feest wordt in al deze landen gevierd, omdat mensen uit het land van oorsprong zich over de hele wereld hebben verspreid. 

Saint Patrick's Day is only celebrated in Ireland

1. True
2. Not true

What is true?

1. St. Patrick was born in Ireland
2. St. Patrick was born in Great Britain

Which of the words below describes Saint Patrick's faith?

1. Roman
2. Druid
3. Christian

What happened when Patrick was 16?

1. He was kidnapped by pirates in Wales and made a slave in Ireland.
2. God told St. Patrick to travel to Ireland.

St. Patrick is famous because he chased the snakes (evil) out of Ireland.

1. True
2. Not true

What did Patrick do when was an older man?

1. ... he went on an adventure in the north of Ireland.
2. ... he went to talk to Irish people about the Christian faith.

People were happy when St. Patrick died...

1. True, and they celebrate it on St. Patrick's day
2. Not true, they honour him on St. Patrick's day

Would you like to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? Why?

YES

NO

 Questions for watching

• Where was St. Patrick born?
• What was his faith?
• What happened when Patrick was 16?
• What did Patrick do when was 60?
• Why was he famous?
• Were people happy when he died?