1. Paddy's Day Video - 9 - 9:30
2. Research Topic - 9:30 - 10:15
3. Share information in groups - 10:15 - 10:45
4. Prepare presentation - 10:45 - 11:45
5. Presentations 11:45 - 12:30
6. St. Patrick's Day Song 12:30 - 13:00
1. Paddy's Day Video - 9 - 9:30
Well we're almost there, the big celebration is this weekend, but first we need to find out a bit about what we're celebrating and what it means. Let's start with a video. Grab your partner and click on this link - have a look at the video: Paddy's Day Video
Finished watching? Ok, now answer these questions:
What
is St. Patrick's Day a celebration of?
When
does the story of St. Patrick begin?
How
long was St. Patrick kept as a slave?
What
was his second vision?
What
did St. Patrick write about in his autobiography?
What
two myths exist about St. Patrick?
Which
one is real? Which one is not? Why not?
Why
does the holiday fall on March 17th?
What
religious time does St. Patrick's Day fall during?
Why
was it unusual for Irish people down a pint or two of ale on St.
Patrick's day?
Where
and when was the first St. Patrick's Day parade?
Which
is the largest St. Patrick's Day parade?
Where
did the Irish emigrate to during the potato famine?
What
colour should you wear on St. Patrick's Day in the U.S.A.?
What
meal is traditional for St. Patrick's Day in the U.S.A.?
Why is
St. Patrick's Day celebrated so widely in the U.S.A.?
Feel free to watch the video again if you're not sure of any answers. Make notes of any new vocabulary. Did you notice any parts that were difficult to understand? What did they say? Why do you think it was difficult?
2. Research Topic - 9:30 - 10:15
St. Patrick is just one of the legendary characters from Irish History - the myth is bigger than the man. There are many more legendary characters from Ireland's mythology. Let's choose another one and research them. Find out as much information as you can about them and make notes about them. You'll need those notes to tell your group all about them before the break and to help you make a presentation later.
1. With your partner, choose one of the following characters, or choose another one you know if you like.
The Banshee, Cú Chulainn, Queen Maedbh, Fionn MacCumhaill, Oisín and Niamh, Diarmuid and Gráinne, The Children of Lir, Deirdre of the Sorrows.
2. Make a list of questions you would like answered about that person (use: who, what, where, when, why, how).
3. Search for the answers to those questions.
4. Make notes on the answers.
5. Decide if you have enough information. Make more questions and find their answers if you don't.
6. Check your notes and think about how you can use relative clauses to explain them to someone else.
2. Make a list of questions you would like answered about that person (use: who, what, where, when, why, how).
3. Search for the answers to those questions.
4. Make notes on the answers.
5. Decide if you have enough information. Make more questions and find their answers if you don't.
6. Check your notes and think about how you can use relative clauses to explain them to someone else.
3. Share information in groups - 10:15 - 10:45
It's time to check-in and see how the rest of the group are doing. Meet one person from all the other pairs in a big group. Tell the group about your character and answer any questions they have - Do you have all the information? Make a note if you don't. Ask questions about the other characters.
4. Prepare presentation - 10:45 - 11:45
Quick, before the break - let's get planning our presentations.
1. 10:45 - 11:00 Rejoin your partner. Do you need more information? Look at your notes from the group conversation. Decide what you need to do for your presentation. Do you need to find pictures? Do you want to make a slideshow? Do you need to write some notes about what you're going to say? Who's going to do what jobs? Decide how you're going to get your presentation ready in 30 minutes after the break.
2. 11:00 - 11:15 Phew. Take a break! You deserve it.
3. 11:15 - 11:45 Get working on your presentation. You have 30 minutes to get it ready. Try to practise what you're going to say at least once first.
5. Presentations 11:45 - 12:30
Sweat it out until your turn, or relax and enjoy the other stories. Ask questions if you don't understand part of the story. Can you hear any relative clauses in what other students say? Are there any in your presentation? Which story is your favourite? Why?
Quick, before the break - let's get planning our presentations.
1. 10:45 - 11:00 Rejoin your partner. Do you need more information? Look at your notes from the group conversation. Decide what you need to do for your presentation. Do you need to find pictures? Do you want to make a slideshow? Do you need to write some notes about what you're going to say? Who's going to do what jobs? Decide how you're going to get your presentation ready in 30 minutes after the break.
2. 11:00 - 11:15 Phew. Take a break! You deserve it.
3. 11:15 - 11:45 Get working on your presentation. You have 30 minutes to get it ready. Try to practise what you're going to say at least once first.
5. Presentations 11:45 - 12:30
Sweat it out until your turn, or relax and enjoy the other stories. Ask questions if you don't understand part of the story. Can you hear any relative clauses in what other students say? Are there any in your presentation? Which story is your favourite? Why?
6. St. Patrick's Day Song 12:30 - 13:00
I'll post this here on the day when the presentations are finished. It's a classic, so I hope you're ready!
I'll post this here on the day when the presentations are finished. It's a classic, so I hope you're ready!
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