Introduction
The aim of this lesson is to give students practice in reading an article about St. Patrick's Day for specific information and then the opportunity to talk about the customs and traditions of their own country's national day.
The plan is based around a text from the British Council LearnEnglish Central website at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/saint-patricks-day
The webpage also has a variety of online interactive activities.
We have also included the text for students and teachers without Internet access in class.
Topic
Saint Patrick's Day
Level
Upper Intermediate
Time
60-90 mins
Aims:
- To give practice in reading an article about St.Patrick's Day for specific information
- To talk about the customs and traditions of their own country's national day
Materials
Lesson plan: guide for teacher on procedure.
Worksheets: exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contains:
- Comprehension questions
- Complete text
For more information about this topic you can visit these British Council and BBC sites:
- http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/saint-patricks-day
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/saintpatrick/
Alastair Bassett, Senior Teacher, Trainer, British Council Prague
The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format.
Copyright - please read
All the materials on these pages are free for you to download and copy for educational use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place these materials on any other web site without written permission from the BBC and British Council. If you have any questions about the use of these materials please email us at: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org
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