This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at upper intermediate level explores the theme of St. Patrick's Day. Students will build their knowledge of this day and develop reading and speaking skills.

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:


Alastair Bassett, Senior Teacher, Trainer, British Council Prague

The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format. 


Copyright - please read

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