Lesson 2: Hello and Goodbye
Lesson 3: Please and Thank you
Obama's Speech on the Shootings of Newtown
Complete with the correct information:
Number and names of the provinces:
Number of counties:
When did the Great Potato Famine occur?
How many people lived in Ireland at that
time?
How many inhabitants are there in Ireland today?
How many days can it rain in one year?
What is the Irish symbol for good luck?
What is Ireland’s national symbol?
What is the Guinness factory?
How many liters of beer does the average
Irishman drink in a year?
What do people do to the Blarney
stone to get the gift of gab? (= le don d’élocution)
How many tourists come to Ireland every
year?
How many people around the word claim to have
Irish ancestors?
History
Choose the
best answer : (00:00 to 1:50)
1. Ireland
is also called: a. the Diamond Isle b.
the Emerald Isle c. The Ruby Isle
2. The
story of Saint Patrick’s Day goes back
a. to the 3d century b. to the 4th century c. to the 5th century
3. A 16- year old boy was kidnapped in Britain by Irish marauders and was kept as a
shepard-slave in Ireland
for:
a. six years b. ten years c. seven years
4. What encouraged
him to escape? a. another slave b. a vision c. God
5. How many
visions did he have? a. 2 b.
3 c.4
6. His
mission was to help a. British
people b. French people c. Irish people
7. He
became a a. a druid b. a teacher c. a priest
8. St Patrick is said to have eliminated
what from Ireland:
a.
snails b. flies c. snakes
9. These
animals can be seen as a symbol of a.
Satan b. paganism
10. Another
symbol associated to Ireland
is a. the shamrock (trèfle) b. beer c. the tree
11. Saint
Patrick’s Day is March 17th because: a. it’s the day he was born
b. the day he escaped c. the day
he died
Answer the
questions: (1:50 to end)
1. What do Catholics do during Lent?
2. Where in America was St Patrick’s Day first
celebrated?
3. When did people start celebrating it
in New York City?
4. Today, what parade is the most
famous?
5. What countries did Irish immigrants flee
to during the Potato Famine?
6. What clothes do people in America wear on
St Patrick’s Day?
7. What politician of Irish origin appears
in the video?
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY
1. What
event changed the New York City
St Patrick’s day parade and made it more important? What else did it transform,
according to the historian?
2. What
message did the Irish send through this huge parade?
3. What are
the three adjectives used to qualify the parade in NY?
4. How many
marchers were there in the 1870s? and in the 1940s?
5. How many
spectators were there in 1948? What famous politician was there?
6. Depending
on the weather, how many marchers can come today? For how many spectators?
7. What is
the difference between the St Patrick’s Day parade and the other parades in New York City?
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