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A fun English lesson to learn vocabulary and expressions to talk about St.Patrick’s Day customs. What Happens on St. Patrick’s Day?
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TEACHER: Hello class. It has been a long and cold winter, hasn’t it?
Pretty soon it will be spring!
Let me tell you about one great holiday to enjoy just before the winter ends and spring officially begins.
STUDENT 1: Do you mean International Women’s Day?
TEACHER: Good guess Shaniqua! That is an important event! But no, today I will talk about St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a day to celebrate the culture of the people of Ireland. This holiday is celebrated in many different countries around the world. It is enjoyed in a lot of countries where there are people who originally came from the country of Ireland The United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada, and New Zealand are a few of the countries that celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
In fact, this holiday is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival!
STUDENT 2: So, people who are Irish get a holiday…because they are Irish?
TEACHER: Not exactly Tyrone! On this day, everyone, even if they are not Irish, gets together for some fun.
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on or around March 17th in many countries.
There are a lot of fun, adult activities to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day. The city of Chicago, in America, is home to a lot of people whose families originally came from Ireland. The holiday is very big in this city.
People will get together in bars and restaurants to eat traditional Irish food such as corned beef and cabbage and shepherd’s pie. People often drink a lot of alcohol on this day. It is a tradition in many places to color the beer green on that day. Green is the Irish color for good luck. It is also very important to wear something green on this day. A lot of people will wear green hats and shirts that say ‘Kiss Me I’m Irish’ on them! It is a lot of fun.
Chicago takes the festival very seriously! They even color the Chicago River green on this day!
STUDENT 3: Mr. Letourneau, is there anything for kids?
TEACHER: Well…it is mainly for adults. In many places, people who don’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, will get pinched by other people!
It’s all in good fun! No one will pinch you hard. It’s just a fun tradition. I will bring some green cookies to class as a St. Patrick’s Day treat for everyone.
And remember class, it doesn’t matter if you are actually Irish. On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is encouraged to celebrate and have some fun!
Match the words on the left with their meaning on the right.
| 1. traditional |
| 2. originally |
| 3. officially |
| 4. seriously |
| 5. pinch |
| 6. encourage |
| 7. hard |
| 8. celebrate |
| a. from or in the beginning; at first |
| b. to squeeze between the finger and the thumb |
| c. customs and beliefs that have existed for a long time |
| d. to do something enjoyable to show happiness |
| e. to suggest that someone does something |
| f. with force |
| g. in a sincere manner |
| h. in a formal and public way |
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