miércoles, 6 de abril de 2011

How to celebrate St. Patrick's Day (according to Americans)

Here is a video about St Patrick's Day. Answer these questions before watching it:

  1. When do Irish people celebrate this day?
  2. Who was St. Patrick?
  3. What's St. Patrick's favourite colour?



After watching the video: answer this questions and submit them to the blog:


  1. What are the main ingredients to celebrate this day?
  2. What American festival is compared to St. Patrick's Day in Ireland?
  3. What's the name of Ireland's national sport? What is it like?
  4. What can you do if you find a four-leaf clover?
  5. How many people in America claim to be of Irish descent? What's the population of Ireland today?

3 comentarios:

  1. I´m Pilar Garcia.
    1.- The 17 March.
    2.- He was a priest, he took the Christianity to Ireland.
    3.- It´s colour green.
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    1.- They wear something green.
    - They go church.
    - They eat soda bread, lamb strew or Atlantic salmon and they drink Guinness.
    2.- I don´t know.
    3.- It´s football.
    4.- I can put in my shoe.
    5.- 34 million.

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  2. Hi Pilar!
    Well done! Thank you for answering the questions.

    2. St Patrick's Day is compared to Thanksgiving Day in the US.
    3. Irish football (different from European football)

    Good job!

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  3. 1- They needs something green, a guinnes, a lamb stew or Atlantic salmon, one 4 leaf clover, church and soda bread.
    2- The American festival compared with San Patrick Day is giving day??
    3-Gaelic football?
    4-If you find a four-leave clover you must to save it in your shoe, and you married with the first person that into the room.
    5-Americans who claim the irish descent are more than 34 million.
    -The population of Ireland today are 27 million??
    Because 34 million is more than eight ¿times? the population of Ireland are today.

    Elena Parra

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