Last Tuesday was St. Patrick’s Day!

Do you know what St. Patrick’s Day is?

TIP: St. = SAINT

To be honest, I never knew very much about St. Patrick’s Day. I knew it was a special day from Ireland. I knew that people wore green and drank beer on St. Patrick’s Day, but that was all!

I decided to learn a little more about the day.

LISTENING ACTIVITY

Watch the video below, and answer the questions.

QUESTIONS:

1. What do Irish people wear on St. Patrick’s Day?
2. What should you do to someone who is not wearing green?
3. Where do Irish people go on St. Patrick’s Day?
4. Why do they go there?
5. What do they eat on St. Patrick’s Day?
6. What do they drink?
7. What do they say when they drink it?
8. Who do they spend time with?
9. What sport do they play?
10. What should you do with a four-leaf clover if you want to get married?

CHALLENGE QUESTION:

Why do people in America celebrate the Irish St.Patrick’s Day?

One of my friends asks:

Q: Could you help me know where I can buy an English conversation CD with Australian or New Zealand accent? In my country most CDs come with British and American accents. I am interested in learning English with any different accent, so I can improve my listening.

A: Yes, it can be hard to find something good with Australian English, especially outside of Australia. I recommend the series ‘Understanding Everyday Australian’. It is a good series that I have used with my classes before. There are three books with CDs.

I tried to find these books and CDs on Amazon, but they are not there. These links are through fishpond, an Australian online bookstore. They ship to most countries in the world and are cheaper than Amazon anyway (especially with the Australian dollar being low at the moment), so I’d recommend buying them on fishpond. Remember the prices are in Australian dollars – not US dollars.

Do you want to try for free?
If you want to try a FREE lesson from the book, download these:

• PDF: CHAPTER 9 (226Kb)
• MP3: CHAPTER 9 (1MB)

Put your answer in the comments!