St. Patrick's Day

 Watch the short clip about St. Patrick's Day

Discuss: 

1. Who was St. Patrick? When did he live? What did he do? 

2. How is St. Patrick's Day celebrated? 

3. Can you explain the words shamrock and leprechaun? 

4. If you were a student in Ireland, what would you be doing on March 17? 

5. Do we have any similar holidays in Sweden? 

Let's get to work! 

Reading comprehension: St. Patrick's Day Facts: English ESL worksheets pdf & doc

Word search: St. Patrick's Day Word Search

Word cloze: St. Patrick's Day Cloze Worksheet

Scrambled words: Scrambled Shamrocks: St. Patrick's Day Words

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