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Saint Patrick's Day

Maybe you have heard of Saint Patrick, but who was he? When was he born? Why is he the patron Saint of Ireland.

Go to this link above and search for the answers for the following questions:

1. What is this leaf?
2. Why is it the national symbol of Ireland?
3. What is Saint Patrick most famous for?
4. Why is Saint Patrick's day celebrated on March 17th?
5. Which island in the caribbean celebrates Saint Patrick's Day, and recognizes it as a national holiday?
6. What do people wear on Saint Patrick's day?
7. What is the national and official language of Ireland?
8. What language do most people use on a daily basis?
9. What are the main places for socializing in Ireland ?

Family

Imagine the people in these pictures are a family you lived with some time ago. Give them a name and decide their family relations.

Student A select the first picture, and student B the second one. You may enlarge the picture by clicking on it.

Can you describe them? What are they wearing? What do they look like?

Multinational Seminar.

How do I introduce myself?

Write a list of things you would share with someone you just met.

Open this link in another tab, listen to the recording and answer the questions.

Organize your information in the form of a presentation.

Is there any personal information we don't normally talk about with someone new?

Now open this link on a new tab. Listen to the questions and answer the exercise

Based on your presentation, and the previous exercise write some questions to ask somebody at the seminar.

Mingle and form groups of three people at the seminar, share information asking each other questions. Be ready to report to the class.

Now follow this link, click "Test your English-Test 1, select 15 questions and answer the test.
How did you do?